Tests using blurred objects and hidden numbers may help detect subtle visual-processing problems in Lewy body disease.

A recent study conducted by researchers at Forschungszentrum Jülich (Germany) reveals insights into the functioning of the visual cortex of macaques. The findings, published in Cell Reports, ...

A small team of brain researchers at South China Normal University, working with a colleague from the University of New South Wales, has found that the visual processing parts of the brain light up in ...

By simulating human visual processing with a deep neural network, researchers have discovered a computational marker that predicts an adolescent's risk for developing depression up to four years ...

When you see a bag of carrots at the grocery store, does your mind go to potatoes and parsnips or buffalo wings and celery? It depends, of course, on whether you're making a hearty winter stew or ...

The world we see is never as simple as a single object in isolation. Whether reading a book or scanning a crowded street, our visual field is constantly filled with competing information. Now, Yale ...

Have you ever seen something that doesn’t quite add up? Maybe a shape in the dark resembles a face, or an orange momentarily looks like an apple. Scientists now have a new idea about how different ...

A key aim of Pieter Roelfsema’s research is to develop a device to restore rudimentary eyesight to people whose optic nerve has died. An applied goal of Pieter Roelfsema’s lab at the Netherlands ...