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Three photos showing size differences of same person in different positions.

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·September 28, 2015·4 min read

Neural Mechanism of Size Constancy Clarified

According to a new study, neurons in the visual cortical area V4 calculate the size of an object based on information on its retinal image size and distance from the object.

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·August 3, 2015·3 min read

Fly Brains Ignore Visual Input Caused by Their Own Movements

A new study reports flies can silence visual input generated by their own movement. The findings may help advance understanding of how ongoing behavior can influence visual processing.

This shows how the visual distortions may look through a bionic eye.

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·August 3, 2015·5 min read

Looking at the World Through a Bionic Eye

Researchers use simulations to mimic what vision could be like after a patient undergoes one of two different vision restoring therapies.

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·July 21, 2015·2 min read

Computer Program Able to Recognize Hand Drawn Sketches Better Than Humans

A new computer program can identify drawn objects more successfully than humans can.

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·July 17, 2015·5 min read

Opponent Activity of a Newly Discovered Neuron is Responsible for Selective Motion Vision

Researchers take inspiration from the developing brain to create improved computer algorithms.

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·May 14, 2015·5 min read

Seeing Black and Blue or White and Gold? Three Perspectives on How We Perceive “The Dress”

Three new studies examine how people perceive colors differently when it comes to the photograph of 'The Dress'.

This shows a cut away head model with the brain revealed. Highlighted are the areas where the neural activity is present.

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·April 30, 2015·5 min read

Out of Body Illusion Perceptually Teleports People to Different Locations

Researcher map brain activity associated with out of body illusions.

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·April 27, 2015·5 min read

Brain Balances Perception and Action When Caught in an Illusion

A new study sets out to understand how the brain determines the location of nearby objects.

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·January 12, 2015·2 min read

Different Brain Pathways are Responsible for Person and Movement Recognition

A new study illustrates how individuals with face blindness are still able to recognize other people's movements.

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·November 26, 2014·3 min read

Elderly Brains Learn, but Maybe Too Much

Older people retain the mental flexibility needed to learn visual perception tasks, but are not as good as filtering out irrelevant information as younger people, a new study reports.