In the fast-paced world of digital distractions, a new kind of viral phenomenon has taken over our social feeds: the high-stakes visual perception challenge. As a long-time observer of how our brains ...

Optical illusions are like mini brain tests that are designed to challenge your perception, observation, and visual ...

So, if you think that your IQ is higher than 100% of people, then by using your sharp Hawk-Eye Vision and observation skills and also using your 140+ IQ level, could you Snipe the Hidden Grasshopper ...

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 ...

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 ...

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Our brains create false perceptions through these illusions, which make us see things that do not exist while they distort ...

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 ...

Optical illusions have gained a lot of popularity recently, as they get our brain to exercise, and can be the perfect test of ...

Optical illusions have gained a lot of popularity recently, as they get our brain to exercise, and can be the perfect test of ...

New York — At the Museum of Illusions in New York City, around every corner is a wonder for the eyes. There's a vase that's a face, art that moves with you, and a room that seems to go on forever.

An example of the glare illusion used in the experiment. A previous study has reported that the central region surrounded by eight circles is perceived to be brighter in the left image (with a ...