There are three main types of optical illusion: literal, cognitive, and physiological. Literal illusions are the result of combining smaller images to create one larger image. These are often created ...

Using lasers, researchers triggered optical illusion signals in mouse brains, uncovering how the brain fills in missing ...

It turns out that the baffling optical illusion is one of three that were created for a study on perception of the colour purple. The dots all have a purple colour tone, consisting of a mixture of red ...

Our brain and eyes can play tricks on us—not least when it comes to the expanding hole illusion. A new computational model developed by Flinders University experts helps to explain how cells in the ...

A video showing an unexpected optical illusion captured in a parking lot in Florida has gone viral on TikTok. The clip was shared by @amymcgrif and has garnered 8.3 million views since it was posted ...

Visual illusions of motion are a major source of interest in the vision research community. Explaining how a still image can produce an illusory perception of motion is important for a more complete ...

The snake’s head is small, barely lifting out of the water, and it looks almost like another shiny stone, below the blue pipe.Its head is popping over the rocks near the water's shore, and only its ...

The study of visual illusions in animals provides a compelling window into both the evolutionary continuity and diversity of perceptual processes. Research indicates that many species, from domestic ...

New research into how the brain processes illusions has bombarded mouse neurons with lasers, artificially reproducing the ...

Claire Owens crawled under a table and stuck her head through an opening — making it appear that her head was in a bowl, in which her mom, Kimberly Owens, pretended to toss a salad. The exhibit, ...