New research shows that a deeply ancient part of the brain can process visual information on its own, without help from the cortex. Scientists found that the superior colliculus, a structure shared by ...

Sensory overload is often about uncertainty and how long the brain has to stay engaged—especially in autism and ADHD.

Abstract: The Picture-Wise Just Noticeable Difference (PW-JND) represents the visibility threshold of human vision when viewing distorted images. The PW-JND plays an important role in perceptual image ...

Genetics, audio processing and environment can all impact how our brains connect sounds to the symbols we use to read ...

Abstract: Achieving a high level of immersion and adaptation in virtual reality (VR) requires precise measurement and representation of user state. While extrinsic physical characteristics such as ...