The Escher Loop optical illusion creates a staircase that appears endlessly climbable yet never reaches a higher point. Using ...

The way your brain interprets this illusion may reveal whether you think outside the box or stick to the safe and familiar.

Optical illusions are not just a fun game. This optical illusion will test your brain's ability to spot hidden patterns. How good are you at noticing subtle anomalies?

This viral optical illusion has divided the internet, with people either seeing a cat or a woman first. The image cleverly ...

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A Motion Optical Illusion is a type of optical illusion where a still image appears to be moving, even though there is no ...

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 ...

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 ...

This video explains why the brain sometimes interprets moving airplanes as hovering. It explores visual illusions, perception ...

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 ...

A viral optical illusion challenges users to find a hidden rat in under 15 seconds, with most failing despite repeated ...