That’s because too much detail would defeat our ability to make a quick decision based on experience. However, some people have specific cases of exceptional memory, like having an uncanny head for ...

Do you want to check how sharp you really are? This picture puzzle will assess your visual-spatial reasoning, problem-solving ...

The human brain filters through a flood of experiences to create specific memories. Why do some of the experiences in this deluge of sensory information become “memorable,” while most are discarded by ...

Researchers create a photochromic fluorescent system that performs optical neural computing and visual output in one step, ...

Why does the brain split visual spatial perception between its hemispheres? A new review by neuroscientists examines the advantages and trade-offs, and how the brain ultimately makes vision feel ...

Shift work is linked to poorer working memory and slower mental processing speed, finds a pooled data analysis of the available evidence, published online in Occupational & Environmental Medicine. It ...

If you were asked to draw a picture of your grandparents’ living room from memory, could you do it? For most people, certain details are easy to visualize: “There’s a piano in the corner, a palm by ...

Sensory memory refers to very short-term memories about perceptions of the world through the five senses of sight, hearing, smell, touch, and taste. A fraction of the information captured in sensory ...

Tel Aviv University researchers developed a new learning method for people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) that can potentially improve visual perception and published their work in Current ...