It was once believed that mice had relatively poor vision. Turns out mice are far from blind – and studying how their vision is shaped by their environment and behavior can clarify the same in people.

New research reveals that numbers in our visual field can subtly distort how we judge spatial positions, showing that perception is shaped by both numerical magnitude and object-based processing.

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 ...

Past research has suggested that people's cultural differences may result in differences in basic visual perception. New research found no evidence that these differences play a significant role in ...

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 the image below, the sensory input is four Pac Man–like black figures. But ...

Test your focus with this viral optical illusion! Can you find the number 87 hidden among the 78s? Boost your brain power with this 7-second visual challenge now!

New artificial intelligence-generated images that appear to be one thing, but something else entirely when rotated, are helping scientists test the human mind. The work by Johns Hopkins University ...

Our perception of how large or small things are in the world is systematically influenced for how we perceive distance or depth. This is most famously shown by the Ponzo Illusion (discovered by Mario ...

The tricks rely on visual perception rather than complex technique. Each one uses simple movements and timing. What appears impossible often has a straightforward explanation. Small details create the ...