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. Read More
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. Read More
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. Read More
Visual preferences for faces and social scenes form within the first few months of life, a new study reports. Read More
A new study reports homeostatic rebalancing does not occur during sleep, but rather during periods of wakefulness. Read More
Researchers shed light on the neural mechanisms of absence epilepsy. Read More
Researchers report a new EEG system is capable of capturing more information from the visual cortex than previous versions of the same system. Read More
A new study uses retinal prosthetics to assess the brain's ability to process visual information years after blindness occurs. Read More
Researchers report that in a patient who lost their hand almost three decades ago, the brain maintains an accurate representation of the missing fingers. Read More
Researchers report human perceptual motion bias in low contrast scenes is encoded within the visual cortex. Read More
In utero exposure to anesthesia appears to disrupt the migration of neurons to developing brain areas critical to language and cognition in rats. Read More
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··4 min readA new deep learning algorithm can reliably determine what visual stimuli neurons in the visual cortex respond best to. Read More