FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·October 20, 2021·4 min readScientists Enable a Blind Woman to See Simple ShapesResearchers created a form of artificial vision for a blind woman with the aid of a brain implant position in the visual cortex. The results pave the way for the creation of visual brain prosthetics to help the blind to regain sight.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·August 16, 2021·5 min readBlind People Can’t See Color but Understand It the Same Way as Sighted PeopleFindings upend the long-standing belief that blind people lack deep knowledge of visual phenomena.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·March 5, 2021·4 min readVision Impairment Is Associated With MortalityMeta-analysis reveals those who have visual impairments or are blind have a higher risk of mortality compared to peers with better vision. The study found mortality risk was 29% higher in those with mild visual impairment and rose to 89% higher for those with severe visual impairments.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesVisual Neuroscience·March 5, 2021·4 min readRetinal Implants Can Give Artificial Vision to the BlindA new retinal implant that works in conjunction with camera-equipped smart glasses and a microcomputer provides blind people with "artificial vision" by stimulating retinal cells.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychologyVisual Neuroscience·February 15, 2021·4 min readVisual Hallucinations Among Blind People Increase During PandemicLoneliness, stress, and social isolation as a result of COVID-19 exacerbated and intensified visual hallucinations in blind people with Charles Bonnet Syndrome by 56%.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesVisual Neuroscience·August 7, 2020·4 min readHumans Use the Visual Part of Their Brain When Hearing Sounds in the Dark, Even If They Were Born Without SightHumans use the primary visual cortex to process sounds in the dark. This not only occurs in those with sight but also those who were born blind.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesVisual Neuroscience·May 14, 2020·3 min readDynamic stimulation of the visual cortex allows blind and sighted people to ‘see’ shapesA visual cortical prosthesis can restore sight by bypassing damage to the eyes and delivering visual information retrieved from a camera directly to the brain.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·September 23, 2019·2 min readHow the brain repurposes unused regionsThere is an underlying organization that dictates how the visual cortex is repurposed in blind people, which is not random.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
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychologyVisual Neuroscience·February 15, 2019·3 min readCan Being Born Blind Protect People From Schizophrenia?A new study provides compelling evidence that congenital blindness and early cortical blindness may decrease the risk of developing schizophrenia. Researchers believe the protective effect may be related to compensatory cortical reorganization.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosVisual Neuroscience·August 29, 2018·4 min readResearchers 3D Print Prototype for a ‘Bionic Eye’Researchers have developed a 3D printed prototype for a bionic eye. The team successfully printed an array of light receptors onto a hemispherical surface. This advance could revolutionize restoring vision to those who have lost their sight.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesVisual Neuroscience·August 1, 2018·4 min readBlind People Depend on Timing Cues for Some Spatial AwarenessResearchers report blind people need additional timing cues to accurately judge relative locations of sounds, but those without visual impairments who were blindfolded could judge the relative location of sounds independently from timing cues.Read More
