or how the stripes on a zebra seem to vibrate when you look at them. Our brains are wired to be fooled! This study goes beyond just a cool optical illusion. Understanding how the brain ...

There's a new optical illusion on the block, and it's a good one. Take a look at the image above. Take as much time as you want. It looks as though there's one, maybe two dots at the intersections ...

which also causes dark dots to appear at the intersection of lighter lines, though the scintillating grid illusion is even more eye-catching. If you try to look directly at one of the perceived ...

THIS mind-boggling illusion used to demonstrate what people with colourblindness can see has blown the minds of social media users. All you have to do is stare at the middle of the green, yellow, ...

The peripheral drift illusion causes us to perceive motion in a still image. A new study shows that the mechanism of this illusion relies on changes in pupil size.