Scientific figures are, by and large, not evaluated as works of art. Yet employing artistic approaches and principles when designing and creating figures can help improve their effectiveness. After ...

Shall I address the elephant in the room? Appearance can be a very taboo and sensitive subject. In the workforce, there is an unfortunate history of discrimination based on appearance, gender, race ...

To clarify the visual cues contributing to skin moisture and dryness, a research team from the Cognitive Neurotechnology Unit and Visual Perception & Cognition Laboratory of Toyohashi University of ...

Controlling your food intake can be even more difficult than you think. Osaka Metropolitan University scientists show that visual food cues can affect your eating behavior even when you are not aware ...

Every day, you navigate the world through a series of automatic responses. You brake at a red light, reach for your favorite coffee mug, or instinctively type a smartphone passcode without thinking ...

Eye contact and body language are critical in social interaction, but exactly how the brain uses this information in order to inform behavior in real time is not well understood. By combining ...