Hacking the Mind Through Magic

Researchers in Neuroscience are beginning to learn that magicians have been using the foibles of our neurological systems to hide their “method.” This offers an opportunity to introduce basic neuroscience in an entertaining way.
Concepts demonstrated include:

• Neuron function and structure,
• Optical and “physics” illusions,
• Cognitive illusions,̈
  
• Bottom up and Top down illusions,
  
• Attention management and misdirection,
  
• Multi tasking and interference