Stare at a dot and see what fascinating effects appear. Tommy Lee Jones and family release statement after daughter ...

Gestalt theory in design isn’t one of those rules we hear about. It is an insight into our psychophysical makeup and relationship with the environment. The brain is a pattern-seeking device. In a ...

Embodied artificial intelligence (AI) systems are robotic agents that rely on machine learning algorithms to sense their surroundings, plan their actions and execute them. A key aspect of these ...

Leeds Beckett University provides funding as a member of The Conversation UK. A few years ago I climbed over a gate and found myself gazing down at a valley. After I’d been walking for a few minutes, ...

New artificial intelligence-generated images that appear to be one thing, but something else entirely when rotated, are helping scientists test the human mind. The work by Johns Hopkins University ...

Abstract: Generalized flash suppression (GFS, Wilke et al. 2003) in which a salient visual stimulus can be rendered invisible despite continuous retinal input has provided a powerful means to study ...

Our vision is amazing. We can judge distances, recognise objects, navigate rugged terrain, catch a frisbee, and so much more based on slight differences in the light that enters our eyes. Decoding all ...

A team of scientists has identified areas of the brain that are activated when a person becomes aware of themself and their thoughts. This enigmatic process appears to be controlled by the thalamus, a ...

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 ...

What are some activities for the visually impaired? Managing everyday tasks is more challenging for those who are visually impaired and who also have dementia. Affected individuals with vision ...