Tag: visual

Study develops way to study infant cognition via eye movement

From the CORDIS press release via MedicalXPress: Interactions between infants and their environment are limited because of the infants’ poor motor abilities. So investigating infant cognition is no easy task…. Read more »

Study suggests Facebook profile photos may make bigger impression than text of profile

From the Ohio State University press release: In most cases, your profile photo on Facebook tells viewers what they need to know to form an impression of you – no… Read more »

Study looks at chess players’ brains to better understand how visual information is processed

From the University of Texas at Dallas press release: Just as expert chess players scrutinize a board to calculate their next moves, UT Dallas cognitive neuroscientists are studying the way… Read more »

Study suggests video gaming can help improve eyesight and “hearing” in people born with cataracts

From the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council press release via EurekAlert!: How we perceive the world tells us a lot about how the brain processes sensory information. At this… Read more »