Vision

How to Maintain Eye Health

We rely on our eyes to navigate the world around us. Learn how they work, how our vision can change as we age, and how we can help keep our eyes healthy.

The Senses: Vision

All of our senses give us vital information about our surroundings, but the one we rely on most is vision. Accordingly, the physical apparatus for gathering visual information—the eye—and the brain circuits that process this information are more complex than corresponding systems for the other senses.

Senses: Vision

Optical Illusions, Grades 6-8

Stem-Cell Therapies Show Early Promise for Vision Loss

Three early-stage clinical trials use stem cells to save the cells that feed starving photoreceptors in age-related macular degeneration.

The Eyes Are Windows into the Brain

Tracking eye movements and how they change could help doctors identify signs of brain diseases.

How the Posterior Parietal Cortex Makes Meaning Out of What We Sense

Neurons in this area may be part of the mechanism that pulls the aggregate memory of similar sensations to help identify or place a new sensation.

Primary Visual Cortex Changes Throughout Life

Scientists have found that proteins governing synapses in the visual system change at various stages of our lives, not just in our earliest years.

The Arts and the Brain: What Does Your Brain See? What Does Your Brain Hear?

When you listen to music or look at a painting, your brain is busy.

About Faces, in Art and in the Brain

Did the human brain evolve to reflect the life-and-death importance of perceiving and reading faces?