Urgent.News

What's breaking now, across thousands of outlets.

Science

An intact primary visual cortex is necessary for conscious position perception, study finds

The brain uses motion signals to predict the current position of an object, enabling us to respond promptly and accurately. But how does the brain use motion information to predict an object's position and generate visual awareness? The causal relationship between neural activity in the primary visual cortex (V1) and visual awareness has long been controversial.

An intact primary visual cortex is necessary for conscious position perception, study finds

We haven't written up this one. Medical Xpress has the full story — the link below goes straight to it.

Read the original at medicalxpress.com →

More in Science

More from Tuesday 3 November →