New research indicates that very low doses of LSD can make the world look blurrier, more colorful, and more dynamic to ...

Medical imaging experts are adept at solving common optical illusions, according to research from four UK universities, including the University of East Anglia. The correct analysis of medical images ...

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 ...

Allen Institute researcher Jerome Lecoq points to one of the diagrams that was used in a study focusing on how the brain interprets optical illusions. (Allen Institute Photo / Erik Dinnel) Our brains ...

Duping a guppy is easier than duping a ring dove — at least when it comes to a classic optical illusion. In the Ebbinghaus illusion, two identical circles placed side by side are each framed by a set ...

We love a good optical illusion here at Creative Bloq. From squares that hide circles to ambidextrous baseball players, little mind-benders that play with how we perceive light and colour give us no ...

Israeli artist Dudi Ben Simon masterfully transforms the ordinary into the extraordinary, turning the world into his creative playground. With a keen eye for illusion, he blends everyday objects and ...

Chances are you’ve encountered some version of the “Ebbinghaus illusion,” in which a central circle appears to be smaller when encircled by larger circles and seems larger when surrounded by smaller ...

Optical illusions often go viral, but they've been around long before social media. Here are 10 historical illusions that still leave people puzzled.

A study claims that your age affects what you see in the classic optical illusion depicting both a young woman and an old lady. Which do you see?

In Ísafjörður, Iceland, a small fishing town framed by towering fjords, a simple crosswalk has turned into an optical illusion that stops more than just pedestrians. Painted to appear as if it floats ...