Past research has suggested that people's cultural differences may result in differences in basic visual perception. New research found no evidence that these differences play a significant role in ...

A new UCLA study challenges long-standing research claims that people of East Asian and European origins perform differently on a well-known visual perception test. The rod-and-frame task asks viewers ...

Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. Astronauts need to be good at recognising visual things such as faces and objects quickly, which also ...

Rather than provide a complete view of the world, our retina already tries to process information in the most useful way possible. This means that cognitive biases start long before we consciously ...

Optical illusions have long fascinated the human brain — playing tricks on our eyes, bending our perception, and challenging us to see beyond the obvious. These captivating puzzles blur the line ...