FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 22, 2017·4 min readFrequent Sexual Activity Can Boost Brain Power in Older AdultsAccording to a new study, older people who engage in sexual activity on a frequent basis scored higher on tests that reflect cognitive abilities.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 9, 2017·4 min readDeveloping Fetuses React to Face Like Shapes From the WombResearchers report fetuses at 34 week gestation will turn their heads and pay more attention to face like shapes.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·June 5, 2017·3 min readFacial Expressions Can Cause Us Problems in Telling Unfamiliar Faces ApartFacial expression can cause problems when trying to tell unfamiliar faces apart, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesVisual Neuroscience·May 25, 2017·3 min readFrom Blue and Black Dresses to Turbine Blades: The Science of ‘Fake Fake’ PhotosA new study looks at how visual illusions play on pre-conceived notions people have about objects.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·May 23, 2017·3 min readDo You See What I See? Visual Perception May Depend on Environment and BirthplaceA new study reveals the ability to perceive differences between similar images may depend on the cultural background of the person viewing.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·May 22, 2017·4 min readComputations of Visual Motion in the BrainResearchers detail how the visual cortex and retina work together in visual motion perception.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesVisual Neuroscience·May 16, 2017·4 min readHumans Rely More on ‘Inferred’ Visual Objects Than ‘Real’ OnesAccording to researchers, people believe inferred visual objects generated in the brain to be more reliable than external images from the real world.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesVisual Neuroscience·April 8, 2017·4 min readWhy Did We See “The Dress” Differently? The Answer Lies in the ShadowsResearchers reports that, when it comes to images like 'the dress, our differences in color perception may be due to assumptions about how the stimuli was illuminated.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·March 6, 2017·5 min readIt’s a Bird, It’s a Plane, It’s – a Key Discovery About Human MemoryA new study links a person's visual long term memory to tracking how an object moves.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosVisual Neuroscience·January 19, 2017·4 min readSynesthesia ‘Hearing-Motion’ Phenomenon More Common Than Previously ThoughtResearchers discover that as many as one in five of us may 'hear' flashes of light.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·January 9, 2017·6 min readThe Science of Baby’s First SightA new study provides deeper insight into what happens in the brains of babies as they try to make visual sense of the world.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·January 6, 2017·5 min readHow the Brain Shapes Perception to Control BehaviorA new study provides insight into how the brain processes visual information to help control behavior.Read More
