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

How we focus our attention before we even see an object matters. For example, when we look for something moving in the sky, ...

We take our understanding of where we are for granted, until we lose it. When we get lost in nature or a new city, our eyes and brains kick into gear, seeking familiar objects that tell us where we ...

The brain divides vision between its two hemispheres—what's on your left is processed by your right hemisphere and vice versa—but your experience with every bike or bird that you see zipping by is ...

An illusion is when we see and perceive an object that doesn't match the sensory input that reaches our eyes. In the case of ...

The brain doesn’t wait for sight. It builds attention in rapid steps, tuning from general categories to precise details in ...

Researchers have discovered a new type of neuron that plays a critical role in recognition memory. Named 'ovoid cells' for their egg-shaped cell bodies, they increase understanding of how memories ...

A new study shows that our brain’s attention system first prepares broadly, then zooms in on specific details within ...

Brain scans reveal that dogs generally know that certain words stand for certain objects, researchers reported. Photo by G. Eliasiewicz/HealthDay News It's well-known that dogs can learn words for ...

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