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·February 26, 2014·3 min read

Maze Puts Images on Floor Where Rats Look

Projecting images onto the floor of a maze, rodents can learn behaviors faster.

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·February 7, 2014·5 min read

Computer Models Help Decode Cells That Sense Light Without Seeing

Using computer models, researchers discover melanopsin pigment in the eye is more sensitive to light than rhodopsin pigment.

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·December 6, 2013·5 min read

Study Treats Alzheimer’s by Delivering Protein Across Blood-Brain Barrier

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.

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·October 30, 2013·2 min read

Researchers Shed Light on Brain Computations

According to new research, dendrites play a critical role in decoding images.

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Featured Genetics

·September 16, 2013·4 min read

Rare Gene Variant Linked to Macular Degeneration

A genetic mutation linked to age related macular degeneration has been discovered, according to a new study.

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·January 16, 2013·3 min read

Light Exposure During Pregnancy Key to Normal Eye Development

New research concludes the eye, which depends on light to see, also needs light to develop normally during pregnancy.

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·August 14, 2012·5 min read

An Artificial Retina With the Capacity to Restore Normal Vision

Researchers decipher the retina's neural code for brain communication to create novel, more effective prosthetic retinal device for blindness.

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·July 25, 2012·4 min read

Chemical Makes Blind Mice See

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.

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·April 6, 2011·3 min read

The Self-Made Eye: Formation of Optic Cup from Embryonic Stem Cells

Developmental processes are increasingly well-characterized at the molecular and cell biological levels, but how more complex tissues and organs involving...