Medical imaging experts are adept at solving common optical illusions, according to UEA research. The research is the first ...

According to current theories of expertise, this shouldn’t happen. Becoming an expert in chess, for example, makes you better ...

An optical illusion challenge is testing people’s observational skills! In a sea of 7s and 3s, a lone number 8 is hidden—can you spot it? This brain teaser plays on perceptual grouping, making it ...

The peripheral drift illusion causes us to perceive motion in a still image. A new study shows that the mechanism of this illusion relies on changes in pupil size.

Summary: A new study shows that the rubber hand illusion can reduce the intensity of pain caused by heat. Researchers found ...

In this Ebbinghaus illusion of relative size perception, the orange circle on the left looks bigger than the one on the right - but it is actually 10 per cent smaller. In a new study, medical imaging ...