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 ...

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

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 ...

It's a funhouse for our perceptions, built for the TikTok age. But the visual tricks are windows into how the mind works, and they fascinate scientists. "The brain uses all the information it can get ...

Optical illusions are internet gold — those mind-bending images that reveal how your brain plays tricks with colours, shadows ...

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 ...

In today’s optical illusion, the entire image is covered with numerous small white dash-like lines arranged in swirling, wave ...

This optical illusion can assess your IQ and observational prowess. This is not an average seek-and-find puzzle. Do you think you have what it takes to make the cut and claim a spot in the top 1 per ...

July 30, 2025 • A grayscale ballerina who appears to be moving. A human who can fit in a doll box. A black-and-white prism that appears to change shape when viewed from three different directions.

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Optical illusions have long fascinated people, challenging our brains to perceive things that aren’t immediately obvious. In today’s optical illusion challenge, we bring you a tricky brain teaser ...