Geometrical illusions are a subclass of optical illusions in which the geometrical characteristics of patterns such as orientations and angles are distorted and misperceived as the result of lowto high-level retinal/cortical processing. Modelling the detection of tilt in these illusions and their strengths as they are perceived is a challenging task computationally and leads to development of t...

In this article I discuss how false memories do not always have to be associated with negative outcomes. Indeed, under some circumstances, memory illusions, like other illusions more generally, can have positive consequences. I discuss these consequences in the context of the adaptive function of memory, including how false memories can have fitness-relevant benefits for subsequent behavior and...

In this paper, we present the discovery of new haptic illusions, and a method for creating further haptic illusions. Pure haptic illusions were created by mixing force cues with geometric cues to make people feel shapes that differ from the actual shape of the object. In particular, we found that an area that feels harder to move through and easier to move out of can be interpreted as a region ...

Abstract The application of transformation optics to the development intriguing electromagnetic devices can produce weakly anisotropic or isotropic media with assistance quasi-conformal and/or conformal mapping, as opposed strongly produced by general mappings; however, it is typically limited two-dimensional applications. By addressing mapping between two manifolds embedded in three-dimensiona...

Five illusions involving distortions in the perception of limb position, movement, and weight are described in the context of their contribution to understanding the sensory processes involved in proprioception. In particular, these illusions demonstrate that the position sense representation of the body and the awareness of limb movement result from the cross-calibration of visual and proprioc...

This paper attempts to determine if consumers realistically behave rationally when making choices under cognitive framing illusions. In addition, we demonstrate how cognitive framing illusions can be utilized by firms to earn profit. The paper furthermore details why the framing 7illusion variable cannot be displayed by itself – to work, it must be shown with the rest of the bargain. The double...