Neural Code that Predicts Behavior Identified
Differences in activity between the left and right superior colliculi help researchers predict whether an animal was seeing an event. ... Read More...
visual perception
Social Media’s Negative Impact on How We View Our Bodies
According to researchers, social media use in young women can have a negative impact on the way they view their own bodies and appearance. The study reports women who engage with photos of friends they consider to be more attractive than themselves feel worse about their own appearance directly after viewing.... Read More...
To See What’s Right in Front of You, Your Brain May Need Some Rewiring
Researchers provide new evidence of brain plasticity. A new study reveals visual cortex neurons sprout new axons and shed some old ones as animals improve at perceptual learning tasks.... Read More...
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.... Read More...
What Your Cell Phone Camera Tells You About Your Brain
A new study unites cognitive science and information theory, reporting our brains are structured to make the best possible decisions given their limited resources.... Read More...
A Neurological Synergy in Explaining the Processing of Optical Illusions
Researchers have uncovered what they are calling 'neurological synergy' which occurs during visual adaptation.... Read More...
Past Experience Shapes What We See More Than What We Are Looking At Now
Researchers report we recognize what we are looking at by combining current stimuli with comparison to images stored in memory.... Read More...
Noradrenaline Plays a Critical Role in Sensory Perception
A new study reveals noradrenaline plays a vital role in early stages of perception. Researchers report later processing of visual information occurs in the cerebral cortex and is affected by noradrenaline to determine if an image will enter our stream of consciousness.... Read More...
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...
Brain Circuits Behind Putting Up a Fight or Freezing in Place Identified
Researchers have identified two brain pathways that appear to be critical in determining how mice react to visual threats. The findings could have implications for treating PTSD and phobias in humans.... Read More...
People Differ in Their Power of Perception
A new study measures individual differences in perceptual capacity. Findings suggest people have a consistent level of performance across different measures of perception.... Read More...
Imagining an Object Can Change How We Hear Sounds Later
A new study reveals imagining visual stimuli can alter our perception of where auditory stimuli may be coming from.... Read More...