Sensory illusions reveal how the brain creates coherence when signals don’t align. In autism and ADHD, perception often involves sustained interpretation and context.

We don’t experience the world through neat, separate senses—everything blends together. Smell, touch, sound, sight, and balance constantly influence one another, shaping how food tastes, objects feel, ...

The human body is not designed to fly and at times can conspire against the pilot. EMMA LEWIS investigates some of the ...

Neuroscientists and philosophers are re-examining Aristotle’s model of the five senses by investigating how the brain ...

Fooled by an optical illusion? You're not the only one. Learn how these illusions can fool AI, too.

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Gaetano Kanizsa Optical illusions come in all forms, from the cognitive to the ...

Studies show that your brain doesn’t perceive the world exactly as it is. Instead, it “fills in gaps in perception.” The first layer of your brain’s primary visual cortex helps to decide what reality ...