Brain Wave Coordination Explains How Each Hemisphere Shares Visual Information

Brain wave coordination explains how each hemisphere shares visual information

The brain divides vision between its two hemispheres-what's on your left is processed by your right hemisphere and vice versa-but your experience with every bike or bird that you see zipping by is seamless.

How the brain splits up vision without you even noticing

The brain divides vision between its two hemispheres—what's on your left is processed by your right hemisphere and vice versa—but your experience with every bike or bird that you see zipping by is seamless. A new study by neuroscientists at The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory at MIT reveals how the brain handles the transition.

Brain Waves Hand Off Visual Signals Across Hemispheres

A new study reveals how the brain unifies vision across its two hemispheres when objects cross the field of view. Researchers tracked neural spikes and brain wave frequencies, showing that different wave patterns anticipate, execute, and confirm the handoff of information from one hemisphere to the other. Gamma and beta waves managed sensory encoding, while alpha waves ramped up before the transfer and theta waves peaked after, signaling complet…