So I've read in more than a few places that color doesn't exist outside our heads, it's just wavelengths of light. That our brains are the things that make color, same with sound (which is just ...

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Before jumping on in we have one question on our minds: what is an optical illusion? Optical illusions are visuals that tend to be deceptive to the eye and brain. This is based on numerous factors ...

Recently, a new optical illusion sent the internet into a tizzy. In this, a group of elephants were arranged in a circle. While on first look, they all looked to be blue-purple in color (or rather ...

Perception researchers have long known about the structural and functional features that differentiate our central vision from our peripheral vision. The central (or foveal) region of our retinas are ...

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A color illusion that strongly induces color contrast effect has been found by a research team at the Toyohashi University of Technology Department of Computer Science and Engineering, and Electronics ...

Optical illusions aren’t just fun internet puzzles—they’re windows into how our brains construct reality. New research shows ...

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. Psychology professor Akiyoshi Kitaoka studies optical illusions at Ritsumeikan University in Japan. He ...