The National Eye Institute’s Audacious Goals Initiative is taking the next step to restoring vision through regeneration of the optic nerve and retina.

Certain areas of the brain can grow new cells throughout life.

Specialized cells in the inner ear turn vibrations in the air into what we perceive as sound. However, over time or after prolonged exposure to loud noises, these cells can become damaged and die, leading to hearing loss.

In this video, Janet Zadina uncovers the truth behind some of the most commonly held brain-based learning myths.

Your eyes can play tricks on you, and visual illusions take advantage of these glitches in our perception.

Proprioception is your sense of your body’s position in space, and without it you wouldn’t be able to walk or scratch your nose with your eyes closed.

How do the various wavelengths of visible light become what we know as color?

Two-thirds of the population believes a myth that has been propagated for over a century: that we use only 10 percent of our brains. Hardly!

What causes this neurodegenerative disease, and what is being done to locate new treatments?

The researcher discusses the science of body language and the unspoken word.