FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·May 13, 2019·5 min readRoom for thought: Brain region that watches for walls identifiedMEG neuroimaging implicates the occipital place area (OPA) in our ability to rapidly sense our surroundings. The findings may advance improving machine learning and robotics technology aimed at mimicking visual processes in the human brain.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·May 6, 2019·6 min readA brain region for Pokémon characters?Adults who played Pokemon video games as children had preferential activation in the visual system for Pokemon character, researchers report. The finding shed light on the development of the visual system and categorization in the brain.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesVisual Neuroscience·May 6, 2019·4 min readDataset bridges human vision and machine learningBOLD5000, a new, large scale data set of brain scans of people viewing images, is helping researchers to better understand how the brain processes images. The data set is a big step towards using computer visual models to study biological vision.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosVisual Neuroscience·May 3, 2019·6 min readArtificial neural networks can be used to drive brain activityCurrent deep learning models are able to create images strongly enough to activate specific neurons in the visual cortex. However, researchers say more accurate artificial neural network models should be developed to help produce more accurate control.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 20, 2019·7 min readNew study reshapes understanding of how the brain recovers from injuryRetinal ganglion cell survival following a stroke depends on whether the pathway to the primary visual area remains active. Cells connected to inactive areas of the visual cortex suffer atrophy and degenerate, leading to permanent visual impairment.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesVisual Neuroscience·March 17, 2019·8 min readWith single gene insertion, blind mice regain sightGene therapy that targets retinal ganglion cells with light-sensitive cone opsins helps restore vision in mice. Researchers report a potential human treatment could be available within three years.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·February 28, 2019·5 min readNanotech Makes it Possible for Mice to See In InfraredResearchers use nanotech to enhance vision in mice, enabling them to see infrared light as well as visible light.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesVisual Neuroscience·February 28, 2019·6 min readMaking Sense of How the Blind ‘See’ ColorResearchers suggest blind and sighted people experience visual phenomena differently, but share a common understanding of them.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·February 22, 2019·5 min readHow the Brain Processes ImagesResearchers report signals from the retina are subjected to selective processing at the earliest neural way-station in the functional pathway connecting the retina to the visual cortex.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesVisual Neuroscience·February 18, 2019·3 min readHeavy Smoking Can Damage VisionA new study reports those who smoke 20 or more cigarettes a day have a reduced ability to discriminate contrast and colors compared to non smokers.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·February 18, 2019·3 min readBrain Represents Optical Illusion as Delayed RealityResearchers report the same subset of neurons encode actual and illusory flow motion, supporting the concept Jan Purkinje proposed 150 years ago, that "illusions contain visual truth".Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesVisual Neuroscience·January 3, 2019·7 min readSurprise Discovery Reveals Second Visual System in Cerebral Cortex: Mouse StudyA new study challenges 75 year old dogma of mammalian vision. Researchers have shows the post rhinal cortex obtains visual data from the superior colliculus and is not dependent upon information from primary visual cortex.Read More