When you are wearing a face mask, it may be more difficult for you to recognize people, even if they are not wearing masks.
When it comes to famous logos and characters, people often experience a Visual Mandela Effect, or consistent, confident, and widespread false memories of such famous icons.
A newly identified skill, dubbed "O" is a generalized ability that may help you to succeed at tasks that demand perceptual decisions.
Mice are able to perceive the inherent differences between a picture of an object and the actual 3D object itself.
Researchers report on how the brain learns to recognize an individual face, regardless of where it appears in different visual locations.
Researchers report familiar voices are easier than those of a stranger to understand, even when the familiar voice is manipulated and the listener can not identify the voice.
Neurons fire in line with conscious recognition of images, not the actual images seen, researchers report.