Optical illusions are fascinating visual phenomena that trick the brain into seeing something that isn’t actually there or perceiving an image differently than reality. These illusions play with light ...

Medical imaging experts are adept at solving common optical illusions, according to new research. The research is the first to show that people can be trained to do better at solving visual illusions, ...

Olivier Redon holds up one of his optical illusions that is designed to look like a creature whose eyes and head follow the viewer as they move about, at his home in Portola Valley on June 24, 2024.

Optical illusions are images that play tricks on our eyes and brain. They are designed in a way that makes us see things differently from what actually exists. Sometimes, an illusion hides a shape, ...

This year marks the 16th edition of the Best Illusion of the Year Contest, hosted by the Neural Correlate Society since 2005. In the contest, cognitive scientists and visual artists from around the ...