Paying attention to a location helps the brain to process not just what you can see there, but also what you can’t – suggesting that attention and awareness are controlled by different pathways in the brain.
Genes play a much larger role than previously thought in how long you might stay in formal education, say researchers from one of the largest genetic studies ever completed.
Professor Peter Visscher will join the ranks of eminent scientists from around the world following his election as a Fellow of the Royal Society of London.
Several areas of the brain involved in processing visual information respond differently depending on whether an object is in an expected or an unexpected location.
A brain injury will often show up on brain scans as a well-defined area of damage. But often the changes to the brain extend far beyond the visible injury.
The biggest study of its kind has allowed researchers to identify genetic risk factors associated with major depression, providing new insights for prevention and treatment.
