In A Nutshell Researchers used a light-based brain imaging technique in mice to watch, in real time, what happens in the ...

Scientists have discovered that turtles possess advanced visual processing abilities once thought to be unique to mammals.

A single clear image can rewire the visual brain, making later recognition faster without relying on memory systems.

That sharp flinch during a violent movie scene is familiar to many people. A hand slams, a body falls, and your own muscles ...

A recent study has revealed how the psychedelic brew ayahuasca alters brain waves to induce profound mystical experiences and ...

Researchers at Neuro-Electronics Research Flanders (NERF), led by Prof. Vincent Bonin, have published two studies uncovering how visual information is processed and distributed in the brain. The ...

Learn how our brains store images that help us achieve flashes of insight when looking at seemingly incomprehensible visual tests.

For decades, scientists have searched for a safe way to reach deep parts of the human brain without cutting into the skull. That goal now feels closer.

A small team of brain researchers at South China Normal University, working with a colleague from the University of New South Wales, has found that the visual processing parts of the brain light up in ...

Visual experience triggers the formation of a web of neural connections in different brain areas in order to make sense of ...

A large, long-term study found that playing a brain training video game may help protect the brain against dementia for ...

Why do our mental images stay sharp even when we are moving fast? A team of neuroscientists led by Professor Maximilian Jösch at the Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) has identified a ...