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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.

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·June 28, 2018·13 min read

Living with Sensory Processing Disorder

Scientists are beginning to understand the neuroscience behind sensory processing disorder and are developing new therapies to help those with SPD.

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·June 20, 2018·3 min read

Dogs Understand What’s Written All Over Your Face

A new study reports dogs use different parts of their brains to process negative and positive emotional cues in human facial expressions.

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·June 5, 2018·4 min read

What Effect Does TMS Have on the Brain?

Researchers report transcranial magnetic stimulation predisposes neural connections in the visual cortex for reorganization.

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·May 15, 2018·3 min read

How We Perceive Color

According to researchers, the 'fill in' effect makes only a small contribution to how we perceive colors in an image. The study also provides new evidence that color processing cells play a vital role in color perception.

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·May 14, 2018·3 min read

Learning a Second Language Alters Sensory Perception

Bilingual people are better able to integrate sight and sound to make sense of speech, a new study reveals. Researchers report, in addition to altering basic sensory experiences, learning a second language can impact memory, decision making and cognitive control.

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·May 11, 2018·4 min read

Do We Subconsciously Judge Face Likeness?

A new study sheds light on the mechanisms behind how humans recognize and distinguish between two types of visual information. The study provides insight into the level of visual processing where pareidolia, the human ability to see faces in inanimate objects, occurs.

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·May 11, 2018·3 min read

Video of Moving Discs Reconstructed From Rat Retinal Neural Signals

Researchers have successfully reconstructed a short movie of randomly moving discs produced by rat retinal neurons, with the help of machine learning technology.

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·May 7, 2018·6 min read

Deep Learning Comes Full Circle

AI research has come full circle, helping neuroscientist better understand how the human brain works, researchers say.

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·April 18, 2018·4 min read

The Brain Processes Sight and Sound in the Same Manner

A new study reveals both auditory and visual learning follow similar principles. The findings, researchers report, could help in the development of new approaches to restore sensory deficits.