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·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.

This is a 3-D reconstructed image of the Drosophila optic ganglion where photoreceptor axons.

Featured Neuroscience

·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.

This image shows rod cells to the far right.

Featured Psychology

·February 10, 2015·4 min read

Researcher Explores Complex Relationship Between Color Perception and Memory

A new study explores the relationship between working memory and how people perceive colors.

This image the calcium spheres in the drusen deposits.

Featured Neurology Neuroscience

·January 19, 2015·3 min read

Major Cause of Blindness Linked to Calcium Deposits in the Eye

Researchers link microscopic spheres of calcium phosphate to the development of AMD.

The image is a diagram of the photoreceptor stimulation.

Featured Genetics

·December 8, 2014·7 min read

New Therapy Holds Promise for Restoring Vision

New genetic treatment helps restore light sensitivity in blind mice, a new study reports.

Featured Neuroscience

·November 8, 2014·5 min read

Inside the Colourful World of Animal Vision

Due to differences in visual systems, not all animals see the world in the same way.

Featured Genetics

·June 10, 2014·4 min read

Researchers Use Human Stem Cells to Create Light Sensitive Retina in a Dish

Researchers have created a 3D human retinal tissue from stem cells.

The image shows a person looking at the computer screen with the projection for the maze on it.

Featured Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles Psychology

·February 26, 2014·3 min read

Maze Puts Images on Floor Where Rats Look

Projecting images onto the floor of a maze, rodents can learn behaviors faster.

The image shows rhodopsin and melanopsin computer models.

Featured Neuroscience

·February 7, 2014·5 min read

Computer Models Help Decode Cells That Sense Light Without Seeing

Using computer models, researchers discover melanopsin pigment in the eye is more sensitive to light than rhodopsin pigment.

Featured Neuroscience

·October 20, 2012·3 min read

Researchers Clarify Process Controlling Night Vision

New research reveals the key chemical process that corrects for potential visual errors in low-light conditions. Understanding this fundamental step could lead to new treatments for visual deficits, or might one day boost normal night vision to new levels.

Featured Neuroscience

·August 14, 2012·5 min read

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.

Featured Neurology Neuroscience

·July 25, 2012·4 min read

Chemical Makes Blind Mice See

A team of University of California, Berkeley, scientists in collaboration with researchers at the University of Munich and University of Washington, in Seattle, has discovered a chemical that temporarily restores some vision to blind mice, and is working on an improved compound that may someday allow people with degenerative blindness to see again.