Object recognition isn’t just about crystal-clear images. Your brain can identify everyday objects using shapes, contrast, ...

Neuroscientists discover the tricks and shortcuts the brain takes to help us survive. Is what you see real? Join neuroscientist Heather Berlin on a quest to understand how your brain shapes your ...

Illusions aren’t just fun to look at — they reveal how your brain really works. One famous image, which looks like both a duck and a rabbit, shows how your mind makes choices without you even noticing ...

Studies show that your brain doesn’t perceive the world exactly as it is. Instead, it “fills in gaps in perception.” The first layer of your brain’s primary visual cortex helps to decide what reality ...

Hallucinations are more common than we think, and they may be an underlying mechanism for how our brains experience the world. One scientist calls them “everyday hallucinations” to describe ...

Panelists: Kelly Gaither, Director of Visualization, University of Texas at Austin; Aaron Lemke, co-founder Unello Design; Brian McCann, virtualization interfaces and applications, UT Austin; Noltan ...

As a person ages, perception declines, accompanied by augmented brain activity. Learning and training may ameliorate age-related degradation of perception, but age-related brain changes cannot be ...