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Surprise Discovery Reveals Second Visual System in Cerebral Cortex: Mouse Study

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 3, 2019

A new study challenges 75 year old dogma of mammalian vision. Researchers have shows the post rhinal cortex obtains visual data from the superior colliculus and is not dependent upon information from primary visual cortex. ... Read More...

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Neurons Process Information Differently Depending on Their Location

Neuroscience NewsNovember 21, 2018

The thickness of the brain's neocortex influences how individual neurons process information, a new study reveals.... Read More...

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Neurons that Fire Together, Don’t Always Wire Together

Neuroscience NewsNovember 8, 2018

Researchers have identified a new rule of connectivity for neurons in the neocortex, contradicting the popular belief "neurons that fire together, wire together".... Read More...

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To See What’s Right in Front of You, Your Brain May Need Some Rewiring

Neuroscience NewsOctober 24, 2018

Researchers provide new evidence of brain plasticity. A new study reveals visual cortex neurons sprout new axons and shed some old ones as animals improve at perceptual learning tasks.... Read More...

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Where the Brain Transforms Seeing into Acting

Neuroscience NewsJuly 3, 2018

Researchers provide evidence that the posterior parietal cortex plays a vital role in converting vision into action.... Read More...

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Absence Epilepsy: When the Brain is Like an Orchestra Without a Conductor

Neuroscience NewsJune 20, 2018

Researchers shed light on the neural mechanisms of absence epilepsy. ... Read More...

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Hidden Structure of Enigmatic Backwards Neural Connections Discovered

Neuroscience NewsApril 16, 2018

Study may provide key insights into the visual system and perception.... Read More...

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Increasing Understanding of the Coarse-to-Fine Human Visual Perception

Neuroscience NewsMarch 29, 2018

A new study reveals neurons in the V4 area of the visual cortex do not necessarily need to have low visual resolution.... Read More...

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Brain Wide Tracing of Single Neurons Reveals Breadth of Information Transfer From Visual Cortex

Neuroscience NewsMarch 28, 2018

A new study reveals the majority of V1 neurons project to higher visual areas in a non-random manner.... Read More...

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Advances to Brain-Interface Technology Provide Clearer Insight Into Visual System Than Ever Before

Neuroscience NewsDecember 4, 2017

Researchers report a new EEG system is capable of capturing more information from the visual cortex than previous versions of the same system.... Read More...

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The Human Brain Can “See” What’s Around the Corner

Neuroscience NewsDecember 4, 2017

An fMRI study conducted by University of Glasgow researchers reveals how our brains can predict what our eyes will see next.... Read More...

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‘Mind’s Eye Blink’ Proves ‘Paying Attention’ Is Not Just a Figure of Speech

Neuroscience NewsNovember 27, 2017

According to researchers, when shifting attention from one spot to another, the brain blinks. They report these blinks are momentary unconscious gaps in visual perception.... Read More...

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Surprise Discovery Reveals Second Visual System in Cerebral Cortex: Mouse Study

Neurons Process Information Differently Depending on Their Location

Neurons that Fire Together, Don’t Always Wire Together

To See What’s Right in Front of You, Your Brain May Need Some Rewiring

Where the Brain Transforms Seeing into Acting

Absence Epilepsy: When the Brain is Like an Orchestra Without a Conductor

Hidden Structure of Enigmatic Backwards Neural Connections Discovered

Increasing Understanding of the Coarse-to-Fine Human Visual Perception

Brain Wide Tracing of Single Neurons Reveals Breadth of Information Transfer From Visual Cortex

Advances to Brain-Interface Technology Provide Clearer Insight Into Visual System Than Ever Before

The Human Brain Can “See” What’s Around the Corner

‘Mind’s Eye Blink’ Proves ‘Paying Attention’ Is Not Just a Figure of Speech