FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosVisual Neuroscience·October 14, 2018·6 min readDish Grown Human Retinas Explain How Color Vision DevelopsUsing human retinal tissue grown from stem cells, researchers shed light on how color vision develops. The study found thyroid hormones dictated whether the cells became blue, green or red photoreceptors.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·August 15, 2018·5 min readCategory Learning Can Be Influenced By Where an Object is in Our Field of VisionWhere objects appear in a person's visual field can affect the ability to determine what the object is, researchers say.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·July 2, 2018·3 min readVisualizing the Connections Between Eye and BrainA 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
FeaturedNeurologyVisual Neuroscience·June 25, 2018·5 min readWhy the Eyes Could be the Window to Neurodegenerative Diseases, Like Alzheimer’sResearchers 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
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·June 23, 2018·5 min readImportant Step Towards a Computer Model That Predicts the Outcome of Eye DiseasesA new model of the retina can predict the outcome of defined perturbation.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychologyVisual Neuroscience·June 20, 2018·5 min readCan Psychological Stress Cause Vision Loss?Researchers report persistent psychological stress can contribute to the development and progression of vision loss.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychologyVisual Neuroscience·May 30, 2018·4 min readEye Function May Be Key to Schizophrenia DiagnosisAccording to researchers, a hand held device that records electrical activity from the retina may be a useful tool in diagnosis schizophrenia.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 17, 2017·4 min readCarefully Crafted Light Pulses Control Neuron ActivityResearchers use coherent control to control the function of a living cell.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·November 17, 2017·5 min readFixated on Food?Researchers report visual features modulated by the optokinetic reflex are encoded in the retina.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·September 28, 2017·4 min readHow Do We Sense Moonlight and Daylight? Neurons Share Job of Sensing Ambient Light LevelsStudy revels M1 ganglion cell photoreceptors can tune into different ranges of light intensity.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·September 11, 2017·5 min readMeasuring the Basis of Color VisionA new study reports photoreceptors in the retina are sensitive to colors corresponding to their visual pigments.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·September 9, 2017·4 min readEye Changes May Signal Frontotemporal Lobe DegenerationResearchers report a non-invasive retina test could help to accurately diagnose frontotemporal degeneration.Read More
