High IQ

Smart People Have Duller Senses... On Purpose [Video IQ Test]

By Nsikan Akpan | May 23, 2013 12:01 PM EDT

Neuroscientists discovered that individuals with high IQs are better at blocking out visual distractions.

Eye

Brain Controls Color Vision Over Lifetime: New Study

By Christie Rizk | May 08, 2013 05:00 PM EDT

As the eyes age, the brain kicks in to keep color vision in tact, new research suggests.

Retinal Prosthesis

Hologram Vision Technique May Restore Sight to the Blind

By Ashik Siddique | Feb 26, 2013 05:16 PM EST

New research aims to use holograms to bring bionic vision to people going blind, along with optogenetic therapy that uses light to heal genetically altered retina cells.

Medtronic

Bionic Eye Implant That Restores Sight To Blind Approved By FDA

By Jonathan Weiss | Feb 14, 2013 03:47 PM EST

The device made by Second Sight Medical Products will be allowed to be marketed and sold. A suped-up version is in the works.

Researchers Use Light Sensitive Cells to Restore Vision

By Amber Moore | Jan 07, 2013 09:27 AM EST

Researchers have found a way to restore vision in blind mice by injecting a certain type of cells in the eye that sense light.

iPad

Digital Tablets Help People With Low Vision Read

By Amber Moore | Nov 13, 2012 09:56 AM EST

Digital tablets can help people, who have certain eye diseases that cause damage to central vision, read quickly and comfortably.

photo

Men and Women Are Better at Recognizing Different Objects

By Christine Hsu | Sep 17, 2012 05:13 PM EDT

Men and women are better at recognizing different things, according to new research.

rainbow

Her Color Blue Could Really Be His Red: Men and Women See Colors Differently

By Christine Hsu | Sep 04, 2012 03:35 PM EDT

Men and women see the world differently, according to new research that finds that while men are more sensitive to fine detail and moving objects, women are better at discriminating between colors.

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