The cerebral cortex predicts visual motion to adapt human behavior to surrounding objects
moving in real time. Although the underlying mechanisms are still unknown, predictive …

Simple Summary Research in neurobiology and ethology has given us a glimpse into the
different perceptual worlds of animals. More recently, visual illusions have been used in …

Visual illusions are objects that are made up of elements that are arranged in such a way as
to result in erroneous perception of the objects' physical properties. Visual illusions are used …

A well-known phenomenon to cat owners is the tendency of their cats to sit in enclosed
spaces such as boxes, laundry baskets, and even shape outlines taped on the floor. This …

Visual motion detection is one of the most important computations performed by visual
circuits. Yet, we perceive vivid illusory motion in stationary, periodic luminance gradients that …

Investigating perceptual and cognitive abilities of zoo animals might help to improve their
husbandry and enrich their daily life with new stimuli. Developing new environmental …

Zoos and aquariums are culturally and historically important places where families enjoy
their leisure time and scientists study exotic animals. Many contain buildings of great …

During the last decade, visual illusions have been used repeatedly to understand similarities
and differences in visual perception of human and non-human animals. However, nearly all …

The comparative study of the perception of visual illusions between different species is
increasingly recognized as a useful noninvasive tool to better understand visual perception …

Why do we perceive illusory motion in some static images? Several accounts point to eye
movements, response latencies to different image elements, or interactions between image …