Scientists developed two new sensors that can detect brain cell communication in real time, tracking chemical messages ...

When we watch someone move, get injured, or express emotion, our brain doesn’t just see it—it partially feels it. Researchers ...

For generations, adults with amblyopia were told their vision loss was permanent, a childhood problem that medicine could not ...

When one eye is deprived of vision early in life, it can lead to amblyopia, a condition more commonly known as lazy eye. This happens because a lack of input disrupts synapse formation in the brain's ...

It is the time of year when decorations appear everywhere and everyone has a preferred style, from bright flashing lights to something more understated. Christmas decorations are meant to be cheerful, ...

Researchers at the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience have become the first to fully characterize cell activity from a little relay station in the center of the human brain. This aids our ...

Festive colour schemes often rely on red and green. Red, however, is widely reported to be the most uncomfortable colour. One ...

It was once believed that mice had relatively poor vision. Turns out mice are far from blind – and studying how their vision ...

Princeton scientists found that the brain uses reusable “cognitive blocks” to create new behaviors quickly.

The cerebral cortex of your brain is the outermost layer. It's the part of the brain that appears wrinkled because it has a lot of folds. Your cerebral cortex is divided into two hemispheres. Each ...

Visual cortex anodal transcranial direct current stimulation (a-tDCS) has been shown to reduce crowding in normal peripheral vision and may improve the reading of English words in patients with ...