Visual Brain Drawn to Meaning, Not What Stands Out
Researchers report our visual attention pays most attention to parts of a scene that have meaning to us, not the parts that stick out.... Read More...
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Gaze Direction Affects Sound Sensitivity
A new study reports that listening to something while looking in a different direction may slow reaction times and increase the effort for auditory attention.... Read More...
Fixating on Faces: Face Cell Activation Depends on Where You Are Paying Attention
Study could shed light on the mechanisms behind social cognitive defects associated with autism.... Read More...
How Visual Attention Selects Important Information
A new study reveals multiple functions of visual attention.... Read More...
Infants With Blind Parents Pay Less Attention to Eyes
A new study reports infants with blind parents pay less attention to adults' eye gaze.... Read More...
Electrical Stimulation ‘Tunes’ Visual Attention Using Long Term Memory
A new study challenges current understanding of how visual attention is focused, as well as the roles of long and short term memory.... Read More...
How Visual Attention Affects the Brain
New research shows visual attention increases the efficiency of signaling into the cerebral cortex.... Read More...
Atypical Brain Circuits May Cause Slower Gaze Shifting in Infants Who Later Develop Autism
Infants at 7 months of age who go on to develop autism are slower to reorient their gaze and attention from one object to another when compared to 7-month-olds who do not develop autism, and this behavioral pattern is in part explained by atypical brain circuits.... Read More...
Eye Movements Reveal Impaired Reading in Schizophrenia
A new study which looked at eye movement in patients with Schizophrenia provides evidence of difficulties in reading fluency. The findings could help to provide early identification of the mental illness for some individuals.... Read More...
Researchers Spot Attention Deficits in Babies who Later Develop Autism
Researchers detect deficits in social attention in infants as young as six months of age who later develop Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). ... Read More...