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Why, Sometimes, We Don’t See What We Actually Saw

Neuroscience NewsOctober 23, 2019

Crashes in visual processing occur when neurons processing one image are tasked with processing another too quickly. This results in either one or both images being unable to reach our conscious awareness.... Read More...

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A computer that understands how you feel

Neuroscience NewsJuly 26, 2019

EmoNet, a new convolutional neural network, can accurately decode images into eleven distinct emotional categories. Training the AI on over 25,000 images, researchers demonstrate image content is sufficient to predict the category and valence of human emotions. ... Read More...

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Scientists discover how mosquito brains integrate diverse sensory cues to find a host

Neuroscience NewsJuly 18, 2019

An asymmetric coupling between the peripheral visual and olfactory sensory systems allows for enhanced steering response to discrete objects in mosquitos.... Read More...

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Why are we able to see moving objects against moving backgrounds?

Neuroscience NewsJuly 6, 2019

The human brain can desensitize background motion and focus on smaller moving objects in the foreground as a result of activity in the middle temporal visual area. However, our ability to pick out smaller objects changes over time. Younger people are better at picking out foreground objects moving, while those over 65 have heightened awareness of objects moving in the background.... Read More...

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Breakthrough in understanding how human eyes process 3D motion

Neuroscience NewsJune 17, 2019

Two distinct pathways in the visual system allow us to process 3D motion.... Read More...

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Study identifies our ‘inner pickpocket’

Neuroscience NewsMay 21, 2019

People are able to form the correct mental model of puzzles from either visual or haptic experiences alone and are able to predict haptic properties from visual ones. Findings suggest humans segment scenes into objects without explicit boundary cues by using purely statistical information.... Read More...

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Optical illusions reveal regular waves of brain activity enable visual feature integration

Neuroscience NewsMay 21, 2019

Optical illusions are helping researchers better understand attention and visual perception. Findings suggest attention operates periodically on the perceptual binding of visual information.... Read More...

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“Number sense” arises from the recognition of visible objects

Neuroscience NewsMay 9, 2019

Results from a new artificial intelligence study indicate number sense is spontaneously created by the visual system, without prior experience of counting.... Read More...

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Artificial intelligence reveals what neurons in the visual cortex prefer to look at

Neuroscience NewsMay 5, 2019

A new deep learning algorithm can reliably determine what visual stimuli neurons in the visual cortex respond best to.... Read More...

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Artificial neural networks can be used to drive brain activity

Neuroscience NewsMay 3, 2019

Current deep learning models are able to create images strongly enough to activate specific neurons in the visual cortex. However, researchers say more accurate artificial neural network models should be developed to help produce more accurate control.... Read More...

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Multitasking with perfection: Nerve cell works like 1400 individual cells – Fly Study

Neuroscience NewsApril 28, 2019

CT1 cells connect around 1400 areas in the fly brain. Each cell area works like a separate neuron, allowing CT1 to access information from the fly's eye and support local motion detection.... Read More...

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How Attention Helps the Brain Perceive an Object

Neuroscience NewsMarch 19, 2019

Low-frequency optogenetic stimulation of the visual region of the brain impairs an animal's ability to make fine sensory discriminations. ... Read More...

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visual system

Why, Sometimes, We Don’t See What We Actually Saw

A computer that understands how you feel

Scientists discover how mosquito brains integrate diverse sensory cues to find a host

Why are we able to see moving objects against moving backgrounds?

Breakthrough in understanding how human eyes process 3D motion

Study identifies our ‘inner pickpocket’

Optical illusions reveal regular waves of brain activity enable visual feature integration

“Number sense” arises from the recognition of visible objects

Artificial intelligence reveals what neurons in the visual cortex prefer to look at

Artificial neural networks can be used to drive brain activity

Multitasking with perfection: Nerve cell works like 1400 individual cells – Fly Study

How Attention Helps the Brain Perceive an Object