Centre for the Study of Perceptual Experience

16/09/2026

"Perception-Thought Transitions" 22-23.Oct. 2026

Workshop on: *Perception-Thought Transitions: New Perspectives on the
Bi-directional Relation of Perception & Thought. *
The workshop will focus on discussions of new philosophical results
about the nature of perception and thought and their relationships.
*Location*: Ruhr University Bochum, Germany (see homepage for venue
plan) & Online via Zoom
*Date: October 22–23, 2026*

*Keynote speakers*: Fiona Macpherson, Francesco Marchi, Albert Newen,
Ophelia Deroy, Ned Block, Gabriele Ferretti, Kevin Lande, Ayoob
Shahmoradi, Tyler Burge (tbc)

Scientific organization: Francesco Marchi, Albert Newen & Ayoob
Shahmoradi (Ruhr-Universität Bochum)
Organizational support: Maja Griem (Ruhr-Universität Bochum)

Registration is free, due to limit space, please register here:
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Find the program here:
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Find the Zoom link soon here:
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31/08/2026

We'll be kicking off IRCA 2026: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Aphantasia in a few days! Hope to see you there!

Conference program can be found here: https://sites.google.com/view/irca-conference-2026/program?authuser=0

10/08/2026

Lovely article on the varieties of colour vision in the New Yorker: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2026/08/03/what-would-it-mean-to-see-a-new-color

A new color called olo can be described as the “greenest green.” It can never be captured by a camera, but its development tells us a lot about how vision works.

01/08/2026

https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1DFS9ACoLp/?mibextid=wwXIfr

17/07/2026

We are advertising a Research Associate job in Analytic Philosophy of Mind, Empirical Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience, Psychiatry, or Cognitive Anthropology.

The post is to work as part of an interdisciplinary team, led by Professor Joseph Webster, which includes Fiona Macpherson, on the UKRI-funded project Exploring the Grey Zone: A Biopsychosocial Approach to Religious Delusions and Conspiracy Beliefs.

Candidates should have an interest in psychosis, delusional ideation, conspiracism, belief, or related topics. Candidates willing to apply their previous knowledge or research to these topics in a creative and thoughtful way will also be considered.

The position is at Cambridge. It is a fixed-term position for 21 months, starting 1 October 2026 or as soon as possible thereafter. Closing Date: Monday 27 July 2026.

Discover Research Associate (Fixed Term) jobs and more in higher education on jobs.ac.uk. Apply for further details on the top job board.

08/07/2026

New this week on The Illusions Index is the amazing 'Curvature Blindness Illusion'. Read all about it here:

The Illusions Index is a fully searchable curated collection of illusions brought to you by the Centre for the Study of Perceptual Experience.

03/07/2026

Do you think you have aphantasia? Take part in our study at the University of Stirling! We offer a £25 voucher as compensation. More information and eligibility criteria can be found here: https://sites.google.com/view/aphantasiaresearchproject/home

08/06/2026

We continue to update The Illusions Index. We've now added the fascinating, and relvatively newly discovered, Curvature Blindness Illusion—an illusion in which curved lines appear straight. A striking reminder that what we seem to see is not always what is there.

The Illusions Index is a fully searchable curated collection of illusions brought to you by the Centre for the Study of Perceptual Experience.

29/05/2026

One of our new projects with the University of Cambridge, Exploring the Grey Zone: A Biopsychosocial Approach to Religious Delusions and Conspiracy Beliefs, is looking to hire a fixed term Research Associate in Psychiatry or Psychology:

The Faculty of Divinity invites applications for the position of Research Associate in Psychiatry or Psychology, to work as part of an interdisciplinary team, led by Professor Joseph Webster, on the UKRI-funded project Exploring the Grey Zone: A Biopsychosocial Approach to Religious Delusions and Co...

20/05/2026

A brand new illusion has just been added to The Illusions Index! Read all about the 'Spatial Ventriloquism Illusion' here: https://www.illusionsindex.org/i/spatial-ventriloquism-illusion