Research reveals how close human vision comes to sensing the smallest possible unit of light. Here’s why that matters for perception.

Humans develop sharp vision during early fetal development thanks to an interplay between a vitamin A derivative and thyroid hormones in the retina, Johns Hopkins University scientists have found. The ...

Researchers at Johns Hopkins University have discovered a new cellular mechanism behind how humans ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Human vision can't be fully reproduced with ones and zeros. seamartini/iStock via Getty Images Plus Elon Musk recently pronounced ...

Scientists have identified never-before-seen cells in the human eye that could potentially help reverse vision loss caused by common diseases, such as macular degeneration. The researchers discovered ...

Researchers are pushing the boundaries of what “restoring sight” can mean, not only through surgical implants or gene editing but also through software that reshapes how the brain interprets what the ...

The human eye contains a blind spot at the back of the eye where the optic nerve and retinal blood enter and exit, but our ...

Many robots are equipped with cameras to allow them to see the world. These digital eyes record sequences of still images which must somehow be interpreted as motion. A popular approach is optical ...

Elon Musk recently pronounced that the next Neuralink project will be a “Blindsight” cortical implant to restore vision: “Resolution will be low at first, like early Nintendo graphics, but ultimately ...

Human vision is much closer to cognitive theater than video surveillance. Source: Michael Morse/Pexels "He felt all at once like an ineffectual moth, fluttering at the windowpane of reality, dimly ...