Are Vision and Consciousness Intimately Related?

Are Vision and Consciousness Intimately Related?

In my article on brain waves and consciousness I looked at some research associating gamma wave activity with consciousness. This is, however, a controversial area in that other researchers have…
Medicated Contact Lenses Could Treat Glaucoma

Medicated Contact Lenses Could Treat Glaucoma

Specially medicated contact lenses loaded with vitamin E can keep glaucoma medicine near the eye — where it can treat the disease — almost 100 times longer than possible with current commercial…
Why Does Light Make Headaches Worse?

Why Does Light Make Headaches Worse?

Migraine sufferers have long complained about how their headaches worsen with bright light, and in case you ever doubted their complaints, Rami Burstein and other researchers from Harvard Medical…
Is Racism Due To Perceptual Illusions?

Is Racism Due To Perceptual Illusions?

Other people have an accent, but not me. And this is not just because I have no accent. I wouldn’t have an accent even if I had one! Accent is a strange thing (as is my reasoning style). No matter…
How Do Outfielders Catch Fly Balls?

How Do Outfielders Catch Fly Balls?

How does an outfielder get to the right place at the right time to catch a fly ball? According to a recent article in the Journal of Vision, the "outfielder problem" represents the definitive…
Saving Eyesight With Artificial Muscles

Saving Eyesight With Artificial Muscles

Surgeons from UC Davis Medical Center say they have demonstrated that artificial muscles can restore the ability of patients with facial paralysis to blink, a development that could potentially…