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·November 8, 2017·5 min read

Visual Intelligence Not the Same as IQ

A new study reveals differences in a person's visual ability to recognize objects is not associated with their general intelligence.

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·October 18, 2017·2 min read

‘Cats-And-Dogs’ Test to Predict Dementia Among Parkinson’s Patients

A test that uses images of cats and dogs may prove to be a quick and effective method of predicting which patients in early stages of Parkinson's disease will develop dementia.

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·September 26, 2017·5 min read

In Plain Sight: Study Compares Performance of Humans Versus Neural Networks in Visual Searches

Researchers report humans often miss objects in plain sight, especially if the size is inconsistent with the rest of the scene.

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·September 19, 2017·5 min read

The Brain at Work: Spotting Half Hidden Objects

Researchers have identified how signals from the visual and prefrontal cortices may interact to help us recognize shapes that are not entirely visible.

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·September 14, 2017·3 min read

Reactivating Visual Memories is a New Alternative to ‘Practice Makes Perfect’

Repeated, extensive practice can be replaced by brief memory reactivation to help boost learning, a new study reports.

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·July 5, 2017·5 min read

Peering into Neural Networks

A pioneering technique has helped researchers to elucidate the workings of neural networks trained with visual data. The findings shed light on the nature of computer vision algorithms and may also help to provide new evidence regarding the organization and visual processes of the human brain.