GOOGLE is adding 3D visual directions to its 360-degree map of the real world to ensure you never get lost again. These augmented reality graphics will include real-time walking directions, points of ...

Dark modes have become super-popular in the software world, and the whole thing happens for a very good reason. They make the interface easier on the eye, and for people using these apps during the ...

Different parts of the brain have been carefully mapped, so we have some idea of what parts of the brain are used to perceive our environment, move our bodies, or solve problems, for example. In ...

Google announced many new software treats at Google I/O today. Aparna Chennapragada introduced one of the best new features: visual guidance and Visual Positioning System in Google Maps Navigation. We ...

Are you the kind of person that gets lost, even when using Google Maps? Who doesn’t know which direction you’re facing when the tool says “turn south?” Google Maps has a solution for you. At its I/O ...

Maps have played an important role in scientific progress. Claudius Ptolemaeus transformed our understanding of the world with his map of Earth and Tycho Brahe our understanding of the Universe with ...

Scientists have been studying how visual space is mapped in the cerebral cortex for many decades under the assumption that the map is equal for lights and darks. Surprisingly, recent work demonstrates ...

Previous experiments indicate that the shape of maps of preferred orientation in the primary visual cortex does not depend on visual experience. We propose a network model that demonstrates that the ...

Cat visual cortex contains a topographic map of visual space, plus superimposed, spatially periodic maps of ocular dominance, spatial frequency and orientation. It is hypothesized that the layout of ...

Google's new augmented reality features for Maps are a game-changer GOOGLE is adding 3D visual directions to its 360-degree map of the real world to ensure you never get lost again. These augmented ...