Brain Games reveals how optical illusions are a great way of showing the powerful mechanisms at work that allow your brain to perceive three dimensions, see around clutter and even see the future.

Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on April 18, 2015.

Illusion of Motion --(0:32) -- Introduction: Illusion Confusion -- (1:27) -- Illusion of Motion Explained -- (1:25) -- Depth Perception -- (1:32) -- Stereoscopic Vision -- (2:49) -- False Cues for Brain -- (1:47) -- Anamorphic Illusion -- (3:10) -- Brain Makes Assumptions -- (2:09) -- Evolution and Forward-Facing Eyes -- (3:22) -- Seeing Future -- (2:11) -- Brain Anticipates -- (1:52) -- Importance of Delay in Perception -- (1:29) -- Magic Trick -- (0:53) -- Credits: Illusion Confusion -- (0:14).