The human eye can see with exceptional detail, allowing people to read fine print, recognize faces across the room, and take ...

A new UAB study reveals how the eye creates sharp vision, showing that individual light-sensing cells in the retina send precise signals to the brain.

Why do our mental images stay sharp even when we are moving fast? A team of neuroscientists has identified a mechanism that corrects visual distortions caused by movement in animals. The study, ...

Light behaves differently underwater. It shifts with depth, bends through murky currents, and separates into distinct ...

CAMBRIDGE, MA -- Incoming information from the retina is channeled into two pathways in the brain’s visual system: one that’s responsible for processing color and fine spatial detail, and another that ...