A mind-bending optical illusion claims to be able to tell you what's in store for you in 2026 - and it's all based on the ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Illusions like these mess with the brain's visual processing system, making viewers see things ...

Do you think you have sharp eyes? Try this optical illusion IQ test and spot the hidden needle without getting distracted by the tortoise-and-rabbit race. Only 25 seconds to check how strong your ...

Featuring a blurry image of abstract yellows, oranges, purples and blues, this optical illusion appears pretty plain. It's ...

Susana Martinez-Conde is director of the Laboratory of Visual Neuroscience at the Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix, Arizona. She studies visual illusions to gain a better understanding of how ...

The study of visual illusions in animals provides a compelling window into both the evolutionary continuity and diversity of perceptual processes. Research indicates that many species, from domestic ...

Hidden letter and number optical illusions are fun because they look easy at first. But once the timer starts, the brain ...

Medical imaging experts are adept at solving common optical illusions, according to new research. The research is the first to show that people can be trained to do better at solving visual illusions, ...

Optical illusions have gained a lot of popularity recently, as they get our brain to exercise, and can be the perfect test of ...

In the fast-paced world of digital distractions, a new kind of viral phenomenon has taken over our social feeds: the high-stakes visual perception challenge. As a long-time observer of how our brains ...

In this Ebbinghaus illusion of relative size perception, the orange circle on the left looks bigger than the one on the right - but it is actually 10 per cent smaller. In a new study, medical imaging ...