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

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 ...

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

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

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 ...

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 ...

My last article focused, oddly enough…on focus—namely, how to help gifted students who are easily distracted by outside stimuli. Those of you with easily distracted students or children of your own ...