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·November 12, 2018·3 min read

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.

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·November 9, 2018·4 min read

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.

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·October 13, 2018·4 min read

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.

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·October 8, 2018·4 min read

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.

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·October 3, 2018·4 min read

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.

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·July 31, 2018·5 min read

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.

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·July 10, 2018·4 min read

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.

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·July 9, 2018·5 min read

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.

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·July 5, 2018·2 min read

New Brain Pathway for Escaping Predators Discovered

Researchers report on the role of the thalamus in perception and reaction to predators.

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·July 3, 2018·6 min read

Where the Brain Transforms Seeing into Acting

Researchers provide evidence that the posterior parietal cortex plays a vital role in converting vision into action.

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·July 2, 2018·3 min read

Visualizing the Connections Between Eye and Brain

A new study describes the activity of retinal neurons as they deliver visual information to the thalamus, an area of the brain implicated in image processing.