Lightness perception, the visual system’s ability to maintain a stable representation of surface reflectance despite varying illumination, has long intrigued researchers. Central to this field is the ...

Optical illusions with hidden images are an excellent form of brain food. These visual illusion pictures challenge your ...

Test your brain with this optical illusion to see if you are sharp enough to find the hidden numbers in the given time limit.

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The famous Ebbinghaus illusion, named for its discoverer, the German psychologist Hermann Ebbinghaus (1850–1909). Despite appearances, the two orange circles are the same size. Have you ever looked at ...

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 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.

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Psychologists have long been interested in how people interpret ambiguous, bistable images, such as the examples below. Bistable images. Top left: faces or a vase. Top right: rabbit or duck. Bottom ...

Visual illusions that demonstrate clever uses of perspective and light. 'This is a mistake, President': Bill Ackman responds ...