We rely on our ability to recognize what others are doing quickly and reliably. Only then can we judge whether someone is friend or foe. Many things in our surroundings, however, take place in our peripheral field of vision. ...
Mar 9, 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 University trial suggests that recruitment of stroke patients for specific rehabilitation studies could be increased by improved training of trial staff in the research processes involved as well as using outcomes from ...
Jan 25, 2016
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Some people with glaucoma-related binocular (both eyes) vision loss can pass a standard driving test by adopting increased visual scanning behavior, reports a study in the October issue of Optometry and Vision Science, official ...
Oct 27, 2015
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(HealthDay)—Incorporating functional results into assessments may improve the accuracy of optometrists' diagnosis of glaucoma following a training intervention, according to a study published online Oct. 2 in Ophthalmic ...
Oct 13, 2015
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Vision researchers in Boston have published the second paper of a study designed to determine if a driver who suffers from loss of central vision is able to detect pedestrians in a timely manner when driving. Central visual ...
Sep 2, 2015
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Our brains track moving objects by applying one of the algorithms your phone's GPS uses, according to researchers at the University of Rochester. This same algorithm also explains why we are fooled by several motion-related ...
Jun 22, 2015
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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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The sudden appearance of a face within our visual field can affect the motor action accompanying a gesture even if the face is totally unrelated to what we are doing and even if we try to ignore it. At one condition, though: ...
Dec 15, 2014
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Researchers from City University London have found that the visual component of the UK driving test is outdated.
Nov 27, 2014
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