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• Scientific American Mind |  Mind & Brain

  Seeing the World in Half-View

  Victims of a disorder called neglect just don't get the whole picture

  By Vilayanur S. Ramachandran and Diane Rogers-Ramachandran   | Feb 11, 2009  

• Scientific American Mind |  Mind & Brain

  Sizing Things Up

  When you hoist two items of equal weight, your brain may be doing some heavy lifting

  By Vilayanur S. Ramachandran and Diane Rogers-Ramachandran   | Jan 31, 2008  | 1

• Scientific American Mind |  Mind & Brain

  Touching Illusions

  Startling deceptions demonstrate how tactile information is processed in the brain

  By Vilayanur S. Ramachandran and Diane Rogers-Ramachandran   | Nov 28, 2007  | 1

• Scientific American Mind |  Mind & Brain

  Ambiguities and Perception

  What uncertainty tells us about the brain

  By Vilayanur S. Ramachandran and Diane Rogers-Ramachandran   | Oct 3, 2007  

• Scientific American Mind |  Mind & Brain

  It's All Done with Mirrors

  Reflections on the familiar and yet deeply enigmatic nature of the looking glass

  By Vilayanur S. Ramachandran and Diane Rogers-Ramachandran   | Aug 1, 2007  

• Scientific American Mind |  Mind & Brain

  Right-Side Up

  Studies of perception show the importance of being upright

  By Vilayanur S. Ramachandran and Diane Rogers-Ramachandran   | May 30, 2007  

• Scientific American Mind |  Mind & Brain

  Paradoxical Perceptions

  How does the brain sort out contradictory images?

  By Vilayanur S. Ramachandran and Diane Rogers-Ramachandran   | Apr 4, 2007  

• Scientific American Mind |  Mind & Brain

  A Moving Experience

  How the eyes can see movement where it does not exist

  By Vilayanur S. Ramachandran and Diane Rogers-Ramachandran   | Jan 30, 2007  

• Scientific American Mind |  Mind & Brain

  When the Two Eyes Clash

  A tale of binocular rivalry

  By Vilayanur S. Ramachandran and Diane Rogers-Ramachandran   | Nov 29, 2006  

• Scientific American Mind |  Mind & Brain

  The Neurology of Aesthetics

  By Vilayanur S. Ramachandran and Diane Rogers-Ramachandran   | Oct 4, 2006  

• Scientific American Mind |  Mind & Brain

  The Quirks of Constancy

  Even when we consciously know two lines are the same length, why can't we help seeing them as different?

  By Vilayanur S. Ramachandran and Diane Rogers-Ramachandran   | Jul 30, 2006  | 1

• Scientific American Mind |  Mind & Brain

  Cracking the Da Vinci Code

  What do the Mona Lisa and President Abraham Lincoln have in common?

  By Vilayanur S. Ramachandran and Diane Rogers-Ramachandran   | May 31, 2006  

• Scientific American Mind |  Mind & Brain

  Touching Illusions

  Startling deceptions demonstrate how tactile information is processed in the brain

  By Vilayanur S. Ramachandran and Diane Rogers-Ramachandran   | Apr 5, 2006  

• Scientific American Mind |  Mind & Brain

  Stability of the Visual World

  When your eyes scan a room, why doesn't the world appear to bounce like the real image on your retina?

  By Vilayanur S. Ramachandran and Diane Rogers-Ramachandran   | Feb 1, 2006  

• Scientific American Mind |  Mind & Brain

  Hidden in Plain Sight

  Camouflage in fish and other animals provides insights into visual perception

  By Vilayanur S. Ramachandran and Diane Rogers-Ramachandran   | Nov 16, 2005  

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