Our brains begin to create internal representations of the world around us from the first moment we open our eyes. We ...

New research reveals that neurons in the visual cortex are far more adaptable than previously thought, responding dynamically to complex stimuli during object recognition tasks.

When visual information enters the brain, it travels through two pathways that process different ... dominant perspective a lot of people in our field believe is that the ventral stream is ...

"Even at the first stages of object perception, the neurons are sensitive to much more complex visual stimuli than had previously been believed, and that capability is informed by feedback from higher ...

Learn about eye changes that could indicate serious health conditions, from blurry vision to persistent floaters and flashes ...

Glaucoma silently steals vision before symptoms appear. Learn the subtle warning signs, who faces highest risk, and the ...

Humans have an exceptional ability to learn socially, but most studies have focused on overly simplified tasks.

we have revealed how the brain can precisely 'see' movement and orientation in our visual field – as if they have found the most efficient route through a complex network." The key to this ...

From transient field loss to visual hallucinations, optometrist, Scott Mackie, outlined his approach to clinical detective ...