Several athletes at the Olympics have looked as if they're dancing just before they set off to compete, but they are visualizing.

Scientists have discovered that turtles possess advanced visual processing abilities once thought to be unique to mammals.

A new study from the School of Neurobiology, Biochemistry, and Biophysics reveals a surprising insight into the operation of the ancestral brain: the visual cortex of turtles is capable of detecting ...

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

We see not just with our eyes, but with our brains. A mosaic of specialized areas in a brain region known as the visual cortex interprets different sights, helping us identify everything from solid ...

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 ...

A large, long-term study found that playing a brain training video game may help protect the brain against dementia for ...

Dr. Kristine Olivier, a board certified psychiatrist at Bloom Mental Wellness. “Physical clutter creates visual noise for the ...

A University of Jyväskylä dissertation shows that a background in visual arts shapes how the brain processes color.

Brain teasers are short puzzles designed in such a way that they encourage logical thinking. These puzzles surely appear very simple at first but they have many twists. There are many types of brain ...

Suppressing laughter in solemn settings can backfire. Here’s what brain science says about why ‘church giggles’ feel unstoppable.