News tagged with gaze direction


Older people less likely to fall if they pay attention to their feet

(PhysOrg.com) -- Just as grey hair and wrinkles are widely accepted as a natural part of ageing, so is an increased risk of falling, which can happen for many reasons and with devastating consequences, including increased ...

Health created Jun 21, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Similar structures for face selectivity in human and monkey brains

(Medical Xpress) -- Face recognition and the interpretation of facial expressions and gaze direction play a key role in guiding the social behavior of human beings, and new study results point to similar mechanisms in macaques. ...

Neuroscience created Apr 28, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast