Motion created by eye movements helps the brain judge distance and movement in 3D space, offering new insights into how stable vision works.

"Local motion detectors in fruit flies sense complex patterns generated by their own motion." ScienceDaily. www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2022 / 04 / 220405102857.htm (accessed February 11, 2026).

It has been widely believed, based on a number of anatomical, physiological and psychophysical findings, that the human visual cortex initially analyzes spatial patterns independently of their ...

A simple look out the window reveals how impressive our brain is. Outside, the wind moves the leaves, a car drives by and a person, half in the shade, waves at us. We quickly recognize the ...

When this thing starts spinning, things get very, very weird. Photo from the animation, based on work by Arthur Shapiro I do so love making your brains melt, dear BA Bloggees. That’s why I post the ...

We all know that bats are masters of the night, with their high-pitched calls and whisper-quiet wings, weaving through tangled trees and swooping in on insects in total darkness. But exactly how they ...