In essence, it’s a type of symmetry breaking. Any two processes that act as activator and inhibitor will produce periodic ...

Glass patterns have long served as a paradigmatic tool for unravelling the mechanisms underlying visual form perception and the integration of motion cues. These intricate stimuli, composed of ...

People see the world similarly because our brains share a hidden visual relational pattern. This stays stable even when brain wiring differs.

Camouflage isn’t one-size-fits-all. This episode reveals how evolution tuned visual patterns, textures, and movement ...

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In the stillness of a Japanese observation garden, your eyes slow their darting dance, your heart softens its beat, and your body begins to whisper “I am safe.” A new study finds that this isn't just ...

An optical illusion is a visual phenomenon where our perception of thinking about an image differs from objective reality.

New research published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) finds that prolonged and/or repeated exposure to gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) anesthetic agents (sevoflurane, ...

Human communication is a complex weave of words and gestures — a mix of vocal and visual signals. "People use vocal and visual communication in a very rich and combined way," says Joseph Mine, a ...