Neuroscientists have been trying to understand how the brain processes visual information for over a century. The development ...
A child reaches for a toy, hesitates, then turns away — not because their eyes cannot see it, but because their brain cannot ...
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 ...
Blindsight describes the phenomenon whereby individuals with damage to the primary visual cortex (V1) retain certain visually guided behaviours despite an absence of conscious visual perception. In ...
If watching Robert De Niro ordering hammer-based retribution on a cheat's hand in Casino instinctively made you wince, you are not alone. Many people say that seeing bodily injury on film makes them ...
Your ability to notice what matters visually comes from an ancient brain system over 500 million years old.
New ultra–high-field brain scans reveal hidden body maps inside the visual system, showing how the brain weaves sight and touch together to build a unified sense of perception. Study: Vicarious body ...