FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 1, 2018·4 min readDiversity of Cortical Neurons Captured in Comprehensive Computer ModelAllen Institute researchers have produced a collection of computer generated models that accurately replicate cortical neuron activity.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·November 18, 2015·4 min readIt’s Not All Black and White: Cortical Response to Light and Dark StimuliResearchers have identified cortical circuits that encode light and dark light.Read More
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FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·October 24, 2018·4 min readTo See What’s Right in Front of You, Your Brain May Need Some RewiringResearchers provide new evidence of brain plasticity. A new study reveals visual cortex neurons sprout new axons and shed some old ones as animals improve at perceptual learning tasks.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·April 16, 2018·7 min readHidden Structure of Enigmatic Backwards Neural Connections DiscoveredStudy may provide key insights into the visual system and perception.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
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FeaturedNeuroscience·March 28, 2018·4 min readBrain Wide Tracing of Single Neurons Reveals Breadth of Information Transfer From Visual CortexA new study reveals the majority of V1 neurons project to higher visual areas in a non-random manner.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
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·May 22, 2017·4 min readComputations of Visual Motion in the BrainResearchers detail how the visual cortex and retina work together in visual motion perception.Read More