This story is part of a series exploring human anatomy and physiology complexities. Each story in this collection showcases discoveries reshaping our understanding of the body's inner workings, ...

What color is a tree, or the sky, or a sunset? At first glance, the answers seem obvious. But it turns out there is plenty of variation in how people see the world — both between individuals and ...

Blood vessel changes in the eye mirror brain damage in mice with a gene variant linked to dementia, potentially offering ...

As an extension of the central nervous system, the eyes share an anatomical connection with the brain that is key to an animal’s ability to see. Besides the visual connection, both the brain and the ...

The rhythmic action of blinking helps keep our vision sharp. Initially studied only in vision science, blinking is now also ...

A discovery about how some visually impaired adults could start to see offers a new vision of the brain's possibilities. The adult brain has the potential to partially recover from inherited blindness ...

A new study provides the best evidence to date that the connection patterns between various parts of the human brain can tell scientists the specialized functions of each region. Previous research has ...

Your eyes might be the window to your future brain health, and what researchers are discovering could change how we detect Alzheimer’s disease forever. Long before memory problems become noticeable, ...

What Is a Dominant Eye (Ocular Dominance)? A dominant eye is the eye your brain “favors.” Just like you rely on one hand more than the other, your brain relies on one eye more than the other. When you ...

Our brains quickly assess food, noting taste, health, and familiarity all at once. A study in 'Appetite' reveals this ...

The product being released today is the NAOX Link NX01, an in-ear EEG designed to replace the wire-covered caps you’ve seen ...

Brian Bussard has 25 tiny chips in his brain. They were installed in February 2022 as part of a study testing a wireless device designed to produce rudimentary vision in blind people. Bussard is the ...