http://amyione-online.com TRACING THE CONTOURS OF ART, SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND COGNITIVE SCIENCE Tue, 22 May 2012 16:02:38 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://amyione-online.com/2010/03/16/article-mona-lisa-smile-created-using-trick/ http://amyione-online.com/2010/03/16/article-mona-lisa-smile-created-using-trick/#comments Wed, 17 Mar 2010 03:07:02 +0000 ione http://amyione-online.com/?p=248 Austrian neurologists say analysis of the masterpiece shows her face appears to shift depending where a person focuses their gaze. If her eyes are stared at, it appears she has a subtle smile on her lips. But if the onlooker shifts their gaze to her mouth, then the smile disappears. Professor Florian Hutzler, a psychology expert at the Centre for Neurocognitive Research in Salzburg, said Leonardo da Vinci had used clever techniques to trick the viewer. Full Article

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