FeaturedNeuroscience·February 16, 2015·3 min readNew Pathways Discovered to Prevent BlindnessA new study investigates the relationship between brain plasticity and vision loss.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·March 31, 2014·4 min readNew Respect for Primary Visual CortexResearchers discover the V1 brain region performs complex sequence learning.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
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesVisual Neuroscience·February 9, 2017·3 min readNoradrenaline Enhances Vision Through Beta-Adrenergic ReceptorsResearchers document the role noradrenaline plays in modulating the primary visual cortex.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·March 6, 2019·5 min readOur Brains Reveal Our Choices Before We’re Even Aware of ThemResearchers find neural activation patterns were predictive of the contents of voluntary visual imagery as far as 11 seconds before the choice of what to imagine. These results suggest that the contents of future visual imagery can be biased by current or prior neural representations.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·January 21, 2015·2 min readResearchers Find Where Visual Memories Are MadeDramatic changes occur in the primary visual cortex when mice learn to distinguish novel from familiar visual stimuli, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesVisual Neuroscience·September 30, 2015·3 min readResearchers Identify Neurons That Selectively Respond to Intermediate ColorsResearchers report they have identified neurons in the visual cortex that selectively respond to an intermediate color, not just primary colors.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
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesVisual Neuroscience·January 3, 2019·7 min readSurprise Discovery Reveals Second Visual System in Cerebral Cortex: Mouse StudyA new study challenges 75 year old dogma of mammalian vision. Researchers have shows the post rhinal cortex obtains visual data from the superior colliculus and is not dependent upon information from primary visual cortex.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 29, 2015·4 min readThe Brain Perceives Motion the Same Way Through Both Vision and TouchAccording to researchers, the brain uses similar calculations to measure the speed and direction of objects in motion whether they are visually perceived or touched.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
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
