Researchers examined decades of data to create a unifying theory to explain biases in perception. Photo-Illustration: Martha Morales/The University of Texas at Austin How humans perceive the world ...

This story is part of a series on the current progression in Regenerative Medicine. This piece is part of a series dedicated to the eye and improvements in restoring vision. In 1999, I defined ...

New research reveals that numbers in our visual field can subtly distort how we judge spatial positions, showing that perception is shaped by both numerical magnitude and object-based processing.

Our perception of how large or small things are in the world is systematically influenced for how we perceive distance or depth. This is most famously shown by the Ponzo Illusion (discovered by Mario ...

Depth perception helps you gauge how close or far away things are. Eye issues can impair your ability to use it well. Share on Pinterest When people talk about depth perception, they’re referring to ...

Life is full of metaphors. A Google search defines "metaphor" as "a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable; a thing ...

Have you ever wondered why you feel cozy in some places while you feel stunned in others? Think about the last international airport you landed in, or a local coffee shop in your neighborhood. How we ...

One of the hardest things I share with transitioning service members – who’ve spent a great deal of their life and career serving a purpose greater than themselves – is that in the civilian world, ...

Do customers truly judge a restaurant more by its tables than its menu? Restaurant owners may be surprised to hear how people perceive cleanliness when they go out to eat. Many factors contribute to ...

How is it that two people can see the same thing and have a completely different understanding of what happened? Two leaders can look at the same numbers, hear the same news or face the same challenge ...