When animals move through complex visual environments, the brain cannot afford to analyze every detail one by one. Instead, ...

Echolocation isn't just for the blind. A new study proves everyday adults can actively rewire their visual cortex to navigate ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — New findings from studies in both people and animals are revealing clues about how sensory information and cognitive processes interact in the brain to produce our perception of the ...

We may not realize it, but our eyes constantly make rapid movements—two to three per second—even when we're looking at the same spot. Yet despite these frequent eye movements, we still perceive what ...

A new optical illusion excellently illustrates just how finicky our eyes are when it comes to perceiving colors.

Ever hear the old adage that time flies when you're having fun? A new study by a team of UNLV researchers suggests that there's a lot of truth to the trope. Many people think of their brains as being ...

Rewiring the brain is how you get there. Not overnight, not magically, but through repeatable inner shifts that change how ...

Researchers have long assumed that the brain controls our sense of time. A new study suggests the heart plays an important role. By Ellen Barry It is a truism that ...

Once belonging only in children’s tales, the perception that you’re much larger or smaller than the world around you is a genuine brain-related condition.