FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·June 29, 2016·4 min readHuman Early Visual Cortex Subconsciously Resolves Invisible ConflictsResearchers conclude that visual competition could occur without conscious representation of the conflicting visual inputs.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesVisual Neuroscience·June 22, 2016·6 min readHow Visual Perception Slows With AgeAccording to researchers, older people experience deficits in inhibition. This can affect how quickly they process visual information.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·June 10, 2016·5 min readBifocals in the BrainA new study identifies how the brain processes visual stimuli above and below the horizon differently.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·April 19, 2016·4 min readHow Much Do We Really See?A new study reports our vision only reflects the gist of what we see.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·April 13, 2016·5 min readHow LSD Can Make Us Lose Our Sense of SelfIncreases in global connectivity in brain networks of people under the influence of LSD correlate with the degree to which a person reported a sense of ego dissolution.Read More
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
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
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·March 1, 2016·3 min readWhat We Know Can Affect How We SeeVisual processing is influenced by experience, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·February 22, 2016·3 min readAnalyzing the Complexity of Our PerceptionA new study aims to answer questions about how the brain perceives objects.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesVisual Neuroscience·February 13, 2016·5 min readDark Colors Are Conveyed Faster Than LightA new study reports on how simultaneous counter-change of luminance at the borders between object and background triggers activity waves in the visual brain.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·February 10, 2016·3 min readPrelinguistic Infants Can Categorize ColorsAccording to a new study, infants are able to hold representations of color categories in their brains before they acquire language.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 8, 2016·3 min readBug Eyed: Tiny 3D Glasses Help Confirm 3D Vision in InsectsUsing miniature 3D 'glasses', researchers demonstrate insects do use stereopsis for hunting. The findings could help to improve visual perception in robots.Read More