Research shows that a certain kind of visual illusion, neon color spreading, works on mice. The study is also the first to combine the use of two investigative techniques called electrophysiology and ...

Lightness perception, the visual system’s ability to maintain a stable representation of surface reflectance despite varying illumination, has long intrigued researchers. Central to this field is the ...

This is a classic neon-color-spreading illusion and is not the same as the one used in these experiments. Chances are you can glance at this and initially see a light-blue circle in slight contrast to ...