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·January 9, 2017·5 min read

Bilingualism May Save Brain Resources As You Age

Aging bilingual brains are more efficient and economical with their resources, a new study reports.

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·December 20, 2016·6 min read

Pop-Outs: How the Brain Extracts Meaning From Noise

Auditory cortex neurons are able to pick out aspects of sounds associated with language, even in a 'noisy environment'.

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·December 14, 2016·4 min read

Infants Show Apparent Awareness of Ethnic Differences

Children under the age of one appear to be able to notice differences when looking at the faces of women from different ethnic backgrounds, a new study reports.

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·December 9, 2016·4 min read

Illusion Reveals the Brain Fills in Peripheral Vision

According to a new study, the things we see with our peripheral vision may sometimes be an optical illusion.

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·December 5, 2016·4 min read

Visual Biases Near the Hands Help Us Perform Specific Actions

According to a new study, our visual systems prioritize information relevant to actions we are about to take.

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Featured Psychology

·December 5, 2016·5 min read

Babies’ First Words Can Be Predicted Based On Visual Attention

A baby's first words are, most likely, based on their visual experiences, a new study reports.

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·December 4, 2016·3 min read

How 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.

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·November 14, 2016·2 min read

How Visual Attention Selects Important Information

A new study reveals multiple functions of visual attention.

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·November 11, 2016·4 min read

Deviations From Expectations: Detecting Moving Objects

Researchers have identified neurons in the visual cortex that enable the detection of moving objects as we move along.

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·October 10, 2016·3 min read

Moderate Video Game Playing Enhances Perception and Attention Skills

A 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.

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·September 28, 2016·5 min read

Some Brains Are Blind to Moving Objects

Researchers discover motion blindness has little to do with vision and more to do with the brain's ability to interpret sensory information correctly.