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
FeaturedNeuroscience·February 5, 2016·3 min readCharacterizing Nerve Cells That Detect Motion by Light ChangesResearchers discover in fruit flies, four classes of nerve cell are involved in calculating directionally selective signals.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·December 6, 2015·3 min readRelative Perception of the WorldResearchers use optical illusions to investigate how flies process contrast and motion.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 29, 2015·4 min readThe Brain Perceives Motion the Same Way Through Both Vision and TouchAccording to researchers, the brain uses similar calculations to measure the speed and direction of objects in motion whether they are visually perceived or touched.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesVisual Neuroscience·September 4, 2015·5 min readPredicting How Humans Estimate SpeedResearchers believe they have devised an optimal model for speed and visual processing.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·July 17, 2015·5 min readOpponent Activity of a Newly Discovered Neuron is Responsible for Selective Motion VisionResearchers take inspiration from the developing brain to create improved computer algorithms.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·January 8, 2015·4 min readFacial Motion Activates a Dedicated Network within the BrainResearchers find face processing areas in the brain appear to respond selectively to the motion of faces, a new study reports.Read More
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