How does the brain perceive time? A new fMRI study identifies a three-stage neural relay from the visual cortex to the frontal regions that constructs our subjective experience of duration and timing.

How does the brain see the "big picture"? A new study reveals that the primary visual cortex (V1) calculates statistical ...

A study shows the primary visual cortex encodes both mean motion, and variability in complex scenes, revealing early-stage ...

How does Jannik Sinner manage to hit the ball at exactly the right moment, with remarkable precision? And how do we, in ...

A scientific dispute spanning six decades about fundamental mechanisms of visual perception in mammals has now been settled.

Every illusion has a backstage crew. New research shows the brain’s own “puppet strings”—special neurons that quietly tug our perception—help us see edges and shapes that don’t actually exist. When ...

The 1950s were a relatively rudimentary era for experimental neurophysiology. Recording the electrical activity of neurons wasn’t uncommon, but the methods often demanded considerable patience and ...