Although the effects of cannabis on perception are well documented, little is known about their neural basis or how these may contribute to the formation of psychotic symptoms. We used functional ...

Our ability to store information about familiar objects depends on the connection between visual and language processing regions in the brain, according to a new study. Our ability to store ...

Research reveals why some images feel pleasing while others uncomfortable. The brain prefers visuals that cost less energy.

The research team at the Visual Perception and Cognition Laboratory of the Toyohashi University of Technology has revealed that face-likeness is judged by early visual processing at around 100ms after ...

Dyslexia impacts more than reading ability. Children with dyslexia pick up visual information slower than their typically developing peers, according to new research published in JNeurosci. Some ...

Swiss researchers have developed a robot that can balance a pencil. New Scientist informs us that pole-balancing is, apparently, a “well-known exercise in robotics research.” But roboticists weren’t ...

The visual cortex evolved to receive, process, and integrate visual information that enters the brain through the eyes. The information that is processed in the visual cortex is then transferred to ...

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Whether we’re staring at our phones, the page of a book, or the person across the table, the objects of our focus never stand in isolation; there are always other objects or people in our field of ...

A viral optical illusion challenges users to find a hidden rat in under 15 seconds, with most failing despite repeated ...

Visual snow syndrome involves flickering dots in your field of vision. It’s unclear what causes it, but experts suspect it has neurological origins. Share on Pinterest Alexander Spatari (street), ...