This color illusion works by exploiting how your visual system handles color memory — stare at an image long enough and your ...

Optical illusion challenges keep people engaged in a fun way. These viral puzzles, designed to trick the eyes, force the brain to look twice before spotting the hidden detail. That mix of difficulty ...

Perception researchers have long known about the structural and functional features that differentiate our central vision from our peripheral vision. The central (or foveal) region of our retinas are ...

Optical illusions are great fun, and they fool virtually everyone. But have you ever wondered if you could train yourself to unsee these illusions? Our latest research suggests that you can. Optical ...

Optical illusions may make you feel like a fool, but you could be able to train your brain to resist them. “It is very likely that people from the general population have the capacity to be trained to ...

Sometimes your eyes can be a little too quick to judge. The mind loves to make sense of what it sees, even when the picture in front of you isn’t what it seems. A trick of the light, a lucky angle, or ...