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·October 19, 2018·4 min read

Colored Filter Improves Dyslexic Children’s Reading Speed

Using a green filter help to increase reading speed for children with dyslexia, researchers report.

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·October 18, 2018·4 min read

Just How Blind Are Bats?

Researchers report not all bats are blind, but some have selected superior acoustic abilities over vision through evolution.

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·October 14, 2018·6 min read

Dish Grown Human Retinas Explain How Color Vision Develops

Using human retinal tissue grown from stem cells, researchers shed light on how color vision develops. The study found thyroid hormones dictated whether the cells became blue, green or red photoreceptors.

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·October 13, 2018·4 min read

Abnormal Vision in Childhood Can Affect Brain Functions

Researchers say children with visual problems such as amblyopia may face developmental issues in brain areas responsible for attention.

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·October 9, 2018·6 min read

Time-Traveling Illusion Tricks the Brain

Researchers have developed two new illusions that shed light on how our senses can influence each other, specifically, how the presence of audio can influence visual illusions.

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·October 8, 2018·4 min read

Small Brained Female Guppies Are Not Drawn to Attractive Males

A new study reports female guppies with smaller brain mass can distinguish between attractive males, but do not find them more appealing or choose to mate with them over less attractive guppies. Researchers say the study sheds new light of the link between mate preference and cognitive ability.

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·October 3, 2018·4 min read

Reading is a Team Lift As Different Brain Parts Work Together to Predict Proficiency

Researchers report the extent sensory specific parts of the brain connect functionally as a network during child development can help to predict their reading proficiency.

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·October 2, 2018·3 min read

Experienced Musicians Read Notes Only Slightly Faster

A new eye tracking study reveals skilled musicians only read musical notes slightly faster than novices, but during that time, professional musicians are able to add flourish and play around with the music, interpreting it in their own manner.

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·October 1, 2018·3 min read

Irreversible Damage to Color Vision Linked to Popular Erectile Dysfunction Drug

A new study reports the popular erectile dysfunction drug, Viagra, can cause long term retinal damage and color vision problems in men.

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·October 1, 2018·3 min read

Learning to See Friendly Faces in Different Places

Researchers report on how the brain learns to recognize an individual face, regardless of where it appears in different visual locations.

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·September 25, 2018·4 min read

Why it Doesn’t Go Dark When You Blink

Researchers report the medial prefrontal cortex calibrates current visual information with previously obtained information to help us perceive the world with more stability, helping to retain visual consistency as we blink.

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·September 21, 2018·4 min read

Teaching Computers to See Optical Illusions

Researchers have created a deep learning algorithm that can be tricked by optical illusions, just like humans. The findings shed new light on the human visual system and may help improve artificial vision.