We hear it all the time, in the business world, in the political arena, in marriages, anytime there is a disagreement or conflict: “Perception is reality.” This aphorism is often used to justify a ...

Studies show that your brain doesn’t perceive the world exactly as it is. Instead, it “fills in gaps in perception.” The first layer of your brain’s primary visual cortex helps to decide what reality ...

Audiences at the New Orleans Shakespeare Festival at Tulane University are accustomed to being transported to enchanted and mystical places, but with "The Illusion," an odd sort of sorcery is taking ...

Illusions teach us how our brain constructs a three-dimensional reality using 2-D images. Optical illusions are fun, but they can also teach us a lot about how our brains work. In particular, how our ...

If there’s one thing optical illusions can teach us, it’s that we can’t always believe our eyes. The clever tricks that illusions play on our brains help unravel how we perceive the world. They’re not ...

Witness an incredible optical illusion designed to blur the very perception of reality. This mind-bending trick will challenge what your eyes see and what your brain believes. A fascinating ...