• The illusion of absence: how a common feature of magic shows can explain a class of road accidents 

      Ekroll, Vebjørn; Svalebjørg, Mats; Pirrone, Angelo; Bøhm, Gisela Petra; Jentschke, Sebastian; van Lier, Rob; Wagemans, Johan; Høye, Alena (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      The purpose of the present note is to draw attention to the potential role of a recently discovered visual illusion in creating traffic accidents. The illusion consists in a compelling and immediate experience that the ...
    • Never Repeat the Same Trick Twice – Unless it is Cognitively Impenetrable 

      Ekroll, Vebjørn; De Bruyckere, Evy; Vanwezemael, Lotte; Wagemans, Johan (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018)
      In their quest for creating magical experiences, magicians rely on a host of psychological factors. Here, we compare tricks based on attentional misdirection with tricks based on amodal completion. Based on the notion that ...