Certain types of brain-training exercises could lower the risk of dementia by about 25%, according to new research connected ...

Visual experience triggers the formation of a web of neural connections in different brain areas in order to make sense of ...

A single clear image can rewire the visual brain, making later recognition faster without relying on memory systems.

For decades, scientists have searched for a safe way to reach deep parts of the human brain without cutting into the skull.

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Psychedelics can quiet the brain’s visual input system, pushing it to replace missing details with vivid fragments from ...

Learn how our brains store images that help us achieve flashes of insight when looking at seemingly incomprehensible visual tests.

A small team of brain researchers at South China Normal University, working with a colleague from the University of New South Wales, has found that the visual processing parts of the brain light up in ...

New research shows how psychedelics alter visual processing and boost memory-linked brain circuits to generate hallucinations, revealing mechanisms with therapeutic implications.

Fostering visualization of any content (curricular or otherwise) by targeting and using the occipital lobe as the central point of processing the information is one of the strongest ways to help that ...

That sharp flinch during a violent movie scene is familiar to many people. A hand slams, a body falls, and your own muscles ...

Psychedelic substances are increasingly being used under medical supervision to treat anxiety disorders and depression. However, the mechanisms by which these substances influence our perception and ...