Certain types of brain-training exercises could lower the risk of dementia by about 25%, according to new research connected ...

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

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

A research team led by the University of Tsukuba has revolutionized the visualization of neuronal activity in the brain through a simplified mathematical analysis. Previous methods of visualizing ...

Imagine you’re driving down the street when, out of nowhere, a skateboarder rolls into your path. You’re looking straight ...

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

Psychedelics can quiet the brain’s visual input system, pushing it to replace missing details with vivid fragments from ...

New research shows how psychedelics alter visual processing and boost memory-linked brain circuits to generate hallucinations, revealing mechanisms with therapeutic implications.

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

My last article focused, oddly enough…on focus—namely, how to help gifted students who are easily distracted by outside stimuli. Those of you with easily distracted students or children of your own ...