Some people who are blind have been able to forego a walking cane by using echolocation instead to visually sense their world ...

Many people who are blind have learned how to "see" and navigate the world using echolocation like bats, shrews, and whales.

Neuralink, Elon Musk’s brain-computer venture, and rivals like Max Hodak’s Science, are chasing advances in technology that ...

Human echolocation has at times allowed people to ride bikes or play basketball despite being completely blind from a very young age. These echolocators typically perceive their environment by ...

The findings help clarify the neural basis of perception and offer a deeper understanding of the visual cortex in the brain. “Prior research has shown that visual clutter has an effect on the target ...

Torrents of data from cell atlases, brain organoids and other methods are finally delivering answers to an age-old question.

Sight loss triggers increased activity in visual areas of the brain. This increased activity produces in some people “phantom ...

Tracking the activity in the auditory cortex as mice gain experience in a tone detection task with a delayed decision window ...

People with aphantasia—individuals who report experiencing no visual imagery at all—also showed reduced activation of the brain's visual cortex in response to sounds, according to a new study.

The findings help clarify the neural basis of perception and offer a deeper understanding of the visual cortex in the brain. "Prior research has shown that visual clutter has an effect on the ...