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·February 5, 2016·5 min read

An Amazing Axon Adventure

Researchers are using a variety of techniques to better understand how the brain 'wires up'.

The image shows a human eye with little white neurons drawn over it.

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·March 4, 2014·2 min read

Motion Sensing Cells in the Eye Let the Brain Know About Directional Changes

Researchers discover our ability to process directional movements is a result of cortical activation of signals which originate from retinal neurons.

Image shows the neural circuitry in the visual thalamus of a mouse.

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·June 15, 2016·5 min read

Eye Opening Complexity: An Up Close Insight on Connections Between Retina and Thalamus

Researchers reveal the complex neural network that connects the retina and thalamus may represent the first stage in processing visual information learned by experience.

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·February 6, 2017·3 min read

Myopia Cells Discovered in Retina

A newly discovered retinal cell may cause myopia when it dysfunctions, researchers report.

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·February 22, 2019·5 min read

How the Brain Processes Images

Researchers report signals from the retina are subjected to selective processing at the earliest neural way-station in the functional pathway connecting the retina to the visual cortex.

Image shows the Argus II Retinal 98 Prosthesis.

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·October 25, 2016·3 min read

After Blindness, The Adult Brain Can Learn to See Again

A new study uses retinal prosthetics to assess the brain's ability to process visual information years after blindness occurs.

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·May 5, 2021·5 min read

AI Spots Individual Neurons in the Eye Better than Human Experts

A newly developed system that uses OCT imaging and deep learning should enable better detection and monitoring of glaucoma.

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·March 20, 2022·7 min read

Antabuse May Help Revive Vision in People With Progressive Blinding Disorders

Antabuse, a drug commonly prescribed to treat alcohol use disorder, may help to restore eyesight in people with genetic retinitis pigmentosa and other disorders associated with retinal degeneration.

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