Distinguishing Between Illusions and Delusions Even psychology students have a hard time recognizing the difference between illusions and delusions. You may ask yourself, “Who cares”?

Could the commonly accepted idea of the thought-producing brain churning away behind a skull be in itself a kind of "illusion" of where thinking comes from? In The Science Delusion by scientist ...

Training can help improve our ability to synchronize sights and sounds. New research shows that this type of training ...

into making something happen that isn’t working. Remember: an illusion is something you use to change the reality around you. A delusion is something that prevents you from seeing the reality ...

However, Ehrsson—who tests all his experiments himself—is at pains to point out the difference between illusions and delusions. With the former, the person feeling the sensation retains an ...

Perception researchers have discovered many illusions where context affects perceived size and distance. A great example of this is the Ponzo illusion (reviewed in an earlier blog post).