Understanding that others hold different viewpoints from your own is essential for human sociality. Adopting another person's visual perspective is a complex skill that emerges around the age of two.

During her training in anthropology, Dorsa Amir, now at Duke University, became fascinated with the Müller-Lyer illusion. The illusion is simple: one long horizontal line is flanked by arrowheads on ...

The field of visual perception and material recognition examines how the human visual system deciphers the physical properties of objects—from their texture and gloss to subtle variations in surface ...

The brain modulates visual signals according to internal states, as a new study by neuroscientists reveals. The brain modulates visual signals according to internal states, as a new study by LMU ...

Every day, various types of sensory information fromthe external environment are transferred to the brainthrough different modalities and then processed to generate a series of coping behaviors. Among ...

A new screening tool for visual perception difficulties after stroke that takes just 15 minutes to complete could help improve diagnosis of visual perception problems common in stroke survivors, new ...

Visual illusions that challenge depth perception show how perspective and angles mislead the eye. Trump picks up the phone and calls Sen. Elizabeth Warren Trump calls for 10% cap on credit card ...