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Susana Martinez-Conde is director of the Laboratory of Visual Neuroscience at the Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix, Arizona. She studies visual illusions to gain a better understanding of how ...

Most people use the terms “optical illusion” and “visual illusion” interchangeably, much like “fluid” and “liquid” or “sofa” and “couch” are synonyms. At first glance, this might be seemingly pedantic ...

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, ...

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. Optical illusions often go viral on social media, but they've been around long before Twitter. From ...

An optical illusion brain teaser by Ukrainian artist Oleg Shupliak has resurfaced online, with claims only 2% of people can ...