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

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

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Martin Doherty / Radoslaw Wincza We love a good optical illusion here at Creative Bloq.

Do you think you have perfect vision? Here’s a quick way to find out. This optical illusion is designed to test how sharp ...

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

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

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...