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, ...

What color is a tree, or the sky, or a sunset? At first glance, the answers seem obvious. But it turns out there is plenty of variation in how people see the world — both between individuals and ...

Our brains quickly assess food, noting taste, health, and familiarity all at once. A study in 'Appetite' reveals this ...

Researchers explored a strong link between brain activity and eye blinking.Eye blinking is something like breathing, which ...

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 ...

The rhythmic action of blinking helps keep our vision sharp. Initially studied only in vision science, blinking is now also ...

A new study provides the best evidence to date that the connection patterns between various parts of the human brain can tell scientists the specialized functions of each region. Previous research has ...

A discovery about how some visually impaired adults could start to see offers a new vision of the brain's possibilities. The adult brain has the potential to partially recover from inherited blindness ...

Although many have said that the eyes are the window to the brain, few have considered the possibility that this window could admit novel therapeutic interventions. Among those few are Yale ...

Your eyes might be the window to your future brain health, and what researchers are discovering could change how we detect Alzheimer’s disease forever. Long before memory problems become noticeable, ...

When we make eye contact, we synchronize the blinking of our eyes. Source: puhhha/iStock Eye contact is special. It thrills us to gaze into a lover’s eyes. Parents know there is power in demanding ...

What Is a Dominant Eye (Ocular Dominance)? A dominant eye is the eye your brain “favors.” Just like you rely on one hand more than the other, your brain relies on one eye more than the other. When you ...