There are three main types of optical illusion: literal, cognitive, and physiological. Literal illusions are the result of combining smaller images to create one larger image. These are often created ...

Neuroscientists are zeroing in on how special kinds of brain cells help us see things that aren't actually there.

Using lasers, researchers triggered optical illusion signals in mouse brains, uncovering how the brain fills in missing details in vision.

An illusion is when we see and perceive an object that doesn't match the sensory input that reaches our eyes. In the case of ...

Researchers led by Prof. Homer H. Chen at National Taiwan University have developed a way to convert stereo images into light ...

In a new study, University of California, Irvine chemical and biomolecular engineering researchers report the creation of ...

Have you ever stared at a simple drawing and seen something that isn’t actually there? Well, that’s your brain creating an ...