When we turn our head to one side, the visual field "turns" the other way. When we are on a train, the landscape slides by us. However, we know that we are the ones moving, while the world remains in place. How does the brain ...
Oct 31, 2016
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There is an elephant in the room each time scientists conduct a brain scan study.
Mar 4, 2016
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A new study conducted by a researcher at the George Washington University suggests that the right hemisphere of the brain may be able to assist a damaged left hemisphere in protecting visual attention after a stroke.
Feb 18, 2015
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A widely presumed problem of aging is that the brain becomes less flexible—less plastic—and that learning may therefore become more difficult. A new study led by Brown University researchers contradicts that notion with ...
Nov 19, 2014
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(Medical Xpress)—Johnny Depp has an unforgettable face. Tony Angelotti, his stunt double in "Pirates of the Caribbean," does not. So why is it that when they're swashbuckling on screen, audiences worldwide see them both ...
Oct 3, 2014
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(Medical Xpress)—Take a look around, and what do you see? Much more than you think you do, thanks to your finely tuned mind's eye, which processes images without your even knowing.
Sep 9, 2014
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How is it possible for a human eye to figure out letters that are twisted and looped in crazy directions, like those in the little security test internet users are often given on websites?
Jul 2, 2013
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(Medical Xpress)—Trying to keep an image we've just seen in memory can leave us blind to things we are 'looking' at, according to the results of a new study supported by the Wellcome Trust.
Oct 1, 2012
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(Medical Xpress) -- Using transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), an international team led by French researchers from the Centre de Recherche de l'Institut du Cerveau (CNRS) has succeeded in enhancing the visual abilities ...
Jun 5, 2012
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A Mr. Magoo with thick glasses peering out from behind the wheel might not inspire confidence from his fellow motorists, but a new study shows other types of vision loss might be even more dangerous while driving.
Nov 10, 2023
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