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A brain region for Pokémon characters?

Neuroscience NewsMay 6, 2019

Adults who played Pokemon video games as children had preferential activation in the visual system for Pokemon character, researchers report. The finding shed light on the development of the visual system and categorization in the brain. ... Read More...

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This shows CT1 cells in a fly's visual system

Multitasking with perfection: Nerve cell works like 1400 individual cells – Fly Study

Neuroscience NewsApril 28, 2019

CT1 cells connect around 1400 areas in the fly brain. Each cell area works like a separate neuron, allowing CT1 to access information from the fly's eye and support local motion detection.... Read More...

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Microglia, immune cells of the central nervous system, shown to regulate neuroinflammation

Neuroscience NewsApril 23, 2019

In uveitis, microglia facilitates the entry of inflammatory immune cells into the retina, enabling the host immune responses to attack cells not normally recognized by the immune system.... Read More...

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How the Brain Processes Images

Neuroscience NewsFebruary 22, 2019

Researchers report signals from the retina are subjected to selective processing at the earliest neural way-station in the functional pathway connecting the retina to the visual cortex.... Read More...

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Heavy Smoking Can Damage Vision

Neuroscience NewsFebruary 18, 2019

A new study reports those who smoke 20 or more cigarettes a day have a reduced ability to discriminate contrast and colors compared to non smokers. ... Read More...

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Tiny Eye Movements Affect How We See Contrast

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 28, 2019

Contrast sensitivity may be a result of small eye movements people may not be aware they are making, a new study reports.... Read More...

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Surprise Discovery Reveals Second Visual System in Cerebral Cortex: Mouse Study

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 3, 2019

A 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...

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Neural Code that Predicts Behavior Identified

Neuroscience NewsNovember 26, 2018

Differences in activity between the left and right superior colliculi help researchers predict whether an animal was seeing an event. ... Read More...

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Combining Technologies to View the Retina in Unprecedented Detail

Neuroscience NewsNovember 14, 2018

Researchers say adaptive optics enables direct imaging of neural tissue, which could lead to earlier detection of diseases that affect eye tissue.... Read More...

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Mini Retinas Shed Light on Connection Between Eyes and Brain

Neuroscience NewsOctober 28, 2018

Findings could help to develop new treatments to restore site when connections between the eyes and brain are damaged, researchers say.... Read More...

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Dish Grown Human Retinas Explain How Color Vision Develops

Neuroscience NewsOctober 14, 2018

Using human retinal tissue grown from stem cells, researchers shed light on how color vision develops. The study found thyroid hormones dictated whether the cells became blue, green or red photoreceptors.... Read More...

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Category Learning Can Be Influenced By Where an Object is in Our Field of Vision

Neuroscience NewsAugust 15, 2018

Where objects appear in a person's visual field can affect the ability to determine what the object is, researchers say.... Read More...

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From the overuse of antibiotics to anti-vaxxers, why we need to work together to create a stronger culture of public health

Exposure to air pollution before and after birth may affect fundamental cognitive abilities

Pilot study opens new possibilities for AI to enhance cognitive performance

Neuroscience

From the overuse of antibiotics to anti-vaxxers, why we need to work together to create a stronger culture of public health

Exposure to air pollution before and after birth may affect fundamental cognitive abilities

Pilot study opens new possibilities for AI to enhance cognitive performance

Neurology

Nerve stimulation could provide new treatment option for most common type of stroke

New neurons form in the brain into tenth decade of life, even in people with Alzheimer’s

AI

Pilot study opens new possibilities for AI to enhance cognitive performance

Children describe technology that gives them a sense of ambiguity as ‘creepy’

New AI Sees Like a Human, Filling in the Blanks

Robotics

Dog-like robot made by students jumps, flips and trots

Children describe technology that gives them a sense of ambiguity as ‘creepy’

New AI Sees Like a Human, Filling in the Blanks

Psychology

From the overuse of antibiotics to anti-vaxxers, why we need to work together to create a stronger culture of public health

Short-term use of opioids increases subjective pleasure

retina

A brain region for Pokémon characters?

Multitasking with perfection: Nerve cell works like 1400 individual cells – Fly Study

Microglia, immune cells of the central nervous system, shown to regulate neuroinflammation

How the Brain Processes Images

Heavy Smoking Can Damage Vision

Tiny Eye Movements Affect How We See Contrast

Surprise Discovery Reveals Second Visual System in Cerebral Cortex: Mouse Study

Neural Code that Predicts Behavior Identified

Combining Technologies to View the Retina in Unprecedented Detail

Mini Retinas Shed Light on Connection Between Eyes and Brain

Dish Grown Human Retinas Explain How Color Vision Develops

Category Learning Can Be Influenced By Where an Object is in Our Field of Vision