FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesVisual Neuroscience·March 25, 2022·5 min readAttention to Objects in Peripheral Vision Is Not Driven by Tiny Eye MovementsWhile microsaccades appear to boost or diminish the strength of brain signals associated with attention, eye movements are not drivers for these brain signals.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesVisual Neuroscience·November 20, 2019·4 min readWalking changes visionWalking leads to an increase in processing of peripheral visual input.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·June 12, 2019·3 min readCould playing computer games improve your peripheral vision?Peripheral awareness is improved significantly by playing video games designed around peripheral vision.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·June 2, 2018·4 min readHow Emotions in Facial Expressions Are UnderstoodA new study reveals how recognition and detection of basic emotions expressed by other people's faces alters when viewed centrally and in peripheral vision.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesVisual Neuroscience·February 6, 2017·4 min readSign Language Users Have Better Reaction Times and Peripheral VisionResearchers report those who use sign language have better peripheral vision and faster reaction times.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·December 9, 2016·4 min readIllusion Reveals the Brain Fills in Peripheral VisionAccording to a new study, the things we see with our peripheral vision may sometimes be an optical illusion.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosOpen Neuroscience ArticlesVisual Neuroscience·November 30, 2016·5 min readVideo Game Helps Children With Poor Vision to See BetterResearchers report children with poor vision experience an improvement in their peripheral vision within hours of being exposed to child friendly action video games.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·June 10, 2016·5 min readBifocals in the BrainA new study identifies how the brain processes visual stimuli above and below the horizon differently.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesVisual Neuroscience·March 9, 2016·3 min readFriend or Foe: Our Peripheral Vision is Better at Recognizing People Than ObjectsResearchers find our peripheral vision effectively allows us to judge what others are doing, even if they are not in our direct line of sight.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·January 10, 2016·5 min readStudy Points to Possible Source of Peripheral Vision ProblemsA new study could help explain why our peripheral vision is so poor.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience VideosOpen Neuroscience ArticlesVisual Neuroscience·June 22, 2015·4 min readHitting That Curveball: Brain and Phone GPS Apply Same Algorithm to Track Moving ObjectsResearchers report the Kalman filter, an algorithm both our brains and GPS systems use to track an object's position, can be tricked by the pattern of motion.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·January 15, 2014·4 min readMore Than Meets the EyeResearchers find that when it comes to vision, the brain can perform more than one function without sacrificing accuracy or time.Read More