People are continuously provided with an overwhelming stream of events flooding the sensory organs. However, while the brain has impressive processing capabilities, its capacity is strongly limited. Thus, an observer cannot ...
Sep 29, 2023
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In a remote fishing community in Venezuela, a lone fisherman sits on a cliff overlooking the southern Caribbean Sea. This man –– the lookout –– is responsible for directing his comrades on the water, who are too close ...
May 21, 2013
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Many of us have steeled ourselves for those 'needle in a haystack' tasks of finding our vehicle in an airport car park, or scouring the supermarket shelves for a favourite brand.
Nov 13, 2013
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New research has found humans are likely to underestimate the amount of detail in symmetrical compared to random patterns.
Mar 31, 2015
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Researchers at the University of Toronto have shown that playing shooting or driving videogames, even for a relatively short time, improves the ability to search for a target hidden among irrelevant distractions in complex ...
Mar 14, 2013
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Your doctor is an expert with many years of experience. So when she tells you, upon reviewing all the fancy tomographic imaging you had done, that the tenderness in your breast is just some minor irritation, you want to believe ...
Jun 21, 2017
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Preliminary results from a new study suggest that short-term sleep extension improves response time and daytime functioning of professional baseball players.
Jun 5, 2017
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Even by three months of age, babies are visually able to locate objects that stand out from a group, a York University study has found.
Jun 2, 2014
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Jugglers are skilled at keeping several objects in motion at the same time using a combination of tossing motions and eye movement. As objects are added to a juggler's routine, their gaze moves as the juggler tries to focus ...
Aug 29, 2019
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