Infrared contact lenses let you see in the dark

Mice and humans were able to detect infrared light, even with their eyes closed, with limited resolution.

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Study links visual perception deficits in psychosis to altered brain connectivity

Individuals with psychosis struggle with visual pattern integration, linked to altered brain activity and weakened connectivity in key visual areas, particularly during tasks involving background noise

Do you have Charles Bonnet Syndrome?

By Ruth BieberDo you see colours, that no one else sees? Do you see geometric shapes, which you cannot explain?  Do you see cartoon-like faces in ostensibly empty rooms?  And have you lost a significant amount of sight? You might be experiencing Charles Bonnet Syndrome, otherwise known as CBS. During the pandemic, the CNIB started offering national Zoom calls of all shapes and sizes. I was surprised to note, that one of these Zoom calls was designed to support people with sight loss, who were ex

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Visual perception is more rational than we think, shows study

Are our senses there to provide us with the most complete representation of the world, or do they serve our survival? For a long time, the former was the dominant view in neuroscience. "Was" is the operative word here. In the last 50 years, psychologists such as Nobel Prize winners Daniel Kahnemann and Amos Tversky have shown that human perception is often anything but complete and instead is highly selective.