New research shows how psychedelics alter visual processing and boost memory-linked brain circuits to generate hallucinations, revealing mechanisms with therapeutic implications.

The breakthrough builds on neuromorphic engineering, a field that designs hardware modeled after the human brain. Unlike traditional processors, which separate memory and computation, neuromorphic ...

Neuroscientists studying the eye’s blind spot have found that brain cells in the primary visual cortex, or V1, fire even when no light-sensitive cells are present on the retina. In monkey experiments, ...

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

Experiments mapping individual neurons in the sensorimotor cortex of mice show that sharp transitions in functional properties can define cortical regions.

Numerous potential treatments for neurological conditions, including autism spectrum disorders, have worked well in lab mice ...

The human eye contains a blind spot at the back of the eye where the optic nerve and retinal blood enter and exit, but our ...

Neuroscience has proven that our brains has a hidden "sixth sense" that helps us to adapt to seeing the world without sight ...

Learn how our brains store images that help us achieve flashes of insight when looking at seemingly incomprehensible visual tests.

Despite decades of research, the mechanisms behind fast flashes of insight that change how a person perceives their world, termed "one-shot learning," have remained unknown. A mysterious type of ...