Developmental processes are increasingly well-characterized at the molecular and cell biological levels, but how more complex tissues and organs involving...
A team of University of California, Berkeley, scientists in collaboration with researchers at the University of Munich and University of Washington, in Seattle, has discovered a chemical that temporarily restores some vision to blind mice, and is working on an improved compound that may someday allow people with degenerative blindness to see again.
Researchers decipher the retina's neural code for brain communication to create novel, more effective prosthetic retinal device for blindness.
New research concludes the eye, which depends on light to see, also needs light to develop normally during pregnancy.
A genetic mutation linked to age related macular degeneration has been discovered, according to a new study.
According to new research, dendrites play a critical role in decoding images.
Researchers discover a way to traverse the blood-brain barrier and retinal-blood barrier to deliver a molecule which degrades the main component of Alzheimer's plaques.
Using computer models, researchers discover melanopsin pigment in the eye is more sensitive to light than rhodopsin pigment.
Projecting images onto the floor of a maze, rodents can learn behaviors faster.
Researchers discover an array of new types of neurons which help zebrafish to perceive and compensate for self motion.
Researchers have created a 3D human retinal tissue from stem cells.
A new study shows how a particular neuron creates its own space.
