Stories by Diane Rogers-Ramachandran

Experiments with a simple mirror setup can reveal much about the workings of the brain

Spooky fun with afterimages

When an object is partially hidden, the brain deftly reconstructs it as a visual whole

How quirks of perception drive the evolution of species

And other real-life tales from the bizarre realm of out-of-body experience

Using aftereffects to probe visual function reveals how the eye and brain handle colors and contours

How the eyes can see movement where it does not exist

What do the famous portrait and the former U.S. president have in common?

Insights into the nuances of depth perception provided by our two eyes' slightly different views of the world

Binocular vision gives us depth perception—and enables us to play some tricks

Our brain's preference for symmetry influences how we perceive motion

Patients with unusual visual deficits provide insights into how we normally see

Light cues influence the brain's processing of depth

A few simple experiments untangle the mysteries behind the Barber Pole Illusion

The feeling of being touched on a fake hand illuminates how the brain makes assumptions about the world

Startling deceptions demonstrate how tactile information is processed in the brain

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

A tale of binocular rivalry

What uncertainty tells us about the brain

The brain, like nature, abhors a vacuum

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

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

How the eyes can see movement where it does not exist

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