Arousal is a fundamental part of how our brain keeps us alert, engaged, and responsive to the world around us. It is controlled by networks deep in the brainstem, like the locus coeruleus (LC), which ...
When we find something particularly beautiful or impressive, we literally get big eyes: Our pupils dilate. The pupil controls how much light enters the eye and falls on the retina. When there is a lot ...
(Medical Xpress) -- We all know that our pupils contract when our eyes are exposed to increases in the brightness of light. The reason is to both protect the delicate inner workings of our eyes and to ...
When we find something particularly beautiful or impressive, we literally get big eyes: Our pupils dilate. The pupil controls how much light enters the eye and falls on the retina. When there is a lot ...
This study used pupillometry to provide an objective assessment of a form of synesthesia in which people see additional color when reading numbers. It provides convincing evidence that subjective ...
A person’s pupils may be of different sizes (anisocoria) for several reasons, including physical trauma, response to light, and infection. The condition may also be present from birth. Pupils, or the ...