We trust what our senses tell us and what we experience. The things we can hear and taste, smell and touch and what our eyes see are the boundaries of our belief. Our lives are shaped by many things ...

The ability to defocus your eyes on command is a natural one, but not everyone can do it. It’s accomplished by having the ability to relax the ciliary muscles in your eyes, which causes them to lose ...

Beliefs about the way visual perception works have undergone some fairly radical changes throughout history. In ancient Greece, for example, it was thought that beams of light emanate from our eyes ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about neuroscience and its intersection with technology. As you read these words, the retinas in your eyes are absorbing ...

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 ...

Your eyes and brain are more connected than you think. Here is what science says about tiredness, stress and the way you see the world. Ever assumed your eyes work like a camera, just capturing the ...