Brain Fills Gaps to Produce a Likely Picture
Using neuroimaging technology, researchers discover we not only see with our eyes, but with our brains too.... Read More...
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Running Combined with Visual Experience Restores Brain Function
Researchers discover running, when accompanies by visual stimuli, helped restore brain function to normal levels in mice which had been deprived of visual experience early in life.... Read More...
Bigger Brains Could Help Us See Better
Researchers discover increased brain size in areas such as the visual cortex are an essential element of evolution.... Read More...
Researchers Use Human Stem Cells to Create Light Sensitive Retina in a Dish
Researchers have created a 3D human retinal tissue from stem cells.... Read More...
Neural Transplant Reduces Absence Epilepsy Seizures in Mice
Researchers identify areas in the cerebral cortex which are affected in mice with absence epilepsy. Transplanting embryonic neural cells into these areas, the researchers were able to alleviate the symptoms of the disease by reducing seizure activity.... Read More...
An Early Link to Motion Perception
Researchers report human perceptual motion bias in low contrast scenes is encoded within the visual cortex.... Read More...
Motion Sensing Cells in the Eye Let the Brain Know About Directional Changes
Researchers discover our ability to process directional movements is a result of cortical activation of signals which originate from retinal neurons.... Read More...
Computer Models Help Decode Cells That Sense Light Without Seeing
Using computer models, researchers discover melanopsin pigment in the eye is more sensitive to light than rhodopsin pigment.... Read More...
Mapping Objects in the Brain
Researcher report a brain region which responds to a particular category of objects consists of a small cluster of neurons which encodes the visual features of these objects.... Read More...
When Neurons Have Less to Say, They Say it With Particular Emphasis
Researchers discover neurons regulate their own excitability so that the activity level in networks remains as constant as possible.... Read More...
Neuroprosthesis Gives Rats the Ability to ‘Touch’ Infrared Light
Researchers have given rats the ability to "touch" infrared light by fitting them with an infrared detector wired to microscopic electrodes implanted in the part of the mammalian brain that processes tactile information. The study demonstrated that a novel sensory input could be processed by a cortical region specialized in another sense without "hijacking" the function of this brain area. ... Read More...
Psychologists Link Emotion to Vividness of Perception and Creation of Vivid Memories
Have you ever wondered why you can remember things from long ago as if they happened yesterday, yet sometimes can't recall what you ate for dinner last night? A new study suggests it's because how much something means to you actually influences how you see it as well as how vividly you can recall it later.... Read More...