Vision

The striking pattern of a clownfish could be a way of advertising its place in the hierarchal pecking order.

Clownfish wave the white flag with striking pattern

Published on: 14 November 2022

The striking pattern of a clownfish could be a way of advertising its place in the hierarchal pecking order.

Ocean to outback: brain student combines love of reef and education

PhD student Abigail Shaughnessy is following her two career passions: the ocean and education.

Researchers have studied how nerve cells in a rabbit’s eye respond differently to patterns of visual stimuli

Making sense of how we see the world

Published on: 8 July 2022

We are a step closer to understanding how our brain interprets the visual world.

Deep-sea fish eyes are not freaky by accident

Published on: 14 January 2022

Deep-sea fish may look like creatures from another world, but why they have such unusual eyes seems to be the result of an evolutionary process of specialisation.

Professor Justin Marshall has been making discoveries about the vision of marine animals for 30 years.

Vision technology adds colour to life in the ocean

Marine creatures can see their environment in ways that are beyond the natural limits of human perception.

A new ultraviolet ‘television’ display has been designed to help researchers better understand how animals see the world. Credit: Valerio Tettamanti

Ultraviolet 'television' improves insight into animal vision

Published on: 23 February 2021

A new ultraviolet ‘television’ display has been designed to help researchers better understand how animals see the world.

A family of coral fish have developed visual adaptations similar to those of their cousins living in the ocean’s darkest depths. Credit: Valerio Tettamanti

Deep-sea vision linked to night life on the reef

Published on: 9 February 2021

A family of coral fish have developed visual adaptations similar to those of their cousins living in the ocean’s darkest depths.

Brain map reveals camouflage tactic of squid

Published on: 28 January 2020

An MRI-based mapping of the squid brain has developed an atlas of neural connections that could help understand their ability to camouflage.

QBI researcher honoured for vision discoveries in mantis shrimp

Published on: 23 January 2020

QBI researcher Professor Justin Marshall has been recognized with an international prize for his work into the visual systems of mantis shrimps.

Humans could soon be looking at the world through a different set of eyes.

Vision technology views life through the eyes of animals

Published on: 5 December 2019

New vision technology could soon allow humans to take a step into the animal kingdom.