As the curtain lifts at Harrah’s in Las Vegas, magician Mac King walks out on stage in a tacky plaid suit and belts out a goofy “Howdy! I’m Mac King!” He then starts bending minds with more finesse and precision than a Jedi knight.
HARNESSING ILLUSION TO REVEAL THE BRAIN | Neuroscience taps the age-old tricks of magicians to gain insight into perception, attention and the mind.
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