FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·August 23, 2022·5 min readCaffeine Metabolite May Slow Progression of Short-Sight In Children7-MX, a caffeine metabolite, may help to slow the progression of myopia or short-sightedness in children.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·August 5, 2022·4 min readNew Insights Into Retinal NeuronsResearchers have identified a new type of retinal ganglion cells.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience ArticlesVisual Neuroscience·July 27, 2022·4 min readGenetic Clues to Age-Related Macular Degeneration RevealedThe discovery of new genetic signatures associated with age-related macular degeneration may lead to better diagnosis and treatment of the currently incurable vision disorder.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·July 27, 2022·4 min readBlack Patients Found Six Times More Likely to Have Advanced Vision Loss After Glaucoma Diagnosis Than White PatientsResearchers say Black patients are at greater risk of advanced vision loss than white patients following a diagnosis of primary open angle glaucoma.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychologyVisual Neuroscience·July 23, 2022·5 min readTrauma of Diagnosis Stays With Eye Disease PatientsThe way in which a patient is informed they have a specific eye disease can impact their psychological health and ability to deal with their condition in the long term.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·July 21, 2022·5 min readLoss of ‘Youth’ Protein May Drive Aging in EyeAge-related changes in the retina may be driven by the loss of the pigment epithelium-derived factor protein. The findings could pave the way for the development of treatment for age-related macular degeneration and other age-related vision loss disorders.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·July 20, 2022·6 min readA New Way to Fight Pigmentary RetinopathyThe visual system adapts to the loss of photoreception by increasing sensitivity but simultaneously becomes deleteriously hyperactive. The findings could lead to new therapies to protect vision or reverse vision loss.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesVisual Neuroscience·July 12, 2022·4 min readA Role for Vision in the Development of Inhibitory NetworksInhibitory and excitatory networks in the brain's visual system develop through different processes, even if the organization of the networks is similar.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·June 26, 2022·4 min readEye Movements Could Be the Missing Link in Our Understanding of MemoryVisual scanpaths during memory retrieval tasks were associated with the quality of the memory. Researchers say the replay of a sequence of eye movements helps boost memory reconstruction.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·June 24, 2022·4 min readBrain Bleeds in Babies’ First Year Can Lead to Long-Term Vision ProblemsBabies who experience severe brain bleeds during their first year of life are more likely to have long-term visual problems, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·June 16, 2022·5 min readScientists Transplant Human Photoreceptors to Successfully Recover Daylight Perception in MiceResearchers developed a new method for producing high numbers of human photoreceptor cells. The human photoreceptor cells can be transplanted in bulk to partially degenerated mouse retinas and improve the detection of daylight in mice with damaged eyesight.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·June 14, 2022·6 min readStreamlining Stem Cells to Treat Macular DegenerationA new protocol for differentiating human embryonic stem cells to RPE cells could be a safe and effective approach for treating age-related macular degeneration.Read More