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

Psychedelics appear to reshape how the brain builds reality by dampening incoming visual signals and boosting internal memory ...

A new study found that 20 minutes a day of physical activity helped children with attention disorders concentrate on school tasks. And the best part – the effect lasted even into the next day.

Research findings reinforce new approaches in psychology, using psychedelic substances under medical supervision to treat certain clinical conditions. Psychedelic substances are increasingly being ...

Psychedelic substances are increasingly being used under medical supervision to treat anxiety disorders and depression. However, the mechanisms by which these substances influence our perception and ...

What if the pictures in your mind were not just faint impressions? Hyperphantasia shows how imagination can become both a ...

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

The perception of faces where none exist can be a window into how the brain makes sense of the world. This phenomenon, known as pareidolia, reveals the fundamental architecture of visual cognition: a ...

Thyroid hormone and Vitamin A transform blue eye cells into red and green ones. This transition builds the eye’s center, ...

Humans develop sharp vision during early fetal development thanks to an interplay between a vitamin A derivative and thyroid hormones in the retina, Johns Hopkins University scientists have found. The ...