FeaturedNeurosciencePsychologyVisual Neuroscience·March 8, 2023·5 min readCelebrity Sightings Have a Built-in ContradictionThe faces of celebrities are remembered more precisely, but less accurately researchers say.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·January 6, 2023·4 min readThe Power of Lines and Strokes: How Our Brain Recognizes Line DrawingsPerception of objects is robust to changes in our environment.Read More
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Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·December 7, 2022·5 min readHearing Is Believing: Sounds Can Alter Our Visual PerceptionCertain auditory cues not only help us recognize an object more quickly, but they also even alter our visual perception.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·November 22, 2022·4 min readCould We Train Our Brains to See New Colors?Researchers question if our brains can take in three primary color inputs and turn them into the range of different colors we can see, could a little bit more mental work result in us unlocking different hues?Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·October 25, 2022·5 min readWord and Face Recognition Can Be Adequately Supported With Half a BrainHemispherectomy patients who had a hemisphere of their brain removed during childhood can correctly recognize differences between pairs of words or faces 80% of the time, a new study reports. The findings reveal how the brain adapts when it is highly plastic.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesVisual Neuroscience·October 18, 2022·5 min readHow the Brain Separates Perception From MemoryWhile previous studies point to an overlap between perception and memory, a new study finds the two are systematically different.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesVisual Neuroscience·October 8, 2022·5 min readThe Effect of the Color Red on Brain WavesThe color red is not particularly strong in terms of the strength of gamma oscillations it generates in the brain.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·September 30, 2022·5 min readPupil Dilation: A Window to PerceptionStudy reveals how changes in pupil size affect the way we perceive our surroundings.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·August 11, 2022·6 min readHow Different Smells Can Influence the Visual Perception of EmotionsResearchers found a significant link between olfaction and visual sensory processing, reporting specific smells influence the identification of facial emotions, and facial expressions influence the emotional response to smell.Read More
AutismFeaturedNeuroscience·August 1, 2022·5 min readA New Learning Method Could Help People With Autism Improve Visual Perception CapabilitiesA newly proposed learning method for those on the autism spectrum accelerates the learning process and can help to improve visual perception.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychologyVisual Neuroscience·July 21, 2022·3 min readVisually Perceptive Moms Are More Sensitive ParentsA mother's ability to recognize positive emotions on the faces of other adults predicts her sensitivity and responsiveness to her child four months later.Read More
