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Visual Neuroscience news articles cover science research into visual cortex, vision, visual disorders, blindness, brain processing of visual cues, facial recognition and research related to how eyes and brains function.

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·November 17, 2017·5 min read

Fixated on Food?

Researchers report visual features modulated by the optokinetic reflex are encoded in the retina.

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·November 15, 2017·4 min read

Visual Perception of Summary Statistics Not Following Mathematical Rules

A new study could help to determine new approaches to statistical data visualization.

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·November 11, 2017·5 min read

Genetics Affect Where Children Look

A new Current Biology study reveals there appears to be a strong genetic component to how people visually explore their environments.

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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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·November 1, 2017·5 min read

Babies Can Use Context to Look For Things

At 6 months of age, babies are capable of memory guided attention, a new study reveals. Young infants are able to learn and remember contextual visual cues to find objects of interest, researchers report. The findings shed new light on both typical and atypical brain development.

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·October 25, 2017·15 min read

My Sudden Synesthesia: How I Went Blind and Started Hearing Colors

Recovering from suddenly losing her vision, Vanessa Potter experienced a mingling of her senses and altered the way in which she saw colors.

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·October 16, 2017·2 min read

Learning During Development is Regulated by an Unexpected Brain Region

Researchers report the thalamus plays a critical role in regulating how the brain learns to integrate binocular input during development.

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·October 9, 2017·3 min read

Watch Out! Brain Network Calculates Impact of Approaching Object

A new study investigates how the a specific brain network tracks the location and speed of an object, helping animals to prepare for imminent impact.

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·October 9, 2017·6 min read

Human Brain Recalls Visual Features in Reverse Order Than it Detects Them

A new study upends traditional models of how the brain constructs interpretations of the outside world, revealing that the brain uses a reverse order of processing to recall visual information.

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·October 5, 2017·5 min read

Appetizing Imagery Puts Visual Perception on Fast Forward

Researchers reveal people perceive positive images to fade more smoothly than negative or neutral images. The study compliments previous findings that emotional states and environment can affect how we perceive time.