The human brain emits a faint glow. New research shows this light reflects mental state - and could lead to new diagnostic tools.

A new study reveals that our brains separate “stuff” like water and sand from “things” like balls or tools, using specialized circuits in the visual cortex.

Prior research has shown that people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) often experience difficulties recognizing faces and even emotional responses. This, many speculate, is what … The post This new ...

Migraine symptoms with visual auras occurring after ventricular arrhythmia ablation procedures may be a sign of transient brain injury.

Researchers at Osnabrück University, Freie Universität Berlin and other institutes recently developed a new class of artificial neural networks (ANNs) that could mimic the human visual system better ...

Fifty years of outstanding neuroscience research studies have revealed many secrets of how drugs of abuse affect and change the brain, proving that addiction is a brain disease.

During imagination, many of the same brain regions activate in the same manner as when you see a real apple. Until recently, it remained unclear how the brain distinguishes between these real and ...

The following decades revealed how different parts of the human brain, especially the visual cortex, work — laying down more biological breadcrumbs that computer scientists would later pick up.

In fact, the human brain's visual system actively reshapes how it represents the exact same object depending on what you're trying to do.

NIH-funded project helps unraveling the brain’s wiring, giving clues to how we see the world. April 10, 2025 – In a massive scientific effort funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH ...