How do Horses Read Human Emotional Cues?
Whether a person is familiar to the animal or not, horses integrate human facial expressions and vocal tones to perceive human emotion, a new study reports.... Read More...
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Absence Epilepsy: When the Brain is Like an Orchestra Without a Conductor
Researchers shed light on the neural mechanisms of absence epilepsy. ... Read More...
Can Psychological Stress Cause Vision Loss?
Researchers report persistent psychological stress can contribute to the development and progression of vision loss.... Read More...
Dogs Understand What’s Written All Over Your Face
A new study reports dogs use different parts of their brains to process negative and positive emotional cues in human facial expressions.... Read More...
New Cell Type in Human Brain May Play Critical Role in Visual Search
Researchers have identified a new functional type of cell in the medial temporal lobe that may play an essential role in visual search.... Read More...
Why Are Sight and Sound Out of Sync?
A new study reports speech comprehension can improve as much as 10% when sound is delayed relative to vision.... Read More...
Unique Patient Offers Insight into the Brain’s Quest to See
A patient missing most of her occipital lobes on both sides of the brain is helping researchers shed light on how the brain processes objects in motion. ... Read More...
I Saw That: Brain Mechanisms Create Confidence About Things Seen
Researchers have identified specific brain functions that give you confidence that what you see is actually what you saw. ... Read More...
Act Fast to Pay Attention
A new study sheds light on how priming may influence our attention to details.... Read More...
Details That Look Sharp to People May Be Blurry to Their Pets
A new study reports that while we might not be able to see so well in the dark and are less than adept at distinguishing colors, humans can see in finer detail than most other animals.... Read More...
First 3D Printed Human Corneas
Mixing together human corneal stromal cells with alginate and collagen to make a bioink, researchers have successfully created 3D printed human corneas.... Read More...
Eye Function May Be Key to Schizophrenia Diagnosis
According to researchers, a hand held device that records electrical activity from the retina may be a useful tool in diagnosis schizophrenia.... Read More...