In 1963, Richard Gregory and Jean Wallace from the University of Cambridge published a case study of a man, functionally blind since infancy, whose sight was restored in adulthood. The man, identified ...

Saccadic eye movements are rapid, ballistic shifts in gaze that allow the fovea to sample different parts of a visual scene, facilitating high-resolution perception. Research in this area has revealed ...

Scientists have found our visual perception dips as our feet hit the ground. Further understanding this could help develop early diagnostics for neuromuscular or psychiatric illness; understand ...

During her training in anthropology, Dorsa Amir, now at Duke University, became fascinated with the Müller-Lyer illusion. The illusion is simple: one long horizontal line is flanked by arrowheads on ...

Optical illusions are a treat for visually genius minds. These visual illusions are excellent at assessing and examining the workings of the human brain. Researchers around the world incorporate ...