FeaturedNeuroscience·November 8, 2018·3 min readNeurons that Fire Together, Don’t Always Wire TogetherResearchers have identified a new rule of connectivity for neurons in the neocortex, contradicting the popular belief "neurons that fire together, wire together".Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·October 24, 2018·4 min readTo See What’s Right in Front of You, Your Brain May Need Some RewiringResearchers 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
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosOpen Neuroscience ArticlesVisual Neuroscience·July 3, 2018·6 min readWhere the Brain Transforms Seeing into ActingResearchers provide evidence that the posterior parietal cortex plays a vital role in converting vision into action.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience ArticlesVisual Neuroscience·June 20, 2018·5 min readAbsence Epilepsy: When the Brain is Like an Orchestra Without a ConductorResearchers shed light on the neural mechanisms of absence epilepsy.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·April 16, 2018·7 min readHidden Structure of Enigmatic Backwards Neural Connections DiscoveredStudy may provide key insights into the visual system and perception.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·March 29, 2018·4 min readIncreasing Understanding of the Coarse-to-Fine Human Visual PerceptionA new study reveals neurons in the V4 area of the visual cortex do not necessarily need to have low visual resolution.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·March 28, 2018·4 min readBrain Wide Tracing of Single Neurons Reveals Breadth of Information Transfer From Visual CortexA new study reveals the majority of V1 neurons project to higher visual areas in a non-random manner.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesVisual Neuroscience·December 4, 2017·4 min readAdvances to Brain-Interface Technology Provide Clearer Insight Into Visual System Than Ever BeforeResearchers report a new EEG system is capable of capturing more information from the visual cortex than previous versions of the same system.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesVisual Neuroscience·December 4, 2017·3 min readThe Human Brain Can “See” What’s Around the CornerAn fMRI study conducted by University of Glasgow researchers reveals how our brains can predict what our eyes will see next.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·November 27, 2017·4 min read‘Mind’s Eye Blink’ Proves ‘Paying Attention’ Is Not Just a Figure of SpeechAccording 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
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesVisual Neuroscience·May 30, 2017·4 min readVisual Brain Predicts Future Events Based on Past ExperiencesThe visual cortex is involved in predicting future events, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·May 22, 2017·4 min readComputations of Visual Motion in the BrainResearchers detail how the visual cortex and retina work together in visual motion perception.Read More