Original Mirror Box

Demonstration of the Mirror Box as designed and developed by V.S. Ramachandran. This is the concept I started with when developing the portable mirror box. You can make one at home with a piece of mirror and a cardboard box. It doesn’t have to be this sturdy or refined. You do need to make the illusion complete…I’ve seen people do this a various different angles, not just the right angle described.

Education Week: Scientists Find Learning Is Not ‘Hard-Wired’

“…people really do change their brain functions in response to experience,” said Kurt W. Fischer, the director of Harvard University’s Mind, Brain, and Education Program. “It’s just amazing how flexible the brain is. That plasticity has been a huge surprise to a whole lot of people.”

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