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 ...

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 ...

People have a lot of misconceptions about what the brain's left and right hemispheres do, but one well-known aspect of this division may be even more true than people realize: The brain not only ...

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

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

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 ...

We study how sensory information (e.g., vision, audition) is processed and evaluated by humans and animals, such as bees, mice, and chicks. As part of our research, we investigate perceptual processes ...