Over the past centuries visual illusions have provided us with a better
understanding of the human visual system. This book contributes to this
research field by utilizing visual illusions as research tools in several
psychophysical experiments and qualitative approaches. Since the human
visual system is complex and processing mechanisms are highly interactive in
networks, the focus is not on a single field but rather an investigation of a
whole series of visual illusions. The work is divided into three major threads:
1. phenomena of fading and filling-in; 2. geometric-optical...