
How Prey Animals' Prior Experiences Make Them Gullible to Masquerading Predators
Ghost mantises use their prey’s cognitive processes against them
Illusions, Delusions, and Everyday Deceptions
Ghost mantises use their prey’s cognitive processes against them
The Delboeuf illusion won’t help you trick yourself into eating smaller portions when you feel hungry
Uncle Sam’s eyes and finger seem to be pointed directly at you, no matter your viewing angle
Did Human Awareness of Illusions Arise with Self-Awareness?
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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The more people feel inspired in their daily lives, the more strongly they believe in God, new research shows
In February 2015 a viral internet image of a dress took the world by storm. Now there’s new illusion—for the ears—that speaks to each of us each in different ways: The Yanny–Laurel Illusion...
Many creative scientists have artistic inclinations. The drawings of Santiago Ramón y Cajal, the father of neuroscience, are a beautiful example
The art and perception behind the 2017 total solar eclipse
Why do we see two freakishly thin legs instead of a normal-sized one?