You look up into the clear blue sky and see something you can't quite identify. Is it a balloon? A plane? A UFO? You're curious, right? A research team based at Columbia's Zuckerman Institute has for the first time witnessed ...
Jul 8, 2024
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Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) remains one of the least studied mental health disorders. However, new research from Swinburne University of Technology is providing the most comprehensive understanding of the visual processing ...
Jul 4, 2024
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Dopamine neurons in the midbrain are involved in storing short-term memories—a function previously thought to be conducted solely in the prefrontal cortex—two RIKEN neuroscientists have shown1. The work is published in ...
Jul 4, 2024
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New research may have turned more than 100 years of thinking about the way our brains process visual information on its head.
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Scientists at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have uncovered a brain circuit in primates that rapidly detects faces. The findings help not only explain how primates sense and recognize faces, but could also have implications ...
Jul 2, 2024
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Johns Hopkins research sheds new light on how mammals track their position and orientation while moving, revealing that visual motion cues alone allow the brain to adjust and recalibrate its internal map even in the absence ...
Jun 28, 2024
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Port wine stains—capillary malformations on the skin—are the most visible manifestation of Sturge-Weber syndrome. However, up to 60% of babies with birthmarks in high-risk locations (forehead and upper eyelid) also have ...
Jun 27, 2024
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Our eyesight declines with age and poor lighting or strong contrasts between light and dark can limit the ability of older people to react in everyday life, resulting in a negative impact on the sleep-wake-rhythm.
Jun 19, 2024
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The association between facial expressions and the memory color effect has been elucidated through a collaborative effort involving the Cognitive Neurotechnology Unit and the Visual Perception and Cognition Laboratory at ...
Jun 13, 2024
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A new study led by researchers from City, University of London and the Royal Surrey County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has explored a novel low-tech approach to prioritize patients on cataract surgery waiting lists.
Jun 12, 2024
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