Optical Illusions

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  Subject Areas on Research

  • A halo visual illusion. 
  • A simple design for an impossible triangle. 
  • An empirical explanation of the Chubb illusion. 
  • An empirical explanation of the cornsweet effect. 
  • Comparison of Bayesian and empirical ranking approaches to visual perception. 
  • Illusory motion reversal in tune with motion detectors. 
  • Natural-scene geometry predicts the perception of angles and line orientation. 
  • Optical images of visible and invisible percepts in the primary visual cortex of primates. 
  • Perceiving the intensity of light. 
  • Shifts in the population response in the middle temporal visual area parallel perceptual and motor illusions produced by apparent motion. 
  • Size contrast and assimilation explained by the statistics of natural scene geometry. 
  • Spectral statistics in natural scenes predict hue, saturation, and brightness. 
  • The Müller-Lyer illusion explained by the statistics of image-source relationships. 
  • The Poggendorff illusion explained by natural scene geometry. 
  • The statistical structure of natural light patterns determines perceived light intensity. 
  • The wagon wheel illusion in movies and reality. 
  • The wagon-wheel illusion in continuous light.