How the Brain Processes Images
Researchers report signals from the retina are subjected to selective processing at the earliest neural way-station in the functional pathway connecting the retina to the visual cortex.... Read More...
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Imaging Nerve Cell Interactions
vDISCO, a new imaging technique based on a method for making tissue and organs transparent, is helping researchers to gain unprecedented insights into neuron interactions in the central nervous system. ... Read More...
Philosophy of the Mind: In Touch with Reality
According to a new study, we trust our fingertips over our eye when it comes to processing ambiguous information.... Read More...
Fixated on Food?
Researchers report visual features modulated by the optokinetic reflex are encoded in the retina.... Read More...
Lessons by Post
A new study reveals molecular mechanism that helps insure continuous readjustment of the strength of synaptic junctions during learning.... Read More...
Use It or Lose It
LMU researchers report neural activity in the auditory system has a direct effect on myelination. Higher levels of neural activity resulted in the formation of thicker myelin sheaths and enhanced speed of signal transmission. ... Read More...
New Model for the Origin of Grid Cells
A new study theorizes the development of grid cells depends upon the synaptic input from place cells.... Read More...
Auditory Processing: Where Microseconds Matter
Researchers identify a mechanism that allows mammals to perceive minimal differences in timing of signal reception in order to localize sounds.... Read More...
Phagocytes in the Brain: Good or Bad?
Stimulating microglial cells could delay the onset of some neurodegenerative diseases, researchers report.... Read More...
Epigenetics and Neural Cell Death
Researchers report on an epigenetic mechanism which is active only in the early phases of neurogenesis triggers and the subsequent death of neural cells.... Read More...