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·March 25, 2026·9 min read

How the Primary Visual Cortex Computes the “Gist” of a Scene

Researchers have shown that the primary visual cortex (V1) computes statistical summaries of complex motion, such as mean and variance. This "ensemble perception" starts early in the visual hierarchy, allowing the brain to rapidly grasp the gist of a scene.

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·October 18, 2022·5 min read

How the Brain Separates Perception From Memory

While previous studies point to an overlap between perception and memory, a new study finds the two are systematically different.

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·June 13, 2022·4 min read

New Factors Behind Better Vision

Researchers are able to predict how well a person can see based on the unique structure of their primary visual cortex.

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·June 10, 2022·4 min read

For Communication Between Brain Areas, Milliseconds Matter

Researchers 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.

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·November 26, 2021·2 min read

How 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.

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·August 7, 2020·4 min read

Humans Use the Visual Part of Their Brain When Hearing Sounds in the Dark, Even If They Were Born Without Sight

Humans 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.

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·April 26, 2020·2 min read

Neuropeptide somatostatin enhances visual processing

The neuropeptide somatostatin improves visual processing and cognitive behaviors by reducing excitatory inputs to parvalbumin-positive interneurons in mice.

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·April 9, 2020·5 min read

Misfiring from jittery neurons sets fundamental limit on perception

Study provides new evidence supporting the theory that perceptual limitations are caused by a correlated noise in neural activity.

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·November 18, 2019·5 min read

The difference between an expert’s brain and a novice’s

When 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.

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Featured Neuroscience Visual Neuroscience

·June 27, 2019·3 min read

Deciphering how the brain encodes color and shape

Visual 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.

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·June 18, 2019·5 min read

The fractal brain, from a single neuron’s perspective

Researchers say measuring signals from a single neuron may be as good as capturing information from many neurons at once.

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·May 13, 2019·5 min read

Room for thought: Brain region that watches for walls identified

MEG 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.

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primary visual cortex

How the Primary Visual Cortex Computes the “Gist” of a Scene

How the Brain Separates Perception From Memory

New Factors Behind Better Vision

For Communication Between Brain Areas, Milliseconds Matter

How Can Our Brain Still Perceive Familiar Objects Even When They Become Indistinct?

Humans Use the Visual Part of Their Brain When Hearing Sounds in the Dark, Even If They Were Born Without Sight

Neuropeptide somatostatin enhances visual processing

Misfiring from jittery neurons sets fundamental limit on perception

The difference between an expert’s brain and a novice’s

Deciphering how the brain encodes color and shape

The fractal brain, from a single neuron’s perspective

Room for thought: Brain region that watches for walls identified

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