FeaturedPsychology·December 5, 2016·4 min readVisual Biases Near the Hands Help Us Perform Specific ActionsAccording to a new study, our visual systems prioritize information relevant to actions we are about to take.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·December 5, 2016·5 min readBabies’ First Words Can Be Predicted Based On Visual AttentionA baby's first words are, most likely, based on their visual experiences, a new study reports.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscience·December 4, 2016·3 min readHow Do Musician’s Brains Work While They Play?A new study looks at how professional musicians prioritize sight and sound when learning a new song or piece of music.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 14, 2016·2 min readHow Visual Attention Selects Important InformationA new study reveals multiple functions of visual attention.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·November 11, 2016·4 min readDeviations From Expectations: Detecting Moving ObjectsResearchers have identified neurons in the visual cortex that enable the detection of moving objects as we move along.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·October 10, 2016·3 min readModerate Video Game Playing Enhances Perception and Attention SkillsA new study reports people who play video games for a few hours a week are able to process visual information more accurately than those who don't.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·September 28, 2016·5 min readSome Brains Are Blind to Moving ObjectsResearchers discover motion blindness has little to do with vision and more to do with the brain's ability to interpret sensory information correctly.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·September 19, 2016·3 min readWhat You See Is Not Always What You GetResearchers have identified neurons in the visual cortex that can help predict an upcoming visual stimulus.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·September 8, 2016·5 min readHow The Brain Builds Panoramic MemoriesResearchers have identified specific, key brain regions that help us link different views of our surroundings.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 7, 2016·4 min readDriving or Talking? The Brain Concentrates on One Thing at a TimeA new study investigates what happens when we multitask and why it's not such a good idea to drive and use a phone at the same time.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 1, 2016·5 min readTaller People Have a Built In Advantage When it Comes to Spatial RelationsAccording to researchers, taller people are better at correctly identifying the location of targets in their middle distance vision.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosVisual Neuroscience·August 26, 2016·3 min readA Visual Nudge Can Disrupt Recall of What Things Look LikeAccording to researchers, interfering with vision makes it harder to describe what you know about the appearance of common objects.Read More