Gamma synchrony is ubiquitous in visual cortex, but whether it contributes to perceptual grouping remains contentious based on observations that gamma frequency is not consistent across stimulus ...

Grandparents may be some of the best storytellers around, in the sense that they usually have plenty of stories to tell. What they're not always as good at, however, is staying on topic when they ...

This illusion is a classic example of what's known as "figure-ground perception"—a concept from Gestalt psychology that explores how our minds distinguish between an object (the figure) and its ...

Figure-ground perception, as psychologists call it, is the ability of your brain to discern significant shapes from background clutter. Individuals with high visual IQ are able to recognize these ...

Research shows how visual perception slows with age ... Age-related deficits in inhibition in figure-ground assignment. Journal of Vision, 2016; 16 (7): 6 DOI: 10.1167/16.7.6; ...

This illusion is a classic example of what's known as "figure-ground perception"—a concept from Gestalt psychology that explores how our minds distinguish between an object (the figure) and its ...