When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Illusions like these mess with the brain's visual processing system, making viewers see things ...

Maybe we watched too many horror movies as kids, or maybe it's just an evolutionary advantage to be wary of danger when it isn't necessarily there, but we can all remember that sudden feeling of ...

The Best Illusion of the Year contest offers researchers, and participants, an opportunity to explore the gaps and limits of human perception. By Katrina Miller Take a look at this video of a waiting ...

A grayscale ballerina who appears to be moving. A human who can fit in a doll box. A black-and-white prism that appears to change shape when... Optical illusions are a brain feature, not a bug. Here's ...

Challenge your visual acuity with this engaging hidden number puzzle. Readers are tasked to locate a concealed digit within a ...

The optical illusion appears to show two grey squares with different shades, but they are actually exactly the same colour.

Optical illusions with hidden images are amazing for testing your visual powers. These illusion images challenge your brain's ...

A deep neural network was trained using quantum tunneling to mimic the human ability to view optical illusions. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s ...

Which way is the dancer spinning? Clockwise? Counterclockwise? You can choose which direction you want her to spin by simply wishing it! (Hint: if the foot touching the ground is perceived to be her ...

Martin Doherty received funding from the British Academy/Leverhulme Trust who partially supported this work. He continues to receive funding from the Leverhulme Trust. Radoslaw Wincza does not work ...

Optical illusions play tricks on your brain and can make you see things that aren't really there, from static images swirling around the page to images that stay with you even after you look away.