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• Magic and the Brain Magazine article by Susanna Martinez K and Stefan L Mnik. The spotlight shines on the magician's assistant. The woman in the tiny white dress is a luminous beacon of beauty radiating from the stage to the audience. The great Tomson announces he will change her dress from white to red. On the edge of their seats, the spectators strain to focus on the woman, burning her image deep into their retinas. Tomson claps his hands, and the spotlight dims ever so briefly before rearing in a blaze of red. The woman is a wash in a flood of redness. Whoa, just a moment there. Switching color with the spotlight is not exactly what the audience had in mind. The magician stands at the side of the stage, looking pleased at his little joke. Yes, he admits it was a cheap trick, his favorite kind, he explains devilishly. But you have to agree, he did turn her dress red along with the rest of her. Please indulge him and direct your attention once more to his beautiful assistant as he switches the lights back on for the next trick. He claps his hands, and the lights dim again. Then, the stage explodes in a supernova of whiteness. But wait, her dress really has turned red. The gre...