A new discovery has unraveled why we sometimes see colors that aren't there. The phenomenon of "color afterimages" is when ...

Imagine looking at the world through a constant haze of flickering dots, like static on an old box TV. For some people, this isn’t just a fleeting experience, it’s a reality. This condition, known as ...

Sierra Domb is the CEO and founder of the Visual Snow Initiative and has visual-snow syndrome. Visual snow recently came to light because Idaho murder suspect Bryan Kohberger said as a teen he had it.

Visual snow syndrome (VSS) -- a disorder in which patients experience persistent tiny flickering dots that resemble analog television static in their visual field -- likely represents a clinical ...

The perception and processing of color has fascinated neuroscientists for a long time, as our brain influences our perception of it to such a degree that colors could be called an illusion. One ...

Jonathan Flombaum brings up a scene re-enacted in hardware stores every weekend. Someone confidently selects a can of touch-up paint for a hallway or bedroom wall, returns home— and finds it doesn't ...