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This image shows fluorescently labeled microtubules.

·June 29, 2015·3 min read

Energy for Visual Processing Provided by Microtubules in Retinal Neurons

Researchers have identified a thick band of microtubules within retinal neurons which help provide the energy required for visual processing.

This image shows a flow chart mapping the visual processing of direction changes.

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·July 1, 2015·4 min read

Making Sense of the Visual World: Seeing is Believing

A new study addresses the nature and origin of neural signals involved in solving perceptual tasks.

This is a drawing of a section of the retina.

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·August 10, 2015·6 min read

Protective Receptor Plays Key Role in Supporting the Retina

A new study reports that a receptor targeted for treating neurodegenerative diseases also appears to play an important role in supporting the retina.

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·August 17, 2015·5 min read

Retinal Changes Used to Track Brain Pathology in Schizophrenia

According to a new study, tracking retinal changes could provide a new measure for the progression of schizophrenia.

This image shows GFP-expressing Purkinje cells.

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·August 20, 2015·4 min read

Joining Molecular Components Expands Ability to Manipulate Genes in Specific Cell Types

Researchers combine molecular components to manipulate genes in specific cell types.

This image shows a synaptic terminals captured via the brainbow technique.

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·August 27, 2015·4 min read

Surprising Data About Visual Connections in the Brain Revealed by ‘Brainbow’

A new study contradicts other research which indicates neurodevelopment weeds out most of the connections between retinal ganglion axons and target cells in the brain.

A VG3 amacrine cell (top, in green) is shown superimposed with an object motion detector cell (bottom, green). Each of the neurons is expressing sidekick-2, an adhesion molecule that allows the two neurons to find each other and connect. G: Nerve. Credit: Dr. Joshua R. Sanes.

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·August 31, 2015·6 min read

Built-In Delay Allows Us to See Small Moving Objects

A new study reveals how motion sensing neurons are linked to other cells in the eye.

This shows a graph tracking the speed of retinal image motion.

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·September 4, 2015·5 min read

Predicting How Humans Estimate Speed

Researchers believe they have devised an optimal model for speed and visual processing.

Three photos showing size differences of same person in different positions.

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·September 28, 2015·4 min read

Neural Mechanism of Size Constancy Clarified

According to a new study, neurons in the visual cortical area V4 calculate the size of an object based on information on its retinal image size and distance from the object.