SEATTLE, WASH.—September 15, 2025—An illusion is when we see and perceive an object that doesn’t match the sensory input that reaches our eyes. In the case of the image below, the sensory input is ...

Optical illusions have a fascinating way of capturing our attention and challenging our visual perception. A recent illusion making waves on social media is a captivating image of a tiger-striped ...

An illusion is when we see and perceive an object that doesn't match the sensory input that reaches our eyes. In the case of the image below, the sensory input is four Pac Man–like black figures. But ...

A study of mice starts to unravel how the brain gets tricked by this kind of optical illusion, and it gives clues about how visual perception works. When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...

Researchers at the University of Helsinki have made a breakthrough in understanding what neural mechanisms allows the extreme sensitive of human vision in darkness. The new research shows that humans ...