This is an example of a negative afterimage, which inverts colors. The afterimage illusion works because the color receptors in the retinas of our eyes get tired and stop working properly if we ...

This color illusion is called a negative afterimage, or an illusion of the object's complementary color. In contrast, the eye can also see an image that is of the same color as an object that no ...

Lilac Chaser Also known as the Pac-Man illusion, this image loop shows ... This happens due to an effect known as an “afterimage”. Once the rods and cones cell in our eyes are adjusted to ...