Neuroscientists explain how optical illusions expose the brain’s shortcuts in processing reality, revealing how perception ...

Here, we see a pic with the word pens written all over it. The words are really striking since it they written in white over ...

This image was first shared on social media by a user called Marina Winberg. On first look, you might see an eaten apple or ...

The Best Illusion of the Year contest offers researchers, and participants, an opportunity to explore the gaps and limits of ...

Optical illusions have been bending our brains for centuries, delighting and confusing viewers in equal measure. Coming in many different forms, these mind-blowing popular optical illusions are a ...

Today we have a fun optical illusion to test your visual acuity. Will you be able to find a snake cleverly hidden among ...

Only super-focused eyes can spot the hidden feather in this optical illusion image. If you spot the feather, you have ...

In a new series of illusions by Jackpotjoy, nine out of 10 people who stare into the black hole will see it growing and moving. However, for the other one out of 10 people it appears completely still.

Optical illusions arrange a series of patterns, images and colors or play with the way an object is lit in order to trick our brains into thinking something is there – when it is not.

An optical illusion featuring rotating discs has sparked a debate on Twitter. While some claim they are static when the arrows are covered, others disagree. Optical illusions never fail to amaze ...

“Optical Illusion tricking the brain into thinking the squares are moving,” reads the caption posted along with the share. The image shows several tiny grey coloured squares on a background of ...