The field of visual perception and material recognition examines how the human visual system deciphers the physical properties of objects—from their texture and gloss to subtle variations in ...

A new study finds that the conscious perception of visual location occurs in the frontal lobes of the brain, rather than in the visual system in the back of the brain. The results are significant ...

Depression affects visual perception Date: March 29, 2021 Source: University of Helsinki Summary: Information processing by the brain is altered in depressed individuals. A study conducted at the ...

The study of visual illusions in animals provides a compelling window into both the evolutionary continuity and diversity of perceptual processes. Research indicates that many species, from ...

After an introduction to the physiological and historical perspectives of visual perception, the course develops a conceptual awareness of the organization and perception of two- and three-dimensional ...

Many animals fall for the same optical illusions we do, providing clues about how evolution shapes visual perception.

The result? Owl-Vision squashes a full 360° of un-distorted horizontal visual perception into 90° of neck travel to either side.

That ruled out the possibility that so-called language laterality could explain the hemispheric differences in visual perception.

Researchers suggest that people with faster eye movement can see objects in motion that are invisible to others.

Images alter odor perception Viviane Gallus, from the IfADo research group Neurotoxicology and Chemosensation, investigated how odor stimuli are processed in the visual area of the brain.

What cats’ love of boxes and squares can tell us about their visual perception "Vision has evolved to answer questions having to do with boundaries and contours." ...