Magic and the brain

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• Magic tricks often work by covert misdirection, drawing the spectator’s attention away from the secret “method” that makes a trick work.
• Neuroscientists are scrutinizing magic tricks to learn how they can be put to work in experimental studies that probe aspects of consciousness not necessarily grounded in current sensory reality.
• Brain imaging shows that some regions are particularly active during certain kinds of magic tricks.

"   source http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=magic-and-the-brain