A scientific dispute spanning six decades about fundamental mechanisms of visual perception in mammals has now been settled.

A project to improve data visualization ended up overturning a century-old model of color space that underpins industry standards for color everywhere from digital displays to paint. The opportunity ...

Tens of thousands of people around the world are taking part in The Perception Census, an ongoing scientific study aiming to uncover the fascinating but invisible ways that our minds are each ...

Latonia Taliaferro-Smith working with students in the Oxford Science Building. As we age, the number of full circle moments increases. This weekend, I had one of them. The East Suburban Atlanta ...

Past research has suggested that people's cultural differences may result in differences in basic visual perception. New research found no evidence that these differences play a significant role in ...

Earlier this year, Unlikely Collaborators, in partnership with Pod People, launched Science of Perception Box, a podcast that has quickly captured the attention of listeners eager to unravel the ...

If we sincerely believe that our index finger is five times bigger than it really is, our sense of touch improves. Researchers demonstrated that this is the case in an experiment in which the ...