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·June 10, 2016·5 min read

Bifocals in the Brain

A new study identifies how the brain processes visual stimuli above and below the horizon differently.

Photos used in the researchi including a group of people and a dog in a swimming pool.

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·April 19, 2016·4 min read

How Much Do We Really See?

A new study reports our vision only reflects the gist of what we see.

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·April 13, 2016·5 min read

How LSD Can Make Us Lose Our Sense of Self

Increases 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.

Diagram of the Shrunken Finger illusion.

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·March 31, 2016·2 min read

Sleight of Hand: Researchers Work Their Magic on Shrunken Finger Illusion

Researchers report the visual system, not our conscious minds, are behind how we perceive an optical illusion.

Image shows a person taking the vision test.

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·March 9, 2016·3 min read

Friend or Foe: Our Peripheral Vision is Better at Recognizing People Than Objects

Researchers find our peripheral vision effectively allows us to judge what others are doing, even if they are not in our direct line of sight.

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·March 1, 2016·3 min read

What We Know Can Affect How We See

Visual processing is influenced by experience, a new study reports.

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·February 22, 2016·3 min read

Analyzing the Complexity of Our Perception

A new study aims to answer questions about how the brain perceives objects.

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·February 13, 2016·5 min read

Dark Colors Are Conveyed Faster Than Light

A new study reports on how simultaneous counter-change of luminance at the borders between object and background triggers activity waves in the visual brain.

Image shows a baby looking at colored shapes on a computer screen.

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·February 10, 2016·3 min read

Prelinguistic Infants Can Categorize Colors

According to a new study, infants are able to hold representations of color categories in their brains before they acquire language.

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·January 8, 2016·3 min read

Bug Eyed: Tiny 3D Glasses Help Confirm 3D Vision in Insects

Using miniature 3D 'glasses', researchers demonstrate insects do use stereopsis for hunting. The findings could help to improve visual perception in robots.