FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesVisual Neuroscience·October 18, 2022·5 min readHow the Brain Separates Perception From MemoryWhile previous studies point to an overlap between perception and memory, a new study finds the two are systematically different.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesVisual Neuroscience·June 13, 2022·4 min readNew Factors Behind Better VisionResearchers are able to predict how well a person can see based on the unique structure of their primary visual cortex.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 10, 2022·4 min readFor Communication Between Brain Areas, Milliseconds MatterResearchers identified how the primary visual cortex and the lateromedial area of the cerebral cortex influence one another, and how this communication changes over rapid timespans.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·November 26, 2021·2 min readHow Can Our Brain Still Perceive Familiar Objects Even When They Become Indistinct?Researchers have identified a flexible mechanism of visual information representation that alters in correlation to visual contrasts.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesVisual Neuroscience·August 7, 2020·4 min readHumans Use the Visual Part of Their Brain When Hearing Sounds in the Dark, Even If They Were Born Without SightHumans use the primary visual cortex to process sounds in the dark. This not only occurs in those with sight but also those who were born blind.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·April 26, 2020·2 min readNeuropeptide somatostatin enhances visual processingThe neuropeptide somatostatin improves visual processing and cognitive behaviors by reducing excitatory inputs to parvalbumin-positive interneurons in mice.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·April 9, 2020·5 min readMisfiring from jittery neurons sets fundamental limit on perceptionStudy provides new evidence supporting the theory that perceptual limitations are caused by a correlated noise in neural activity.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·November 18, 2019·5 min readThe difference between an expert’s brain and a novice’sWhen learning a new task, brain activities alter over time as mice transition to an expert from a novice. The changes are reflected in neural networks and neural activity. As the animal's knowledge grows, neural networks become more focused.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·June 27, 2019·3 min readDeciphering how the brain encodes color and shapeVisual neurons selectively respond to color and shape along a continuum. While some neurons are only activated by either a specific color or shape, others are responsive to color and shape simultaneously. The findings contradict previous beliefs about how visual processing works.Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·June 18, 2019·5 min readThe fractal brain, from a single neuron’s perspectiveResearchers say measuring signals from a single neuron may be as good as capturing information from many neurons at once.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·May 13, 2019·5 min readRoom for thought: Brain region that watches for walls identifiedMEG neuroimaging implicates the occipital place area (OPA) in our ability to rapidly sense our surroundings. The findings may advance improving machine learning and robotics technology aimed at mimicking visual processes in the human brain.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 20, 2019·7 min readNew study reshapes understanding of how the brain recovers from injuryRetinal ganglion cell survival following a stroke depends on whether the pathway to the primary visual area remains active. Cells connected to inactive areas of the visual cortex suffer atrophy and degenerate, leading to permanent visual impairment.Read More
