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”?

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

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 ...

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).

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 ...

If you have schizophrenia, the confirmation bias from frequency illusion can cause you to confirm your own suspicions. If you focus on a specific delusion that you have from schizophrenia ...

The belief is so real that nothing can correct this illusion. Capgras syndrome, or Capgras delusion, is named for the doctor who treated a patient with it nearly 100 years ago. You may also hear ...