FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosVisual Neuroscience·May 31, 2019·4 min readWaterfall illusion: when you see still objects move – and what it tells you about your brainResearchers reveal what optical illusions tell us about the workings of the brain.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·May 21, 2019·4 min readOptical illusions reveal regular waves of brain activity enable visual feature integrationOptical illusions are helping researchers better understand attention and visual perception. Findings suggest attention operates periodically on the perceptual binding of visual information.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·February 18, 2019·3 min readBrain Represents Optical Illusion as Delayed RealityResearchers 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
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychologyVisual Neuroscience·October 9, 2018·6 min readTime-Traveling Illusion Tricks the BrainResearchers 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
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·September 21, 2018·4 min readTeaching Computers to See Optical IllusionsResearchers 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
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychologyVisual Neuroscience·September 4, 2018·3 min readA Neurological Synergy in Explaining the Processing of Optical IllusionsResearchers have uncovered what they are calling 'neurological synergy' which occurs during visual adaptation.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesVisual Neuroscience·March 20, 2018·4 min readIllusory Motion Reproduced by Deep Neural Networks Trained for PerceptionResearchers 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
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychologyVisual Neuroscience·March 6, 2018·2 min readOptical Illusion Gives Insight Into How We Perceive the WorldShort cues can give our brains the context needed to distinguish between two identical images, researchers say.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychologyVisual Neuroscience·August 1, 2017·4 min readThree Visual Illusions That Reveal the Hidden Workings of the BrainWhen it comes to optical illusions, the brain must make educated guesses based on the ambiguous information entering the visual system, researchers say.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesVisual Neuroscience·July 12, 2017·4 min readExposure to a Common Visual Illusion May Enhance Your Ability to Read Fine PrintAccording to University of York researchers, the ability to read fine print may be enhanced following exposure to a common visual illusion. The researchers found visual acuity may be enhanced by the expanding motion aftereffect optical illusion.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·March 31, 2016·2 min readSleight of Hand: Researchers Work Their Magic on Shrunken Finger IllusionResearchers report the visual system, not our conscious minds, are behind how we perceive an optical illusion.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·March 30, 2016·4 min readExplaining the Mechanism Behind Optical IllusionsA new study reports the optical illusion tricks you see could be your brain reacting to feedback between neurons in different parts of the visual system.Read More
