What Lucid Dreams Look Like
Eye tracking reveals the answer
Illusion Chasers
Illusions, Delusions, and Everyday Deceptions
Take a Video Tour of My Lab to Learn How Eye Movements Frame Perception
We feel we see the world around us with high fidelity, all the time. But it's an illusion made possible by our eye movements
Illusions as Painkillers: the Analgesic Value of Resizing Illusions in Knee Osteoarthritis
A new study reports that illusory stretching and shrinking reduces knee pain
M. C. Escher's Exhibition in Brooklyn Opened My Eyes
A magnificent exhibition of original M. C. Escher prints available to the public at Industry City in Brooklyn, N.Y. If you live in NYC, you have no excuse but to go. If you don't, make an excuse and come and see it!...
Makeup Makes Older Faces Look Younger, and Younger Faces Look Older
Middle-aged faces look younger with makeup on, 20-year old faces look older with makeup and 30-year old faces look their real age with or without makeup
How Prey Animals' Prior Experiences Make Them Gullible to Masquerading Predators
Ghost mantises use their prey’s cognitive processes against them
Smaller Plates Don't Make Meals Look Bigger When You're Hungry
The Delboeuf illusion won’t help you trick yourself into eating smaller portions when you feel hungry
An Illusion to Celebrate Uncle Sam's Birthday
Uncle Sam’s eyes and finger seem to be pointed directly at you, no matter your viewing angle
In Search of the World's Oldest Illusion
Did Human Awareness of Illusions Arise with Self-Awareness?
Call for Illusion Submissions: The World's Annual Best Illusion of the Year Contest
Contestants are invited to submit one-minute videos featuring novel illusions of all sensory modalities (visual, auditory, etcetera) and/or cognitive nature. The top three winners will receive: $3,000 for first place, $2,000 for second place and $1,000 for third place
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