How does the brain create mental images? A new study reveals that visual imagination and perception share a common neural code.

Motion perception plays a fundamental role in our daily visual experience; it is critical for computing the speed and direction of moving objects and controlling our own body and eye movements. Motion ...

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A popular theory in neuroscience called predictive coding proposes that the brain produces all the time expectations that are compared with incoming information. Errors arising from differences ...

As you read this, the screen is probably flashing over 240 times per second, yet, as a human, you won't notice this flickering light. However, to a fruit fly hovering above your head, the screen would ...

Imagination is one of the most powerful things our brains can do. We can relive past events while taking a walk, rehearse ...

Have you ever noticed patterns in your own behavior that you cannot seem to shake? Have you ever held an attitude toward something and known exactly what caused you to have it? If the answer is yes, ...

A scientific dispute spanning six decades about fundamental mechanisms of visual perception in mammals has now been settled.

We hear it all the time, in the business world, in the political arena, in marriages, anytime there is a disagreement or conflict: “Perception is reality.” This aphorism is often used to justify a ...