Participants in a Duke University study engaged in physical activities, such as playing catch, while using either specialised eyewear that limits vision to only brief snapshots or while using eyewear ...

New research shows that the brain’s ability to detect subtle visual changes—like spotting an anomaly on a security monitor—depends on theta-frequency brain waves (3–6 Hz) that rhythmically sweep ...

A team of researchers has demonstrated that the key to understanding working memory relies not only on what one is storing in memory, but also why. This is the 'working' part of working memory, which ...

New research shows that in natural vision, visual memory of images is affected by the size of the image on the retina. The findings can have many implications, including on the use of different types ...

Scientists have identified a way in which the brain’s ability to process information diminishes with age, and shown that this break down contributes to the decreased ability to form memories that is ...

Are you a fan of brain games? This puzzle is a test of your visual perception and attention to detail. If you are visually ...

Some people can't form mental images. Here's what scientists are learning about the condition known as aphantasia—and why it's less rare than you think. The "apple test"—asking participants to close ...