In their mouse model, disabling the vestibulo-ocular reflex increases the optokinetic reflex. They measure the increase by holding the mouse’s head still and then presenting the mouse with visual ...

Unlike most visual stimuli that are first processed by the brain’s visual cortex, this pathway appears to be a reflex, he says.

Reflexes are automatic and involuntary actions the body produces in response to certain stimuli. They are usually protective in nature. Learn more.

The human visual system does not generate a picture of what actually exists in front of the viewer at any given moment, asserts a new book by neurobiologists at Duke University Medical Center.

Like our social media feeds, our brains are constantly uploading rich, visual stimuli. But instead of seeing the latest image in real time, we actually see earlier versions because our brain's ...

How the brain learns from subconscious stimuli Date: March 15, 2021 Source: KU Leuven Summary: Researchers uncovered for the first time what happens in animals' brains when they learn from ...

Researchers have known for a long time that people can be influenced by unconscious subliminal cues — visual stimuli presented just outside of our threshold for conscious awareness, said Laurie Santos ...