Diving Deeper Into Developmental Dyslexia
A new study reveals men with dyslexia have altered structural connections between the thalamus and auditory cortex on the left side of the brain.... Read More...
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Human Brain Allocates Attention Based on Known Size of Objects
Researchers report our knowledge about the real world size of an object, and not its visual size, helps to guide our attention.... Read More...
Surprise Discovery Reveals Second Visual System in Cerebral Cortex: Mouse Study
A new study challenges 75 year old dogma of mammalian vision. Researchers have shows the post rhinal cortex obtains visual data from the superior colliculus and is not dependent upon information from primary visual cortex. ... Read More...
Dynamic Audiovisuals Increase Spectator Attention, But Inhibit Conscious Processing
Study reports audiovisual editing causes an increase in activity in visual processing areas, while continuous and orderly editing produces more cognitive processing activity.... Read More...
Brain Learns to Recognize Familiar Faces Regardless of Where They Are in Visual Field
Researchers report facial recognition varies by where they appear in the visual field, and this variability is reduces through learning familiar faces via social interactions. The study reports repeated social interactions tune visual neurons in the face processing network to enable consistent and rapid rapid recognition of familiar faces.... Read More...
Abnormal Vision in Childhood Can Affect Brain Functions
Researchers say children with visual problems such as amblyopia may face developmental issues in brain areas responsible for attention.... Read More...
Small Brained Female Guppies Are Not Drawn to Attractive Males
A new study reports female guppies with smaller brain mass can distinguish between attractive males, but do not find them more appealing or choose to mate with them over less attractive guppies. Researchers say the study sheds new light of the link between mate preference and cognitive ability.... Read More...
Reading is a Team Lift As Different Brain Parts Work Together to Predict Proficiency
Researchers report the extent sensory specific parts of the brain connect functionally as a network during child development can help to predict their reading proficiency.... Read More...
Long Term Study of a Boy’s Lobectomy Offers Rare Glimpse of Plasticity in Action
Researchers report, following a lobectomy, the left hemisphere of the brain compensated for visual tasks in a young boy. The findings, researchers say, provide a detailed characterization of plasticity in the developing brain. ... Read More...
Noradrenaline Plays a Critical Role in Sensory Perception
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.... Read More...
Visual Perceptual Skills Are Updated By Processes Similar to Memory Reconsolidation
Researchers report our ability to identify and categorize visual information is an active process similar to memory stabilization.... Read More...
New Brain Pathway for Escaping Predators Discovered
Researchers report on the role of the thalamus in perception and reaction to predators.... Read More...