Brown University researchers have found a new cell in the eye that acts as a photoreceptor – like a rod or cone – and sets the body’s circadian clock. Brown University researchers have found a new ...

After injury, the visual system can recover by growing new neural connections rather than replacing lost cells. Researchers found that surviving eye cells formed extra branches that restored ...

Humans may find images that take less energy to process aesthetically pleasing, suggesting that our attraction to beauty is at least partially an energy conservation strategy. Looking at something can ...

The human eye does not perceive the world with a uniform resolution. Resolution (detail) is highest at the point of gaze and falls rapidly towards the periphery. To convince yourself, look at the ...