<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[🧠🃏 New #research suggests that Three-Card Monte works by exploiting how our #brains predict where our eyes should move next.]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>🧠<img src="https://board.circlewithadot.net/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/1f0cf.png?v=28325c671da" class="not-responsive emoji emoji-android emoji--black_joker" style="height:23px;width:auto;vertical-align:middle" title="🃏" alt="🃏" /> New <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/research" rel="tag">#<span>research</span></a> suggests that Three-Card Monte works by exploiting how our <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/brains" rel="tag">#<span>brains</span></a> predict where our eyes should move next.</p><p>Instead of relying on speed, magicians use specific physical cues to trigger a natural eye-tracking error called an antisaccade. This brief lapse in visual focus allows the performer to swap the cards while the observer's <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/brain" rel="tag">#<span>brain</span></a> is busy processing a misdirected movement.</p><p><img src="https://board.circlewithadot.net/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/1f449.png?v=28325c671da" class="not-responsive emoji emoji-android emoji--point_right" style="height:23px;width:auto;vertical-align:middle" title="👉" alt="👉" /> <a href="https://phys.org/news/2026-04-magicians-doesnt-eyes-card-monte.html" rel="nofollow noopener"><span>https://</span><span>phys.org/news/2026-04-magician</span><span>s-doesnt-eyes-card-monte.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/psychology" rel="tag">#<span>psychology</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/neuroscience" rel="tag">#<span>neuroscience</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/magic" rel="tag">#<span>magic</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/science" rel="tag">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/vision" rel="tag">#<span>vision</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/physics" rel="tag">#<span>physics</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/illusion" rel="tag">#<span>illusion</span></a></p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/bac53b9f-25b0-4da7-8781-326fd871423d/new-research-suggests-that-three-card-monte-works-by-exploiting-how-our-brains-predict-where-our-eyes-should-move-next.</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 11:00:38 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/bac53b9f-25b0-4da7-8781-326fd871423d.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 15:30:05 GMT</pubDate><ttl>60</ttl></channel></rss>