The study of visual processing and attention in near-hand space has revealed that the proximity of the hands significantly alters perceptual mechanisms. Emerging evidence indicates that objects ...

A Nature Neuroscience study finds that special "illusion-encoding" neurons in the brain's visual cortex fill in missing ...

MIT scientists explore how the brain seamlessly processes visual information from both eyes without a perceptible seam, ...

A longstanding principle of neuroscience is that the brain processes visual stimuli from each side of the visual field in the opposite hemisphere: stimuli from the right side are processed in the left ...

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 ...

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Why does the brain split visual spatial perception between its hemispheres? A new review by neuroscientists examines the advantages and trade-offs, and how the brain ultimately makes vision feel ...

Cells called astrocytes are about as abundant in the brain as neurons and new research shows how they are involved in ...

A single phototransistor mimics retinal bipolar cell function while detecting visible and infrared light, enabling low-power ...

When you see a bag of carrots at the grocery store, does your mind go to potatoes and parsnips or buffalo wings and celery? It depends, of course, on whether you're making a hearty winter stew or ...

Is the color you see the same as the one I see? It’s a question that has been around for centuries, sparking debates among philosophers and neuroscientists alike. While the subjective quality of ...