This document provides an overview of perception and optical illusions. It defines perception as interpreting information received through the senses to produce meaning, which involves stimuli like sight, sound, texture, smell and taste. The perception process is influenced by Gestalt laws of visual organization, including figure-ground relationships, proximity, closure, and similarity. It also discusses perception constants like size constancy and shape constancy. Optical illusions are then introduced as images that create a perception that does not match reality, using techniques like color, light, and patterns to mislead the brain. Examples of shape, kinetic, and impossible shape illusions are listed.