FeaturedPsychology·December 27, 2016·4 min readHow the Brain Processes Faces From Sight to RecognitionA new study explores the neural basis for facial recognition and identification.Read More
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
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·November 18, 2016·6 min readDucklings Maintain Two Separate Memory Banks of Visual InformationResearchers report newly hatched ducklings that are shown a substitute mother object with only one eye do not recognize it when they have only the other eye available.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 14, 2016·5 min readRed Means Go: Brain Uses Color to Help Us Choose What to EatA new study looks at the role the visual system plays in our food decisions.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesVisual Neuroscience·November 8, 2016·3 min readHumans Recognize Partially Obscured Snakes More Easily Than Other AnimalsResearchers confirm humans have heightened visual awareness when it comes to snakes.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 4, 2016·4 min readDeveloping Brain Regions in Children Hardest Hit by Sleep DeprivationResearchers report sleep deprivation affects the parietal and occipital lobes in children, along with myelin levels in the visual system.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesVisual Neuroscience·September 30, 2016·3 min readNew Optical Illusion Throws Light on Brain’s Perception of TransparencyA new study reports researchers have created a new optical illusion which helps to reveal how our brains determine the material properties of an object.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·July 11, 2016·4 min readVisual Activity Regenerates Neural Connections Between the Eye and BrainA new study reports high contrast visual stimulation can help damaged retinal neurons to regrow optic nerve fibers.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·July 8, 2016·5 min readSparking Sharper Sight: Mild Electrical Current May Improve VisionA new study reveals stimulating the visual cortex for 20 minutes with a mild electrical current can improve vision for 2 hours.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesVisual Neuroscience·June 30, 2016·5 min readZebrafish Reveal the Ups and Downs of VisionA new study sheds light on how we perceive and recognize specific visual stimuli.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·May 2, 2016·5 min readHow Our Biases Can Affect How We See OthersAccording to researchers, the stereotypes we hold may influence us to 'see' other's faces in ways that conform to our personal biases.Read More
