People in this profession found to be strangely skilled at spotting optical illusions - Medical image analysis experts have improved ability to disregard irrelevant context, study finds ...

Could an illusion help relieve pain? Researchers in Germany tested the "rubber hand illusion," a bizarre trick where people ...

Summary: A new study shows that the rubber hand illusion can reduce the intensity of pain caused by heat. Researchers found ...

If a person hides their own hand and focuses on a rubber hand instead, they may perceive it as part of their own body under ...

According to current theories of expertise, this shouldn’t happen. Becoming an expert in chess, for example, makes you better at chess but not anything else. But our findings suggest that becoming an ...

Medical imaging experts are adept at solving common optical illusions, according to research from four UK universities, ...

Journal of Nuclear Medicine March 2025, jnumed.124.268700; DOI: https://doi.org/10.2967/jnumed.124.268700 ...

Abstract: Visual perception, as a core component of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS), plays a key role in enhancing safety and efficiency in urban mobility. While single-task visual perception ...

A new 15-minute tool to screen stroke survivors for visual perception problems has been launched by researchers from Durham and Oxford universities. The free screening tool could make it easier ...