Category Learning Can Be Influenced By Where an Object is in Our Field of Vision
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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Visualizing the Connections Between Eye and Brain
A new study describes the activity of retinal neurons as they deliver visual information to the thalamus, an area of the brain implicated in image processing.... Read More...
Why the Eyes Could be the Window to Neurodegenerative Diseases, Like Alzheimer’s
Researchers say a new retinal imaging test could be a reliable tool for measuring the progression of neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer's. The study reports the tool can detect drusen, which is often higher in those with AD.... Read More...
Important Step Towards a Computer Model That Predicts the Outcome of Eye Diseases
A new model of the retina can predict the outcome of defined perturbation.... Read More...
Can Psychological Stress Cause Vision Loss?
Researchers report persistent psychological stress can contribute to the development and progression of vision loss.... Read More...
Eye Function May Be Key to Schizophrenia Diagnosis
According to researchers, a hand held device that records electrical activity from the retina may be a useful tool in diagnosis schizophrenia.... Read More...
Carefully Crafted Light Pulses Control Neuron Activity
Researchers use coherent control to control the function of a living cell.... Read More...
Fixated on Food?
Researchers report visual features modulated by the optokinetic reflex are encoded in the retina.... Read More...
How Do We Sense Moonlight and Daylight? Neurons Share Job of Sensing Ambient Light Levels
Study revels M1 ganglion cell photoreceptors can tune into different ranges of light intensity.... Read More...
Measuring the Basis of Color Vision
A new study reports photoreceptors in the retina are sensitive to colors corresponding to their visual pigments.... Read More...
Eye Changes May Signal Frontotemporal Lobe Degeneration
Researchers report a non-invasive retina test could help to accurately diagnose frontotemporal degeneration.... Read More...
Superhuman ‘Night’ Vision During the Total Eclipse?
Researchers investigate how people are able to see objects clearly during a dark solar eclipse than on a typical moonless night.... Read More...