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 ...

The brain does not need its sophisticated cortex to interpret the visual world. A new study published in PLOS Biology ...

Optical illusions have fascinated scientists, psychologists, and artists for centuries because they reveal one simple truth ...

Timothy Vickery, Ph.D., is an associate professor in the Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences at the University of Delaware. The cognitive neuroscientist is primarily interested in visual ...

New research shows that the brain's visual perception system automatically and unconsciously guides decision-making through valence perception. The findings offer important insights into consumer ...

Sounds can alter the way the brain interprets what it sees. This is the key finding of a new study by SISSA researchers in Trieste, Italy. The research shows that, when sounds are paired with moving ...