Centre for Vision Research

'Dancing the blues away' seen in brain imaging in people with Parkinson disease, new study finds

Dancing lowers the depression associated with Parkinson’s Disease, and the benefits can be seen in multiple ways, a new study involving York University researchers shows.

Astronauts have surprising ability to know how far they ‘fly’ in space

New research led by York University Faculty of Health researcher Laurence Harris finds astronauts have a surprising ability to orient themselves and gauge distance travelled while free from the pull of gravity.

International collaboration leads to discovery that touch can override cues to self motion

TORONTO, April 25, 2017– An international research collaboration between Canada and Japan with York University Faculty of Health’s Professor Laurence Harris has discovered that our perception of self-motion has a previously unknown safety feature. Their discovery involves tactile flow, the tactile stimulation provided as you push through leaves in the undergrowth or rub your hands […]

MEDIA ADVISORY: Tumble and roll with York U’s newest equipment – join us for an interactive technical briefing

TORONTO, Nov. 16, 2016 – Are you ready to tumble? York University’s Centre for Vision Research has three new pieces of equipment to study how motion and gravity affects perception, which could have implications for astronauts and regular people alike. Media will be able to try out the equipment at an interactive technical briefing and […]