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          FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience
          ·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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          FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesVisual Neuroscience
          ·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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          Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesVisual Neuroscience
          ·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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          FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology
          ·December 18, 2014·5 min read

          In One Aspect of Vision, Computers Catch up to Primate Brain

          Researchers report their new artificial neural network can identify objects as well as the primate brain can.
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          FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience
          ·November 18, 2015·4 min read

          It’s Not All Black and White: Cortical Response to Light and Dark Stimuli

          Researchers have identified cortical circuits that encode light and dark light.
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          FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience
          ·January 21, 2019·3 min read

          Mice Pass On Brain Benefits of Enriched Upbringing to Offspring

          Researchers report life experiences may be transgenerationally inherited through a combination of epigenetics and parental behavior.
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          FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience
          ·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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          neurons
          FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesVisual Neuroscience
          ·October 23, 2018·5 min read

          Neurons Reliably Respond to Straight Lines

          Researchers report single neurons in the primary visual cortex can reliably detect straight lines, even though the makeup of the cell is constantly changing.
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          FeaturedNeuroscience
          ·November 8, 2018·3 min read

          Neurons that Fire Together, Don’t Always Wire Together

          Researchers have identified a new rule of connectivity for neurons in the neocortex, contradicting the popular belief "neurons that fire together, wire together".
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          FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience
          ·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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          The image shows neurons from the primary visual cortex of an awake mouse.
          ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscience
          ·December 12, 2014·4 min read

          Neuroscientists Reveal Fundamental Discovery About Cortical Neurons

          A new paper hypothesizes that a particular type of interneuron may influence responses in a context dependent manner.
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          FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesVisual Neuroscience
          ·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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          AI Can Predict Preterm Birth at 31 Weeks of Gestation

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          Middle Age Sexual Satisfaction: A Potential Early Sign of Cognitive Decline

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          Sleep Apnea’s Deep Impact on Gene Activity

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