Visual Processing

Ancient brain ‘radar’ shapes visual perception, study shows

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An evolutionarily ancient midbrain region, the superior colliculus, can independently carry out visual computations long attributed mainly to the cortex, according to a PLOS Biology study. The work suggests that attention-guiding mechanisms with roots more than 500 million years old help separate objects from backgrounds and highlight salient details.