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Articles related to illusion

A great bowerbird at his bower.
Feature: Masters of Illusion
Laura Kelley & John Endler
Male great bowerbirds construct visual illusions that enhance mating success by altering female perception of their displays.
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Feature: Don’t Always Trust What You See
By Isabelle Mareschal & Colin Clifford
Recent behavioural tests reveal that patterns we can’t even discern can deceive us into seeing things differently from how they really are.