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Study looks at how attention affects decision-making

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From the Ohio State University press release: Scientists using eye-tracking technology have found that what we look at helps guide our decisions when faced with two visible choices, such as snack food options. But it… 

Study suggests farsighted children struggle with attention

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From the Ohio State University press release: Farsighted preschoolers and kindergartners have a harder time paying attention and that could put them at risk of slipping behind in school, a new study suggests. An estimated 4… 

How the brain recognizes what the eye sees

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From the Salk Institute press release: If you think self-driving cars can’t get here soon enough, you’re not alone. But programming computers to recognize objects is very technically challenging, especially since scientists don’t fully understand… 

How our eyes process visual cues

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From the University of Queensland press release: The mystery of how human eyes compute the direction of moving light has been made clearer by scientists at The University of Queensland. Using advanced electrical recording techniques, researchers… 

‘Eating with the eyes’ is hard-wired in the brain

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From the Research Organization of Information and Systems press release: Have you ever wondered why just seeing food can make your mouth start to water? By visualizing neuronal activity in specific areas of the zebrafish brain,… 

Innovative model for the study of vision

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From the Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati press release: New approaches to the study of vision both from the neurobiological perspective and with a view to the technological development of artificial vision systems: that is… 

Illusion reveals that the brain fills in peripheral vision

From the Association for Psychological Science media release: What we see in the periphery, just outside the direct focus of the eye, may sometimes be a visual illusion, according to new findings published in Psychological Science, a…