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Optical illusions come in all forms, from mind-melting artwork to photography trickery, but there's one style that never fails to perplex the internet – the humble colour illusion. Fooling the brain ...

Don’t trust your initial perception.

Sometimes, optical illusions are nothing more than interesting, with no real insight into you as a person. These visual perceptions can transform human faces into aliens, confuse you by simply turning ...

How optical illusions work has been long-debated among scientists and philosophers, who wonder whether these illusions stem from neural processing in the eye or involve higher-level cognitive ...

Optical illusions are commonly used to learn about the human psyche. Some turn simple changes into unrecognizable faces, make people look alien-like, cause you to hallucinate, and even determine how ...

Viewers have been left stumped trying to determine how many shapes are in this photo. This optical illusion creates a series of triangles, squares and lines, but most viewers are shocked to learn that ...

Optical illusions are great fun, and they fool virtually everyone. But have you ever wondered if you could train yourself to unsee these illusions? Our latest research suggests that you can. Optical ...