Perceptual learning and visual cognition constitute an interdisciplinary field that investigates the brain’s remarkable capacity to refine visual processing through experience. By examining how ...

In a massive scientific effort, hundreds of researchers have helped to map the connections between hundreds of thousands of neurons in the mouse brain and then overlayed their firing patterns in ...

Vision is one of the most fundamental senses, shaping how we perceive, navigate and interact with the world around us. Yet for more than 12 million Americans living with visual impairments, even small ...

Why does the brain split visual spatial perception between its hemispheres? A new review by neuroscientists examines the advantages and trade-offs, and how the brain ultimately makes vision feel ...

New research published in Neuropsychologia provides evidence that adults with dyslexia process visual information differently ...

By Priyanjana Pramanik, MSc. New ultra–high-field brain scans reveal hidden body maps inside the visual system, showing how ...

Learning occurs through transformations in the brain brought about by experiences or instructions that enhance our ability to ...

A collaboration between SISSA's Physics and Neuroscience groups has taken a step forward in understanding how memories are stored and retrieved in the brain. The study, recently published in Neuron, ...

As it turns out, falling asleep soon after studying might help you remember what you just read, according to findings that researchers in Professor of Cognitive, Linguistic and Psychological Sciences ...

Many musicians with a degree in music performance share their knowledge through private teaching. Unlike our colleagues with music education degrees, we do not study learning disabilities or the signs ...

As a teacher, you want all of your students to reach their academic potential. However, not everyone learns at the same pace or in the same way. That means you need to be prepared to provide ...