A new study sheds light on why we get tricked by a classic optical illusion. Researchers found brightness estimations occur before visual information reaches the visual cortex, probably originating in the retina. Read More
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A new theory argues consciousness creates neural activity, and humans have evolved to see what is needed for survival. Perception, it is argued, is a user interface which may not necessarily be real. Read More
Facial processing and color processing may engage in similar brain mechanisms. Read More
Researchers reveal what optical illusions tell us about the workings of the brain. Read More
Optical illusions are helping researchers better understand attention and visual perception. Findings suggest attention operates periodically on the perceptual binding of visual information. Read More
Researchers report the same subset of neurons encode actual and illusory flow motion, supporting the concept Jan Purkinje proposed 150 years ago, that "illusions contain visual truth". Read More
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··6 min readResearchers have developed two new illusions that shed light on how our senses can influence each other, specifically, how the presence of audio can influence visual illusions. Read More
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··4 min readResearchers have created a deep learning algorithm that can be tricked by optical illusions, just like humans. The findings shed new light on the human visual system and may help improve artificial vision. Read More
Researchers have uncovered what they are calling 'neurological synergy' which occurs during visual adaptation. Read More
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··4 min readResearchers have successfully reproduced illusory motion in deep neural networks that were trained for perception. The DNNs were able to accurately reproduce the direction of illusory rotation humans observe while looking at a popular optical illusion. Read More
Short cues can give our brains the context needed to distinguish between two identical images, researchers say. Read More
When it comes to optical illusions, the brain must make educated guesses based on the ambiguous information entering the visual system, researchers say. Read More
