Stories by Vilayanur S. Ramachandran and Diane Rogers-Ramachandran

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

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

Startling deceptions demonstrate how tactile information is processed in the brain

What uncertainty tells us about the brain

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

Studies of perception show the importance of being upright

How does the brain sort out contradictory images?

How the eyes can see movement where it does not exist

A tale of binocular rivalry

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

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

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?

Camouflage in fish and other animals provides insights into visual perception

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

We have eyes, yet we do not see

The brain, like nature, abhors a vacuum

The feeling of being touched on a fake hand

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