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Visual Perception
Visual Perception: is the ability to interpret the surrounding environment using light in the visible spectrum reflected by the objects in the environment. This is different from visual acuity, which refers to how clearly a person sees.
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OCT 02, 2020Technology
The new normal involves a lot of screen time to minimize in-person contact. Does all that screen time from virtual schoo ...Written By: Nouran AminSEP 27, 2020Plants & Animals
The image by Bastian Rast shows a Cobalt Blue Tarantula (Hapolpelma lividum), with brilliant cobalt blue hair-like setae ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 15, 2020Technology
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In a first, researchers have produced detailed images of a molecule in the skin as it senses various temperatures.Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 18, 2019Health & Medicine
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Ever wondered if a computer may someday differentiate between joyful images from a depressing one? Can it someday tell i ...Written By: Nouran AminAPR 10, 2019Plants & Animals
For some people, merely being in the presence of any type of bee is enough to ‘bug’ them out. But can you ev ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 29, 2019Neuroscience
In an expansive review of the literature, Dr. Nancy Kanwisher, Ph.D. and colleagues from Harvard University describ ...Written By: Amy LoriauxJAN 14, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists will be able to get a better look at cells in the brain after three-photon microscopy was improved.Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 26, 2018Neuroscience
Perceptual choice behavior, taking action based on the information received from the senses is often described by mathem ...Written By: Aswini KannegantiSEP 20, 2018Neuroscience
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Picture a scene in which a cap with electrode sensors is fitted on to a person's scalp, connected to an electroencep ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJAN 22, 2018Neuroscience
Have you ever said to someone, “What were you thinking?” Research from UC Berkeley neuroscientists may soon ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJAN 02, 2018Neuroscience
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Scientists have long thought that insects with compound eye systems couldn’t see the world as clearly as animals s ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 07, 2017Neuroscience
While neuroscience can be mind-blowing at times, it isn't magic, and it doesn't involve illusions or sleight of ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 30, 2017Neuroscience
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Scientists revisit magic mushrooms as a potent medical treatment for anxiety and depression in cancer patients. The two ...
OCT 02, 2020
Technology
The new normal involves a lot of screen time to minimize in-person contact. Does all that screen time from virtual schoo
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
SEP 27, 2020
Plants & Animals
The image by Bastian Rast shows a Cobalt Blue Tarantula (Hapolpelma lividum), with brilliant cobalt blue hair-like setae
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 15, 2020
Technology
Placing your dinner plates in the sink or grabbing a bottle of water maybe the simplest thing you do this week but for r
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
DEC 11, 2019
Health & Medicine
At first glance what do you see -- a young woman? Or perhaps a smooth jazz artist? This classic optical illusion occurs
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
OCT 30, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
In a first, researchers have produced detailed images of a molecule in the skin as it senses various temperatures.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 18, 2019
Health & Medicine
Migraines are not just headaches, but often debilitating disorders usually characterized by a unilateral hemi cranial pu
...
JUL 29, 2019
Technology
Ever wondered if a computer may someday differentiate between joyful images from a depressing one? Can it someday tell i
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
APR 10, 2019
Plants & Animals
For some people, merely being in the presence of any type of bee is enough to ‘bug’ them out. But can you ev
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 29, 2019
Neuroscience
In an expansive review of the literature, Dr. Nancy Kanwisher, Ph.D. and colleagues from Harvard University describ
...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
JAN 14, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists will be able to get a better look at cells in the brain after three-photon microscopy was improved.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 26, 2018
Neuroscience
Perceptual choice behavior, taking action based on the information received from the senses is often described by mathem
...
Written By:
Aswini Kanneganti
SEP 20, 2018
Neuroscience
Believe it or not, there are neurological underpinnings that determine how we perceive our environment and often our per
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAY 21, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Princeton researchers turned to gamers when they needed to make sense of a huge amount of data.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 04, 2018
Neuroscience
Picture a scene in which a cap with electrode sensors is fitted on to a person's scalp, connected to an electroencep
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JAN 22, 2018
Neuroscience
Have you ever said to someone, “What were you thinking?” Research from UC Berkeley neuroscientists may soon
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JAN 02, 2018
Neuroscience
While the brain is living organ, with a blood supply and live tissue, it’s also much like a machine with wires and
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
NOV 21, 2017
Technology
The new guidelines are a continuation of its efforts to try to protect users from online abuse and hate while defending
...
Written By:
Julia Travers
SEP 15, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
Proteins from the green fluorescent protein (GFP) family are essential markers in the world of molecular and cellular bi
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
SEP 05, 2017
Plants & Animals
Scientists have long thought that insects with compound eye systems couldn’t see the world as clearly as animals s
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 07, 2017
Neuroscience
While neuroscience can be mind-blowing at times, it isn't magic, and it doesn't involve illusions or sleight of
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 30, 2017
Neuroscience
How we learn to speak and understand language and how the brain processes it is not entirely understood, but neuroscient
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 23, 2017
Videos
Bilingual people can speak multiple languages fluently, and according to some experts, they may visualize time different
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 06, 2016
Neuroscience
There are many studies in neuroscience and child development that warn against the overuse of screens, video games and o
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
DEC 03, 2016
Cancer
Scientists revisit magic mushrooms as a potent medical treatment for anxiety and depression in cancer patients. The two
...