According to researchers, when shifting attention from one spot to another, the brain blinks. They report these blinks are momentary unconscious gaps in visual perception.
A new study in Scientific Reports finds evidence from MRI scans suggests Neanderthal derived genetic variations affect how the brains of modern humans work. Findings may shed light on specific deficits seen in ASD and schizophrenia, researchers believe.
Adults who played Pokemon video games as children had preferential activation in the visual system for Pokemon character, researchers report. The finding shed light on the development of the visual system and categorization in the brain.
Visual preferences for faces and social scenes form within the first few months of life, a new study reports.
The fusiform face area, an area of the visual cortex responsible for facial processing, develops much earlier than previously believed.
A new study reports homeostatic rebalancing does not occur during sleep, but rather during periods of wakefulness.
Researchers have identified hundreds of proteins that are consistently transported throughout the healthy brain via small membrane-enclosed sacs. The findings reveal a new form of communication between brain cells.
Researchers shed light on the neural mechanisms of absence epilepsy.
Researchers report a new EEG system is capable of capturing more information from the visual cortex than previous versions of the same system.
A new study uses retinal prosthetics to assess the brain's ability to process visual information years after blindness occurs.
Researchers report that in a patient who lost their hand almost three decades ago, the brain maintains an accurate representation of the missing fingers.
Researchers report human perceptual motion bias in low contrast scenes is encoded within the visual cortex.
