First Impressions Count: Human Brain Can Recognize Objects Much Faster than Some Have Thought

Some experts believe that vision isn't possible without feedback from higher levels of the brain, but a study in the journal Neuron now demonstrates that the brain can rapidly recognize objects under a variety of conditions at a very early processing stage. The study, from Children's Hospital Boston, involved patients with epilepsy who were undergoing high-resolution brain mapping prior to neurosurgery.

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