FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·March 31, 2016·2 min readSleight of Hand: Researchers Work Their Magic on Shrunken Finger IllusionResearchers report the visual system, not our conscious minds, are behind how we perceive an optical illusion.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·March 30, 2016·4 min readExplaining the Mechanism Behind Optical IllusionsA new study reports the optical illusion tricks you see could be your brain reacting to feedback between neurons in different parts of the visual system.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 23, 2016·6 min readBrain to Foot: Come in, Foot!A new study looks at the interplay between sensorimotor and visual representations of the body following spinal cord injury.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·March 22, 2016·3 min readHow Animals Find Their Way in the DarkA new study reveals how animals are able to find vital resources in novel environments, even when there are no cues, such as light or sound, to guide them.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·March 21, 2016·4 min readThe Invisible World of Human PerceptionA new study reveals people have more top down control of what they don't notice.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·March 16, 2016·2 min readComplex Visual Tasks Reduce People’s Ability to Notice TouchA new study reports demanding visual tasks can reduce a person's sense of touch.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 14, 2016·3 min readPerceiving in MotionA new study shows how the brain creates a coherent story by considering multiple probabilities about the state of the body and the environment.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesVisual Neuroscience·March 11, 2016·2 min readHow the Brain Routes Visual SignalsA new study provides clues as to how cells in the visual cortex directs sensory information to different targets throughout the brain.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesVisual Neuroscience·March 9, 2016·3 min readFriend or Foe: Our Peripheral Vision is Better at Recognizing People Than ObjectsResearchers find our peripheral vision effectively allows us to judge what others are doing, even if they are not in our direct line of sight.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·March 8, 2016·4 min readWhich Way Is Up? Neurons That Infer Direction of Gravity DiscoveredA new study suggests cells in the visual cortex can help humans orientate themselves and predict how objects will behave.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·March 7, 2016·4 min readEye Cells Use Math to Detect MotionA new study reinforces theory about how neurons process information.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·March 3, 2016·4 min readNeuronal Calculations Consider ExpectationsAccording to researchers, fly brains take typical features of the environment into account when calculating motion.Read More
