M.C. Escher's artwork is a gateway into a world of depth-defying optical illusions, featuring "impossible objects" that break the laws of physics with convoluted geometries. What you perceive his ...

Optical illusions are fascinating visual phenomena that trick the brain into seeing something that isn’t actually there or perceiving an image differently than reality. These illusions play with light ...

Medical imaging experts are adept at solving common optical illusions, according to new research. The research is the first to show that people can be trained to do better at solving visual illusions, ...

This year marks the 16th edition of the Best Illusion of the Year Contest, hosted by the Neural Correlate Society since 2005. In the contest, cognitive scientists and visual artists from around the ...