A scientific dispute spanning six decades about fundamental mechanisms of visual perception in mammals has now been settled.

As the old saying goes, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. But while we can appreciate that others might hold different opinions of objects we see, not many people know that factors beyond our ...

This video presents a visual illusion that becomes more intense with focus. The design encourages viewers to stay engaged and ...

" Our test, called the Imagination Perception Battery (BIP), is designed to assess the link between perception and mental imagery through the different visual qualities that enable a scene to be ...

Sounds can alter the way the brain interprets what it sees. This is the key finding of a new study by SISSA researchers in Trieste, published in PLOS Computational Biology. The research shows that, ...

Learn how our brains store images that help us achieve flashes of insight when looking at seemingly incomprehensible visual tests. The human brain works in mysterious ways, especially when it comes to ...

Beverley Pickard-Jones received funding from the James Pantyfedwen Foundation in 2017. As the old saying goes, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. But while we can appreciate that others might hold ...