The Belgian newspaper “De Standaard” has a section called “Wetenschapswinkel” (science shop) in which its readers can ask questions, which the newspaper attempts to answer with the help of scientists. In the edition of July 15th, Frans helped answer the … Continued
Our eyes capture way more information than our brains can possibly process. To reduce this information stream, the visual brain performs two tricks: it can either summarize the information, or it can single out a small piece of it. But … Continued
On Friday June 7th, Alessandro won the 2019 Falling Walls competition held at the University of Groningen with his pitch about his ideas for a new neuro-ophthalmic assessment. The prize: a trip to Berlin, to attend the Falling Walls Conference, … Continued
Some visual tasks you can do better in your left compared to in your right visual field. But are all reported effects as robust as previously claimed? In a paper published in the journal “Cortex”, Sanne Brederoo and co-authors report … Continued