In A Nutshell Researchers used a light-based brain imaging technique in mice to watch, in real time, what happens in the brain during a psychedelic experience and found a specific electrical rhythm ...

NYU Langone neuroscientists identified the brain region likely responsible for recognizing images after seeing them once, ...

Researchers use compressed AI models to discover "dot-detecting" neurons in the macaque visual cortex, offering a new path ...

Scientists have discovered that turtles possess advanced visual processing abilities once thought to be unique to mammals.

People who lose their visual imagination after a stroke share damage to a single neural circuit. A new analysis maps these ...

The human brain can learn through experience to filter out disturbing and distracting stimuli—such as a glaring roadside billboard or a flashing banner on the internet. Scientists at Leipzig ...

Imagine a ball bouncing down a flight of stairs. Now think about a cascade of water flowing down those same stairs. The ball and the water behave very differently, and it turns out that your brain has ...

Birdwatching is often seen as a calm hobby. You wake up early, grab your binoculars, and head to a park or wetland. For many, ...