Stories by Diane Rogers-Ramachandran

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?

2-D or not 2-D, that is the question: test yourself to learn what shapes formed by shading reveal about the brain

We have eyes, yet we do not see

How can an imaginary square look more real than a box with actual lines?

How visual-processing systems shape our feelings about what we see

Studies of perception show the importance of being upright

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

How the brain sees through the perceptual hurdles of tinted glass, shadows and all things transparent