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Scientists trick the brain into experiencing Barbie-doll size

Scientists trick the brain into experiencing Barbie-doll size: "According to the textbooks, our perception of size and distance is a product of how the brain interprets different visual cues, such as the size of an object on the retina and its movement across the visual field. Some researchers have claimed that our bodies also influence our perception of the world, so that the taller you are, the shorter distances appear to be. However, there has been no way of testing this hypothesis experimentally -- until"

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