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Surprise Discovery Reveals Second Visual System in Cerebral Cortex: Mouse Study

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 3, 2019

A 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...

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Researchers Identify Brain Cells Responsible for Removing Damaged Neurons After Injury

Neuroscience NewsJune 25, 2018

A new study reveals how microglia help clear dead and damaged materials away from healthy, neighboring neurons following injury. ... Read More...

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The Thalamus Helps the Cerebrum With Learning

Neuroscience NewsNovember 15, 2017

New findings from Max Plank Institute researchers challenges conventional belief about the role of the thalamus in learning. Researchers report the thalamus plays a far more active role in visual processing in the context of learning than previously thought. ... Read More...

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Surprise Discovery Reveals Second Visual System in Cerebral Cortex: Mouse Study

Researchers Identify Brain Cells Responsible for Removing Damaged Neurons After Injury

The Thalamus Helps the Cerebrum With Learning