Optical illusions are often described as mind-boggling, mind-bendint, brain-frying, and everything in between. But let's be honest, most of the time all they elicit is a slight smirk, or maybe the odd ...

Sensory illusions reveal how the brain creates coherence when signals don’t align. In autism and ADHD, perception often involves sustained interpretation and context.

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Meghan Markle goes diplomatic in pristine white for her surprising Jordan visit and pivots to an off-beat cool ensemble with ...

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 ...

Visual perception of motion and its accompanying illusions has long fascinated neuroscientists and psychologists alike. This research field examines how the brain compensates for inherent neural ...

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Have you ever looked at a picture and seen two completely different things? If yes, you've experienced an optical illusion—a visual puzzle where what you see isn't always what’s really there. One of ...

Allen Institute researcher Jerome Lecoq points to one of the diagrams that was used in a study focusing on how the brain interprets optical illusions. (Allen Institute Photo / Erik Dinnel) Our brains ...

NORWICH, England — When radiologists examine medical scans, they look for subtle abnormalities that might indicate disease. This specialized training appears to have given them an unexpected advantage ...

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Fooled by an optical illusion? You're not the only one. Learn how these illusions can fool AI, too.