source: psy.ritsumei.ac.jp

This still image with intersected lines and black dots has become a popular topic of discussion with many online viewers everywhere recently!

These images were created by Professor Aka Kitaoka who is a leading expert in illusion research posted these on some social media networks to demonstrate the power of “optical illusions”!

Please take a look at the following still images that contain optical illusions that the eye and brain cannot discern!

Optical Illusion with 12 Black Dots.

Q. This image has 12 black dots. Can you recognize and see this dot at the same time?

source: psy.ritsumei.ac.jp

Why is it so difficult to recognize and count all the dots?

Optical Illusion with 16 White Dots.

Q. There are 16 white dots in this still image. Can you recognize and see all of them?

source: psy.ritsumei.ac.jp

Many people are unable to recognize and see the white dots on the lower part of this image.

Optical Illusion with Small Yellow Dots.

Q. There is a yellow small dot between the blue handle and the handle. If you continue to look at that dot for a while, the dots outside the area will disappear and it will reappear again.

source: psy.ritsumei.ac.jp

What did you think?

When people try focusing on looking at the upper part of the image, the lower part of the image seems to disappear!

There are many still photographs that uses optical illusion to confuse our visual understanding but these images also appear to create some type of emotional reaction which is quite unusual!