The eye you instinctively close when you aim a camera has a biological explanation that spans hundreds of millions of years.

This story is part of a series exploring human anatomy and physiology complexities. Each story in this collection showcases discoveries reshaping our understanding of the body's inner workings, ...

The brain and eyes share a complex connection through the optic nerve, which is a bundle of nerve fibres that sends electrical signals from light-sensitive cells in the retina to the visual cortex in ...

When you go for a walk, how does your brain know the difference between a parked car and a moving car? This seemingly simple distinction is challenging because eye movements, such as the ones we make ...

This story is part of a series on the current progression in Regenerative Medicine. This piece is part of a series dedicated to the eye and improvements in restoring vision. In 1999, I defined ...

As an extension of the central nervous system, the eyes share an anatomical connection with the brain that is key to an animal’s ability to see. Besides the visual connection, both the brain and the ...

Using piezoelectricity, an engineering team developed wearable sensors to examine eye movement to assess brain disorders or damage to the brain. A University of Houston engineering team has developed ...

A study by researchers at the CU Anschutz Marcus Institute for Brain Health suggests that veterans with concussions may continue to show subtle but measurable brain function differences more than a ...

When I wrote Fixing My Gaze, I was faced with a Catch-22. I wrote the book for people, like me, who have binocular vision problems or trouble coordinating their two eyes. They may have crossed eyes, ...

One of the best‑studied effects of closing your eyes is its ability to reduce cognitive load by cutting out visual distractions. Research in memory psychology has shown that closing the eyes during ...

The LV Prasad Eye Institute (LVPEI) inaugurated its Eye and Brain Centre at the Kallam Anji Reddy campus in Hyderabad on Saturday. The initiative seeks to address a gap where neuro-ophthalmology ...