Psychedelics can quiet the brain’s visual input system, pushing it to replace missing details with vivid fragments from ...

New research shows how psychedelics alter visual processing and boost memory-linked brain circuits to generate hallucinations, revealing mechanisms with therapeutic implications.

Psychedelic substances are increasingly being used under medical supervision to treat anxiety disorders and depression. However, the mechanisms by which these substances influence our perception and ...

To complete tasks that require storing relevant visual details for short periods of time, such as solving a puzzle, reading or comparing different objects, humans leverage their so-called visual ...

An experimental study conducted in China found that a 5-week emotion-targeted mindfulness training improved participants’ ...

How the human brain organizes its visual memories through precise neural timing has been discovered. Researchers at the University of Southern California (USC; CA, USA) have made a significant ...

Contrary to previous assumptions, visual short-term memory is not merely based on one kind of information about an object, such as only its colour or only its name. Rather, several types of ...

It is unclear whether photographic memory is real, and while it may not be attainable, mental exercises and lifestyle changes can improve a person’s overall memory. Share on Pinterest The mind is ...

Your echoic memory stores audio information (sound). It’s a type of sensory memory along with iconic (visual) and haptic (touch-based). Echoic memory is a subcategory of human memory, which can be ...

A conversation between Ayomide Tejuoso, Brutus Labiche, Chiemeka Offor, Gloria Oyarzabal, Manyatsa Monyamane, Narantsetseg Khuyagaa and Ramona Jingru Wang, moderated by Chiara Agradi.