A small team of brain researchers at South China Normal University, working with a colleague from the University of New South Wales, has found that the visual processing parts of the brain light up in ...

The human brain can learn through experience to filter out disturbing and distracting stimuli—such as a glaring roadside billboard or a flashing banner on the internet. Scientists at Leipzig ...

Long-term research shows that certain brain exercises, especially adaptive speed-of-processing training, can significantly cut dementia risk in older adults. Unlike static puzzles, these exercises ...

A 20-year follow-up of the NIH-funded ACTIVE trial found that older adults who completed visual speed-of-processing training, especially with booster sessions, had a 25% lower risk of dementia than ...

How does the brain create mental images? A new study reveals that visual imagination and perception share a common neural code.

“We used deep visual neural networks to create numerical descriptions of objects so that we could understand the neurons’ ...

Critical flicker fusion (CFF), a measure of visual processing speed, predicts executive function in younger and older adults and may be helpful in predicting decline in executive function, say ...

Getting older comes with its fair share of worries, and for many people, keeping their mind sharp sits near the top of the list. Crossword puzzles, reading, and learning new skills are often ...

Learning to read is not easy, but it is made more difficult for a child who cannot see the words and letters on the page correctly. It may not be a problem with their eyes, though. Even children with ...