Eye contact and body language are critical in social interaction, but exactly how the brain uses this information in order to inform behavior in real time is not well understood. By combining ...

Scientists studying brain process involved in sight have found the visual cortex also uses information gleaned from the ears as well as the eyes when viewing the world. They suggest this auditory ...

Researchers at the National Institutes of Health have discovered that decisions based on visual information, which involve a complex stream of data flowing forward and backwards along the brain's ...

In the high-speed supercomputer that is the human brain, where quick connections are made in response to outside stimuli, neurons (or individual cells) race to transmit information using electrical ...

Measles commonly presents with cough, coryza (inflammation in the nose), and conjunctivitis (pink eye). Measles can cause eye damage including corneal scarring, retinal damage, and damage to the optic ...

A team of researchers has demonstrated that the key to understanding working memory relies not only on what one is storing in memory, but also why. This is the 'working' part of working memory, which ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . We found that current opaque eye patches can cause 18 problems during visual field testing. Most unusual was ...

It begins with a look - one that goes out of its way to be malevolent. Not accidental, or by chance. By choice. Maybe you've seen it? The direct, narrow, overlong stare? At first glance it may not ...

Engineers at RMIT University have invented a small "neuromorphic" device that detects hand movement, stores memories and processes information like a human brain, without the need for an external ...