Medically reviewed by Johnstone M. Kim, MD Key Takeaways Mydriasis is when the pupil stays wide and doesn't respond to light.Certain medicines, like antihistamines and atropine, can cause ...

The eyes are often referred to as the “windows to the soul.” In fact, there is a grain of neurobiological truth to this. An international research team from the Universities of Göttingen and Tübingen, ...

His gaze softens as he draws closer to you. With one hand around your waist and the other cradling your jaw, he pulls you in. You look into his eyes, and notice his pupils have grown large and hungry.

Our eyesight declines with age and poor lighting or strong contrasts between light and dark can limit the ability of older people to react in everyday life, resulting in a negative impact on the sleep ...

Pupil dilation may signal deception. The autonomic nervous system regulates pupil size. Pupil dilation normally indicates an increase in cognitive demand. Liars usually experience an increase in ...

From a scientific perspective, it may sound a bit too fanciful to call our eyes “windows to the soul.” But research suggests that looking into them can, quite literally, offer a peep into a person’s ...

Scientists from the University of California San Diego School of Medicine are suggesting Alzheimer’s disease may be detected years before symptoms appear by examining pupil dilation. The new study ...

Researchers have measured the human pupil upon gaining insight into an object. It is known that pupils dilate/narrow to adjust the amount of light entering the eye and that emotional state affects the ...

His gaze softens as he draws closer to you. With one hand around your waist and the other cradling your jaw, he pulls you in. You look into his eyes, and notice his pupils have grown large and hungry.

Is there a way to tell how accurate a memory is? We like to think our brains are reliable recorders—but reality says otherwise. From misremembered childhood moments to mistakenly “recalling” that you ...