Our pick of the best optical illusions of all time will leave you amazed and confused in equal measure. Optical illusions come in many forms, from horses and tigers to moving shapes and floating ...

Optical illusions play tricks on your brain and can make you see things that aren't really there, from static images swirling around the page to images that stay with you even after you look away ...

New York — At the Museum of Illusions in New York City, around every corner is a wonder for the eyes. There's a vase that's a face, art that moves with you, and a room that seems to go on forever.

An optical illusion created by Stephen Macknik in 1998. Steve Macknik “This means that it is the distance in your mind that matters, not real space,” Dr. Macknik said.

Though optical illusions come in all shapes and configurations, some in motion, others colourful, some using digital techniques unheard of when illusions were first conceived, it turns out one of ...

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 ...

More information: Radoslaw Wincza et al, Specific visual expertise reduces susceptibility to visual illusions, Scientific Reports (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-88178-y ...

Radiologists train extensively, so does this make them better at seeing through illusions? . We studied 44 radiologists, compared to over 100 psychology and medical students.

Artificial Intelligence Computers normally can't see optical illusions — but a scientist combined AI with quantum mechanics to make it happen News By Peter Ray Allison published October 28, 2024 ...

All of these optical phenomena are merely light that has been bent and sometimes refracted so that you seem to be seeing an object in the sky. In fact, what you are seeing is not actually there.

A video showing an unexpected optical illusion captured in a parking lot in Florida has gone viral on TikTok. The clip was shared by @amymcgrif and has garnered 8.3 million views since it was ...

Artificial intelligence programs can create optical illusions that other AIs are unable to recognise, creating a useful CAPTCHA test to differentiate humans from bots. A cat-and-mouse game has ...