Visual Perceptual Skills Are Updated By Processes Similar to Memory Reconsolidation
Researchers report our ability to identify and categorize visual information is an active process similar to memory stabilization.... Read More...
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New Brain Pathway for Escaping Predators Discovered
Researchers report on the role of the thalamus in perception and reaction to predators.... Read More...
Where the Brain Transforms Seeing into Acting
Researchers provide evidence that the posterior parietal cortex plays a vital role in converting vision into action.... Read More...
Visualizing the Connections Between Eye and Brain
A new study describes the activity of retinal neurons as they deliver visual information to the thalamus, an area of the brain implicated in image processing.... Read More...
Living with Sensory Processing Disorder
Scientists are beginning to understand the neuroscience behind sensory processing disorder and are developing new therapies to help those with SPD.... Read More...
Left Cradling Bias Linked to Better Social Cognitive Abilities in Children
A new study reports the preference for a child to cradle dolls on the left side have higher social cognitive ability than those with right cradling bias. ... Read More...
Inability to Recognize Faces Linked to Broader Visual Recognition Problems
Researchers report developmental prosopagnosia, or face blindness, occurs as the results of neurobiological problems that broadly affect visual recognition. ... Read More...
Neuroimaging Study to Shed Light on Mind Blindness
Researchers are planning to conduct a new neuroimaging study to investigate why some people are unable to create visual images in their imagination.... Read More...
Why the Eyes Could be the Window to Neurodegenerative Diseases, Like Alzheimer’s
Researchers say a new retinal imaging test could be a reliable tool for measuring the progression of neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer's. The study reports the tool can detect drusen, which is often higher in those with AD.... Read More...
Brain Tingles: The Physiological Benefits of ASMR
Researchers reveal the phenomenon of ASMR videos may have a positive physiological effect on viewers. The study reports those who experience ASMR have lower heart rates while watching the videos, as well as an increase in positive emotions.... Read More...
How do Horses Read Human Emotional Cues?
Whether a person is familiar to the animal or not, horses integrate human facial expressions and vocal tones to perceive human emotion, a new study reports.... Read More...
Absence Epilepsy: When the Brain is Like an Orchestra Without a Conductor
Researchers shed light on the neural mechanisms of absence epilepsy. ... Read More...