FeaturedGenetics·January 16, 2013·3 min readLight Exposure During Pregnancy Key to Normal Eye DevelopmentNew research concludes the eye, which depends on light to see, also needs light to develop normally during pregnancy.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·March 4, 2014·2 min readMotion Sensing Cells in the Eye Let the Brain Know About Directional ChangesResearchers discover our ability to process directional movements is a result of cortical activation of signals which originate from retinal neurons.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·September 29, 2015·2 min readNanowire Provides Hope for Improved Brain ImplantsResearchers have developed a new type of nanowire material that may improve both retinal and brain implants.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·August 5, 2022·4 min readNew Insights Into Retinal NeuronsResearchers have identified a new type of retinal ganglion cells.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·March 24, 2014·4 min readSeeking a Parts List for the RetinaResearchers use a computer algorithm to trace the shape of neurons and group them based on structural similarity. They were able to sort more than 350 mouse retinal neurons into 15 types, including six previously unidentified types.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·August 27, 2015·4 min readSurprising 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.Read More
