FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·May 14, 2024·5 min readCOVID-19 May Damage VisionResearchers discovered that SARS-CoV-2 can penetrate the blood-retinal barrier, potentially causing long-term eye damage.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·January 12, 2023·3 min readA Key Step Toward New Treatment for Hereditary BlindnessUsing animal models, researchers demonstrate a potentially effective approach to treating blindness associated with genetic conditions by using mRNA and lipid nanoparticles.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·December 22, 2022·4 min readResearchers Use 3D Bioprinting to Create Eye Tissue: Could Cure Macular DegenerationUsing patients' stem cells, researchers used 3D bioprinting to create and produce eye tissue. The advance could provide an unending supply of tissue to study, and ultimately cure retinal diseases and age-related macular degeneration.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesVisual Neuroscience·September 12, 2022·7 min readHow Visual Information Travels From the Retina to the MidbrainNeurons in the midbrain receive strong, specific synaptic input from retinal ganglion cells, but only from a small number of the sensory neurons.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·August 18, 2022·4 min readTouch and Sight Are Linked Before BirthDuring the embryonic stage, tactile information simultaneously activated the tactile and visual neural pathways. After birth, the pathways separate and reorganize to allow for individual processing of visual and tactile information.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·August 10, 2022·2 min readRetinal Test a New Prognostic Marker for Multiple Sclerosis SeverityMultiple sclerosis-associated retinal layer thinning predicts the severity of future relapses and the likelihood of disability.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·August 5, 2022·4 min readNew Insights Into Retinal NeuronsResearchers have identified a new type of retinal ganglion cells.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyVisual Neuroscience·July 26, 2022·4 min readChanges in the Retina Can Be Linked to Parts of the Brain of Healthy Subjects at Risk of Alzheimer’sIn cognitively healthy people with a genetic risk for Alzheimer's, retinal changes have been associated with alterations in the entorhinal cortex, hippocampus, and lingual gyrus. Researchers say retinal changes can be used to track changes in brain structures associated with Alzheimer's in those with genetic risk factors.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·July 20, 2022·6 min readA New Way to Fight Pigmentary RetinopathyThe visual system adapts to the loss of photoreception by increasing sensitivity but simultaneously becomes deleteriously hyperactive. The findings could lead to new therapies to protect vision or reverse vision loss.Read More
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FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·June 9, 2022·3 min readNew Genetic Eye Disease DiscoveredResearchers have identified a new genetic eye disease that affects the macula.Read More