Learn how our brains store images that help us achieve flashes of insight when looking at seemingly incomprehensible visual tests.

New research shows how psychedelics alter visual processing and boost memory-linked brain circuits to generate hallucinations, revealing mechanisms with therapeutic implications.

A single clear image can rewire the visual brain, making later recognition faster without relying on memory systems.

A patient with complete blindness caused by irreversible optic nerve damage partially recovered natural vision after ...

Even mild head injuries can mean serious consequences for brain function at its most basic level. Research published in Communications Biology shows that neuroplasticity, too, has its limits. Injuries ...

The visual cortex, the part of the brain that receives information from the eyes, has been known to respond to sound or touch in people who are blind. Researchers have now shown it may be unwittingly ...