Past research has suggested that people's cultural differences may result in differences in basic visual perception. New research found no evidence that these differences play a significant role in ...

How does the brain see the "big picture"? A new study reveals that the primary visual cortex (V1) calculates statistical ...

As the old saying goes, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. But while we can appreciate that others might hold different opinions of objects we see, not many people know that factors beyond our ...

The coronavirus pandemic has shifted many of our interactions online, with Zoom video calls replacing in-person classes, work meetings, conferences and other events. Will all that screen time damage ...

When animals move through complex visual environments, the brain cannot afford to analyze every detail one by one. Instead, ...