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Optical illusions don’t just fool your eyes—they expose how your brain interprets reality. This video explores five powerful ...

We trust our brains to do a lot. From remembering birthdays to making sure you never forget an embarrassing moment that happened years ago, we can’t avoid what it chooses to focus on — and what it ...

Chances are you’ve encountered some version of the “Ebbinghaus illusion,” in which a central circle appears to be smaller when encircled by larger circles and seems larger when surrounded by smaller ...

Our eyes can frequently play tricks on us, but scientists have discovered that some artificial intelligence can fall for the same illusions. And it is changing what we know about our brains. When we ...

Sam Schwarzkopf received internal funding to pay research participants for their time. Inspired by owls and their amazing ability to find their prey by hearing alone, my team decided to test how good ...

How optical illusions work has been long-debated among scientists and philosophers, who wonder whether these illusions stem from neural processing in the eye or involve higher-level cognitive ...