Researchers have confirmed that neuropeptide somatostatin can improve cognitive function in the brain. A research group of Professor Seung-Hee Lee from the Department of Biological Sciences at KAIST ...

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 ...

A closed-loop cortical implant generates functional percepts of shape, motion, and letters in two individuals with acquired ...

MIT scientists found that what we see is strongly influenced by how alert or active we are. Parts of the brain responsible ...

Researchers at Neuro-Electronics Research Flanders (NERF), led by Prof. Vincent Bonin, have published two new studies uncovering how visual information is processed and distributed in the brain. The ...

In primates, visual information is processed hierarchically, moving from early brain regions that respond to low-level features to later-stage areas that recognize complex features and objects. In the ...

Research reveals why some images feel pleasing while others uncomfortable. The brain prefers visuals that cost less energy.

Ultra-high-field brain scans reveal integrated maps of vision and touch, highlighting the brain's role in embodied perception ...

New Haven, Conn. — 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 ...

A new study in Neuron reveals that the brain’s executive center sends highly specialized, context-dependent instructions to ...