Sounds can alter the way the brain interprets what it sees. This is the key finding of a new study by SISSA researchers in ...

Perceptual learning and visual cognition constitute an interdisciplinary field that investigates the brain’s remarkable capacity to refine visual processing through experience. By examining how ...

Timothy Vickery, Ph.D., is an associate professor in the Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences at the University of Delaware. The cognitive neuroscientist is primarily interested in visual ...

New research shows that the superior colliculus, a primitive brain region, can independently interpret visual information.

Traditionally, perception and cognition have been considered distinct domains of psychological science. Perception was understood to be the raw data collector—our sensory touchpoint with the external ...

Maryam Vaziri-Pashkam, Ph.D., is an assistant professor in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences at the University of Delaware. She is a cognitive neuroscientist interested in the ...

Our brains actively construct vision in near-darkness, blending residual light with memory and prediction. Even with minimal visual input, the brain ...

Blindness profoundly affects people's lives. Around the world, several laboratories, including the Biomedical ...

The experimental pill ALZ-801 slowed memory decline by 50% and reduced brain shrinkage in early Alzheimer's patients with ...

Our ancestors had to rely on their vision to find safe, nutritious food. But today, we’re surrounded by so much eye candy that we’re practically glutinous over virtual meals. Let’s explore visual ...

A visual puzzle challenges you to find a hidden inverted \"52\" among numerous inverted \"25\"s within an 8-second time limit. This brain teaser tests you ...