A new study examined the mechanisms of the Flashed Face Distortion Effect, finding that the effect is greatly diminished when ...

Perception researchers have discovered many illusions where context affects perceived size and distance. A great example of this is the Ponzo illusion (reviewed in an earlier blog post). The Ponzo ...

PERHAPS it is difficult to demonstrate primary constancy scaling independently of the distortion illusions, but its effects are not limited to plane figures. For example, the apparent size of the Moon ...