Scientists have discovered that turtles possess advanced visual processing abilities once thought to be unique to mammals.

The human brain can learn through experience to filter out disturbing and distracting stimuli—such as a glaring roadside billboard or a flashing banner on the internet. Scientists at Leipzig ...

A simple brain-training program that sharpens how quickly older adults process visual information may have a surprisingly powerful long-term payoff. In a major 20-year study of adults 65 and older, ...

Speed training your brain could help delay developing dementia by years, according to a recent National Institutes of Health study.

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

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

Whether we're staring at our phones, the page of a book, or the person across the table, the objects of our focus never stand in isolation; there are always other objects or people in our field of ...

Children who spent a lot of time on screens before the age of two showed changes in brain development that were later linked ...

If you've spent years scanning the treetops with binoculars, your brain may actually look different than other brains. A ...