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FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience
·April 16, 2016·5 min read

A New System for Color Vision

Researchers have discovered a mechanism of color vision that could answer long standing questions, such as why a dimly lit night sky has a bluish cast.
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·April 4, 2016·5 min read

Think Small: Diminishing Returns in Neuroscience

Researchers are investigating what makes a brain efficient and how that affects insect behavior.
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·February 5, 2016·3 min read

Characterizing Nerve Cells That Detect Motion by Light Changes

Researchers discover in fruit flies, four classes of nerve cell are involved in calculating directionally selective signals.
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FeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience Articles
·October 9, 2015·4 min read

Enlightening Discoveries: How the Eye Processes Light

Researchers have made novel discoveries about how the eye processes light on both cellular and molecular levels.
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FeaturedGenetics
·September 28, 2015·4 min read

A Natural Light Switch: Identifying and Mapping Protein Behind Light Sensing Mechanism

A new study expand on previous knowledge of the biological role of vitamin B12 as a key part of photoreceptor proteins.
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FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles
·September 3, 2015·3 min read

Moving Closer to Curing Common Cause of Blindness

Researchers report they have been successful in restoring vision to mice with retinitis pigmentosa.
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A VG3 amacrine cell (top, in green) is shown superimposed with an object motion detector cell (bottom, green). Each of the neurons is expressing sidekick-2, an adhesion molecule that allows the two neurons to find each other and connect. G: Nerve. Credit: Dr. Joshua R. Sanes.
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience
·August 31, 2015·6 min read

Built-In Delay Allows Us to See Small Moving Objects

A new study reveals how motion sensing neurons are linked to other cells in the eye.
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FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosOpen Neuroscience ArticlesVisual Neuroscience
·July 2, 2015·5 min read

Microglia May Be a Potential Therapeutic Target for Blinding Eye Disease

A new study reports microglia accelerates damage in blinding eye disorders like retinitis pigmentosa.
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·June 29, 2015·3 min read

Energy for Visual Processing Provided by Microtubules in Retinal Neurons

Researchers have identified a thick band of microtubules within retinal neurons which help provide the energy required for visual processing.
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FeaturedGenetics
·June 1, 2015·3 min read

Growing Eyes From Stem Cells

Researchers have successfully developed a method which allows stem cells to spontaneously grow into human retina cells.
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FeaturedNeurologyVisual Neuroscience
·April 28, 2015·3 min read

Photovoltaic Retinal Implant Could Restore Functional Sight

New retinal implants could restore vision up to five times better than current technology, a new study reports.
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FeaturedNeuroscience
·April 17, 2015·5 min read

New Study Shed Light on Adaptability of Nerve Cells

A new study reports neurons in the eye alter on a molecular level when they are exposed to light for prolonged periods of time.
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