FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·March 23, 2018·4 min readShedding Light on the Perception of MotionA new study reveals how neurons implicated in the perception of motion are formed in the brains of fruit flies.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesVisual Neuroscience·December 4, 2017·3 min readThe Human Brain Can “See” What’s Around the CornerAn fMRI study conducted by University of Glasgow researchers reveals how our brains can predict what our eyes will see next.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·June 7, 2017·6 min readRetinal Cells ‘Go With the Flow’ to Assess Own Motion Through SpaceA new study reveals how specialized cells in the retina sense motion.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·April 20, 2017·6 min readDiscovering the Basics of ‘Active Touch’Researchers identify neurons that help us sense touch and motion.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·December 21, 2016·3 min readMimicking Biological Movements With Soft RobotsResearchers have developed a new method to allow robots to move more like real limbs.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·September 28, 2016·5 min readSome Brains Are Blind to Moving ObjectsResearchers discover motion blindness has little to do with vision and more to do with the brain's ability to interpret sensory information correctly.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·August 10, 2016·4 min readNeuron Unites Two Theoretical Models of Motion DetectionA new study reveals the role of T4 cells in the computation of motion.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·July 11, 2016·4 min readNeurochemical Signal Likely Missing in Parkinson’s IdentifiedResearchers have identified the neurochemical signal likely missing in Parkinson's disease.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 4, 2016·4 min readImplanted Neuroprosthesis Improves Ability to Walk in Stroke PatientResearchers report a surgically implanted neuroprosthetic devices that coordinates the activity hip, knee and ankle muscles led to improved walking speed and distance for a patient with limited mobility following a stroke.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 21, 2016·3 min readHow a Macaque’s Brain Knows It’s SwingingA new study explores how animals perceive curved motion.Read More
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FeaturedNeuroscience·February 5, 2016·3 min readCharacterizing Nerve Cells That Detect Motion by Light ChangesResearchers discover in fruit flies, four classes of nerve cell are involved in calculating directionally selective signals.Read More