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When you see a bag of carrots at the grocery store, does your mind go to potatoes and parsnips or buffalo wings and celery?
A new study shows that the brain's visual system adapts to your goals, reshaping perception based on what you're trying to do ...
Imagine waking up thirsty at night and having to reach for a glass of water in the dark. Without a clear view, your brain has ...
A new review of 38 studies confirms that simply viewing visual art can significantly enhance wellbeing, regardless of whether ...
Imagine standing on the golden plains of Africa, the sun blazing overhead, and across the savanna, herds of striking ...
The smallest control system of vision in mammals has been mapped -- a discovery that opens entirely new insights into how our vision works and how it can be affected by disease.
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Five people have been able to perceive a colour never before seen by human eyes, after researchers used lasers and tracking ...
Researchers have discovered how the molecular "brake" on vision works, after mapping 44 different visual cells.
But a group of scientists now claims we might be missing something. By using laser technology to stimulate single cone cells ...
Rather than hiding from predators, the brightest and most patterned sea slugs are active during the day so their colours ...
RFK Jr. has said the U.S. should rid its food supply of synthetic ingredients. How would that affect public health?