Important Step Towards a Computer Model That Predicts the Outcome of Eye Diseases
A new model of the retina can predict the outcome of defined perturbation.... Read More...
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Crowdsourcing Brain Mapping with Gaming Helps Identify 6 New Neuron Types
Players of the popular online brain mapping game Eyewire have assisted in identifying six new neuron types, researchers report.... Read More...
Video of Moving Discs Reconstructed From Rat Retinal Neural Signals
Researchers have successfully reconstructed a short movie of randomly moving discs produced by rat retinal neurons, with the help of machine learning technology.... Read More...
How Do We Sense Moonlight and Daylight? Neurons Share Job of Sensing Ambient Light Levels
Study revels M1 ganglion cell photoreceptors can tune into different ranges of light intensity.... Read More...
Retinal Cells ‘Go With the Flow’ to Assess Own Motion Through Space
A new study reveals how specialized cells in the retina sense motion.... Read More...
How the Thalamus Helps Us to See
Researchers report on the role the thalamus plays in visual processing.... Read More...
Growing Retinal Nerve Cells in a Lab
Researchers have developed a new method that efficiently turns human stem cells into retinal ganglion cells.... Read More...
Enlightening Discoveries: How the Eye Processes Light
Researchers have made novel discoveries about how the eye processes light on both cellular and molecular levels.... Read More...
New Therapy Holds Promise for Restoring Vision
New genetic treatment helps restore light sensitivity in blind mice, a new study reports. ... Read More...
Seeking a Parts List for the Retina
Researchers use a computer algorithm to trace the shape of neurons and group them based on structural similarity. They were able to sort more than 350 mouse retinal neurons into 15 types, including six previously unidentified types.... Read More...
Maze Puts Images on Floor Where Rats Look
Projecting images onto the floor of a maze, rodents can learn behaviors faster.... Read More...
An Artificial Retina With the Capacity to Restore Normal Vision
Researchers decipher the retina's neural code for brain communication to create novel, more effective prosthetic retinal device for blindness.... Read More...