Researchers shot lasers into brain cells and triggered illusions on demand—a breakthrough that’s rewriting how we see the ...

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 ...

MIT scientists explore how the brain seamlessly processes visual information from both eyes without a perceptible seam, ...

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 ...

The concept that cognitive health can be preserved or improved is often expressed as "use it or lose it." Numerous modifiable risk factors are associated with "losing" cognitive abilities with age and ...

Why do some players naturally pull in on a joystick to look up, like they’re flying a plane, whereas others press forward?

Many mammals physically pivot their ears to hone in on a particular sound, and now it seems that a similar action takes place ...

A new brainteaser is challenging people to spot the tiny mouse hidden inside a visual illusion - and if you can do it in ...

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 ...