Differences in activity between the left and right superior colliculi help researchers predict whether an animal was seeing an event.
According to researchers, social media use in young women can have a negative impact on the way they view their own bodies and appearance. The study reports women who engage with photos of friends they consider to be more attractive than themselves feel worse about their own appearance directly after viewing.
Researchers provide new evidence of brain plasticity. A new study reveals visual cortex neurons sprout new axons and shed some old ones as animals improve at perceptual learning tasks.
Researchers report the medial prefrontal cortex calibrates current visual information with previously obtained information to help us perceive the world with more stability, helping to retain visual consistency as we blink.
A new study unites cognitive science and information theory, reporting our brains are structured to make the best possible decisions given their limited resources.
Researchers have uncovered what they are calling 'neurological synergy' which occurs during visual adaptation.
Researchers report we recognize what we are looking at by combining current stimuli with comparison to images stored in memory.
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A new study reveals noradrenaline plays a vital role in early stages of perception. Researchers report later processing of visual information occurs in the cerebral cortex and is affected by noradrenaline to determine if an image will enter our stream of consciousness.
Researchers report our ability to identify and categorize visual information is an active process similar to memory stabilization.
Researchers have identified two brain pathways that appear to be critical in determining how mice react to visual threats. The findings could have implications for treating PTSD and phobias in humans.
A new study measures individual differences in perceptual capacity. Findings suggest people have a consistent level of performance across different measures of perception.
A new study reveals imagining visual stimuli can alter our perception of where auditory stimuli may be coming from.
