It's a classic illusion that was first written about way back in 1861, and it continues to baffle people today. The Hering Illusion comprises a two parallel lines over a radial background.

The dots are arranged differently there. This may be a variation of the Hering Illusion, where parallel lines are distorted when placed over lines radiating from a point. If so, it could have ...

Today, let us look at a simple optical illusion and try to understand the phenomenon a little better. Our choice is the Hering illusion, first described by German physiologist Ewald Hering in 1861.

In this geometrical-optical illusion, discovered by the German physiologist Ewald Hering in 1861, two straight and parallel lines look as if they bow outwards. Hering ascribed the effect to our ...

The illusion can be explained by Mark Changizi's "perceiving-the-present" theory of illusions, which you can read about here. In this so-called Hering illusion, the straight lines near the central ...

The Hering illusion is exemplified by the perceived curvature of the straight lines near the vanishing point in the center of the drawing. The optical illusion occurs because our brains are ...

The video first looks at the Hering illusion with features two parallel straight lines that seem to change shape, size and angle. When you drop the lines in front of a radial pattern, they look ...

To picture one, think of the Hering illusion, which looks like a bike spoke with two vertical lines drawn on either side of the center vanishing point. Although the lines are straight, they seem ...

Today, let us look at a simple optical illusion and try to understand the phenomenon a little better. Our choice is the Hering illusion, first described by German physiologist Ewald Hering in 1861.