drawing of a geometrical landscape made out of blocks in different shades of purple, dissolving into a mist at the right of the image

About the Centre

abstract image of a brain made up of red, blue, green and red triangles and rectangles

Philosophy, Psychology, Neuroscience Seminars

Kanisza triangle image

Illusion of the Fortnight Seminar

an artwork with a phantastic blue human eye surrounded by neuron tendrils, which also resembles a galaxy

Projects and Collaborations

News and Events

  • 10 May

    Dreamachine

    Dreamachine is a new, one-of-a-kind immersive experience that received a 5* review in the Guardian.
  • 10 May

    Macpherson on Radio 4's All in the Mind

    The CSPE's Fiona Mcpherson appeared on radio 4's All in the Mind programme with Professor Anil Seth of University of Sussex talking about the Dreamachine project.
  • 05 May

    Macpherson in Philosophy Takes On The News Again

    The CSPE's Fiona Macpherson was a guest on the Philosophy Takes On The News podcast again. In series 1, Episode 10, host Simon Kirchin, Fiona, Piers Benn and Gerald Lang discuss, Roe v. Wade, elections and voting, and living with covid.
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photo of a member of the CSPE team (a black young man) demonstrates illusions to three onlookers at the Glasgow Science Festival

Public Engagement

photo of two young men (a black man in dark clothes and a white man in a black jumper with a rabbit on it) behind a table full of cards and documents. On their right (left of the picture) a banner much taller than the men with a purple logo and purple text: 'Centre for the study of perceptual experience'

Research and Study Opportunities

abstract painting of blue circles seen at different angles in three separate bright yellow sections, arranged in such a manner that the three sections seems to be 3-dimensional cylinders moving towards each other

The Illusions Index

a crop from a charcoal drawing with hands over a woman's eyes, a chalkboard with key words and a nude in fetal position

Extreme Imagination Art Exhibition

photo of outdoors: a panoramic view of a grey gothic tower (the university of Glasgow) with lush greenery in the foreground and blue sky with white fluffy clouds in the background

Additional Resources