A scientific dispute spanning six decades about fundamental mechanisms of visual perception in mammals has now been settled.

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How does the brain see the "big picture"? A new study reveals that the primary visual cortex (V1) calculates statistical ...

Whether we're staring at our phones, the page of a book, or the person across the table, the objects of our focus never stand in isolation; there are always other objects or people in our field of ...

A light pulse of electricity to the brain helped monkeys shake off a schizophrenia-like pattern of rigid thinking. They ...

An international team of scientists led by the University of Surrey has discovered that a form of safe, painless, and non-invasive brain stimulation could help people who are at risk of falling behind ...