Although humans are the only species to possess language-driven abstract mathematical
capacities, we share with many other animals a nonverbal capacity for estimating quantities …

According to Bayesian theories in psychology and neuroscience, minds and brains are
(near) optimal in solving a wide range of tasks. We challenge this view and argue that more …

Human perceptual decisions are often described as optimal. Critics of this view have argued
that claims of optimality are overly flexible and lack explanatory power. Meanwhile …

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According to a growing trend in theoretical neuroscience, the human perceptual system is
akin to a Bayesian machine. The aim of this article is to clearly articulate the claims that …

Do you wonder how movies–sequences of static frames–appear to move, or why 3-D films
look different from traditional movies? Why does ventriloquism work, and why can airliner …

We have recently suggested that numerosity is a primary sensory attribute, and shown that it
is strongly susceptible to adaptation. Here we use the Method of Single Stimuli to show that …

This is a survey of psychophysical studies of motion perception carried out mainly in the last
10 years. It covers a wide range of topics, including the detection and interactions of local …

During smooth pursuit eye movement, observers often misperceive velocity. Pursued stimuli
appear slower (Aubert-Fleishl phenomenon [1, 2]), stationary objects appear to move …

The influence of prejudice on perception should be greatest when certainty about stimulus
identity is least. We exploited this relationship to reveal visual biases for the cardinal …