Our perception of an artwork–or any kind of visual information–is affected by personal filters that include everything from where we grew up to our political beliefs.

During her training in anthropology, Dorsa Amir, now at Duke University, became fascinated with the Müller-Lyer illusion.

Filling in the gaps in our visual perception Date: January 21, 2016 Source: Dartmouth College Summary: A new study sheds light on how the brain fills in the gaps of how we visually perceive the ...

Blinking is one of the most frequent human activities, typically occurring every two to 10 seconds or about 10 blinks per minute. It has long been understood that blinking has protective effects ...

What cats’ love of boxes and squares can tell us about their visual perception "Vision has evolved to answer questions having to do with boundaries and contours." ...

A new study finds that the conscious perception of visual location occurs in the frontal lobes of the brain, rather than in the visual system in the back of the brain. The results are significant ...