From @vaughanbell at Mind Hacks: The latest Journal of Neuroscience features a study on the neuroscience behind Akiyoshi Kitaoka’s famous Rotating Snakes illusionand to celebrate they’re made a ...

Vision scientists are obsessed with illusions. This isn't because illusions shatter the sense that we have direct access to the physical properties of the external world. And it isn't because ...

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Tiny eye movements and blinking can make perfectly frozen snakes appear to dance, a new study shows. The results help explain the mystery of how the Rotating Snakes illusion tricks the brain. Earlier ...

Illusions aren't just for fun; they also help reveal how human vision works. Commentator Tania Lombrozo turns to an expert for an explanation of... Vision scientists are obsessed with illusions. This ...