Mysteries of the Brain: Perceiving Brain

  • Published26 Aug 2015
  • Reviewed26 Aug 2015
  • Source National Science Foundation

Sabine Kastner, a professor of neuroscience and psychology at Princeton University, is studying how the brain determines what information is most important in everyday scenes. Using functional magnetic resonance imaging, Kastner is able to peek inside the brain and see what areas are active when a person sees a face, place or object.

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