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FeaturedOpen Neuroscience Articlesvisual neuroscience·July 14, 2020Vision Scientists Discover Why Humans Literally Don’t See Eye to EyeOur ability to pinpoint the exact size and location of objects varies from one person to the next, and even within our own individual field of vision. Read More
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FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articlesvisual neuroscience·July 6, 2020Scientists Discover a New Connection Between the Eyes and TouchMicro-saccades, or tiny eye movements, can be used as an index of our ability to anticipate relevant information in the environment, independent of the information's sensory modality. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articlesvisual neuroscience·June 8, 2020Our visual world of color is largely incorrectPeople are oblivious to change when color is removed from peripheral vision. Research reports the brain likely fills in for much of our perceptual experience when it comes to seeing the entire picture in color. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articlesvisual neuroscience·May 14, 2020Dynamic stimulation of the visual cortex allows blind and sighted people to ‘see’ shapesA visual cortical prosthesis can restore sight by bypassing damage to the eyes and delivering visual information retrieved from a camera directly to the brain. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articlesvisual neuroscience·May 14, 2020Mouse and human eye movements share important similarityNew eye-tracking technology monitors naturalistic eye movements in mice and discovers similarities and differences with human eye movement. Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencevisual neuroscience·May 12, 2020What we can’t see can help us find thingsTo spot a missing item, people are 20% faster at locating what they are looking for if they factor in latent physical traits, like hardness or softness. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articlesvisual neuroscience·May 12, 2020Why visual perception is a decision processPrediction errors play a role in the context of dynamic perceptual events that take place within fractions of a second. Findings support the hypothesis that visual perception occurs as a result of a decision process. Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencevisual neuroscience·April 30, 2020Eyes send an unexpected signal to the brainA new study puts into question conventional belief that the eyes communicate with the brain exclusively via one signaling pathway. Researchers have identified a subset of retinal neurons that sends inhibitory signals to the brain. This subset of neurons is also involved in the synchronization of circadian rhythms to light/dark cycles and pupil constriction to bright light intensity. Read More
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FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articlesvisual neuroscience·February 8, 2020Seeing blue after the little blue pill: Visual disturbances in Viagra usersStudy highlights the risk of persistent visual side effects in men who take the highest recommended dose of viagra. Some of the visual disturbances include color vision impairments, blurred vision, and problems with light sensitivity. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articlesvisual neuroscience·January 30, 2020Vision may be the real cause of children’s problemsVisual processing problems in children have been linked to dyslexia, problems with motor skills, and difficulties in mathematics. Read More
