Medical imaging experts better at solving optical illusions—study shows training can improve visual perception
Medical imaging experts are adept at solving common optical illusions, according to research from four UK universities, ...
People in this medical profession found to be strangely skilled at spotting optical illusions
Radiologists are particularly adept at spotting optical illusions, according to a new study that sheds light on how one could ...
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Rubber Hand Illusion Reduces Pain Perception
Summary: A new study shows that the rubber hand illusion can reduce the intensity of pain caused by heat. Researchers found ...
Only People With IQ Over 130 Pass This Tricky Visual Brain Test In 5 Seconds!
Do you have a high IQ? Think you have sharp eyesight? Test your observation skills with this Spot the Difference brain teaser ...
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Comparative fMRI reveals differences in the functional organization of the visual cortex for animacy perception in dogs and humans
The animate-inanimate category distinction is one of the general organizing principles in the primate high-level visual cortex. Much less is known about the visual cortical representations of animacy ...
Scientists Trick the Brain With a Fake Hand – And Pain Disappears
Could an illusion help relieve pain? Researchers in Germany tested the "rubber hand illusion," a bizarre trick where people ...
A rubber hand alleviates pain
What sounds like a gimmick could one day be used to help patients who suffer from chronic pain: Researchers at the Clinic for ...
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Vivani Medical to spin-off neurostim business Cortigent as public company
Vivani Medical will spin off Cortigent, its neurostimulation business, as an independently publicly traded company as it looks to prioritise its portfolio of weight loss drug implants. While Vivani ...
People in this career are better at seeing through optical illusions
According to current theories of expertise, this shouldn’t happen. Becoming an expert in chess, for example, makes you better at chess but not anything else. But our findings suggest that becoming an ...