Researchers at the National Eye Institute (NEI) report that a brain region in the superior temporal sulcus (fSTS) is crucial for processing and making decisions about visual information. The findings, which could provide ...
Dec 17, 2020
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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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Over two thirds of all people prefer to carry a baby in their left arm. The figure is as high as three quarters for women, and the same also applies to right-handed people. This is the result of an analysis of 40 studies ...
Jul 16, 2019
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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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Constant training improves the capacities of human perception. Just as years of practice hone the senses of smell and taste of sommeliers, for example, so too are experienced radiologists able to spot anomalies in X-rays ...
Oct 25, 2023
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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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Researchers at the University of Liverpool are leading a new study to test the effectiveness of a treatment for "retraining" the eyes for people who experience a loss of vision after stroke.
Oct 30, 2020
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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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About one-third of patients who have suffered a stroke end up with impaired vision, losing up to half of their visual field. This partial blindness was long considered irreversible, but recent studies have shown that vision ...
Sep 5, 2018
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Meaningful social interactions train visual cortex neurons to recognize a familiar face in different visual locations, suggests new research published in eNeuro. The study demonstrates how the brain learns to perceive other ...
Oct 1, 2018
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