Take a look at the following pictures and cartoons…
Did you laugh? Chances are you’ve probably seen these types of pictures before, or heard jokes about attention disorders. While these jokes are funny, there is little that’s very funny …
Losing a limb can be a traumatic experience. Hugh Herr experienced this first hand when he lost both of his legs after getting trapped for days in a blizzard while hiking. Today, he can walk, jump, climb, and dance–all thanks to the technology his bio…
Imagine you are playing a game of tag. As you run around trying to tag a friend, you accidentally push them into the ground. You are immediately apologetic because you only intended to tag them. However, they interpret your action to mean that you inte…
Have you ever thought of how your brain separates imagination from reality? If we can imagine movies we have just seen or the faces of people we just met, then what separates the actual visual perception of these experiences from our visual mental imag…
The Science Behind Visual Illusions
Visual illusions may seem like they are deceptive tricks that are being played on your mind. However, it seems that visual illusions are the norm rather than a novel exception. While visual illusions provide enterta…