Admit it — you still get mindblown every time you come across a street magician performing yet another seemingly impossible trick. And honestly, who doesn't? They always make you scratch your head and ...

Teaching magic tricks to children with disabilities can enhance their feelings of self-esteem and confidence, a study has shown. Learning and performing magic tricks can benefit children and adults ...

‘What happens inside your brain when you’re experiencing something that you know to be impossible?’ ‘What happens inside your brain when you’re experiencing something that you know to be impossible?’ ...

University of Cambridge provides funding as a member of The Conversation UK. Magic tricks can teach us about how the brain works. Magic capitalises on very specific blind spots in people’s attention ...