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·April 9, 2026·10 min read

How the Brain Replays Sight to Create Mental Images

Researchers have cracked the "imagination code," proving that the brain reactivates the same neurons to imagine an object as it does to see it. The study in Science offers new insights into PTSD and OCD.

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·April 9, 2026·8 min read

The Shared Secret of Mammal and Dragonfly Color Vision

Dragonflies and humans independently evolved the same mechanism for sensing red light. This ultra-sensitive dragonfly protein could lead to new deep-tissue medical treatments.

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Featured Neuroscience Visual Neuroscience

·April 3, 2026·8 min read

Individual Cone Cells Create Our Sharpest Sight

Researchers have identified the retinal source of high-resolution vision, proving that the eye sends isolated signals from individual cone cells to the brain. The study confirms that human visual acuity is limited only by the physical spacing of cells in the retina.

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·March 30, 2026·6 min read

New Compounds Identified to Save Human Color Vision

Researchers screened 2,700 compounds on 20,000 human retinal organoids to find a way to stop cone cell death. They discovered that inhibiting casein kinase 1 can protect central vision from macular degeneration.

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·March 14, 2026·11 min read

Ghost in the Machine: Brain Predicts Images Before We See Them

New research reveals that our brain’s internal map of the world is updated by a 94% accurate prediction of our own eye movements.

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·March 11, 2026·8 min read

Bringing Sight Back: Photoreceptor Cell Death Is Reversible

Scientists discover that dying eye cells can be rescued by clearing out "toxic batteries," potentially preventing permanent blindness.

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·March 6, 2026·7 min read

Vision Rescued: How Stem Cells “Rehabilitate” the Dying Eye

New research reveals that transplanted stem cells act as a dynamic repair crew, preserving vision for the equivalent of 20 human years.

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Featured Neuroscience Visual Neuroscience

·February 17, 2026·8 min read

Dim Lights and Close-Ups May Be the Real Drivers of Myopia

New research suggests that myopia is caused by low retinal illumination resulting from indoor close-up work and dim lighting.

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Featured Neuroscience Visual Neuroscience

·February 16, 2026·8 min read

Why Some People Are Naturally Better at Detecting AI Images

Think you can spot a deepfake? It might have nothing to do with your computer skills. A new study shows that your natural ability to recognize objects is the secret to seeing through AI.

This is an abstract image of a head and an eye with bight colored objects surrounding it representing visual experiences.

Featured Neuroscience Visual Neuroscience

·February 15, 2026·8 min read

Visual Experiences Shape the Brain’s Feedback Loop

Your brain is a reflection of what you see. New research shows that visual experience doesn't just activate the brain—it physically wires the feedback loops that define how we perceive the world.

Featured Neuroscience Visual Neuroscience

·February 13, 2026·8 min read

How the Eye Develops Sharp Vision

Scientists have discovered that the human eye "rewires" itself during development to achieve sharp vision. This breakthrough could lead to new lab-grown transplants for macular degeneration.

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·December 27, 2025·6 min read

Numbers in Vision Can Shift How We Perceive Space

New research reveals that numbers in our visual field can subtly distort how we judge spatial positions, showing that perception is shaped by both numerical magnitude and object-based processing. In traditional line-bisection tasks, smaller numbers shifted perceived centers leftward, supporting the idea of a mental number line.

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vision

How the Brain Replays Sight to Create Mental Images

The Shared Secret of Mammal and Dragonfly Color Vision

Individual Cone Cells Create Our Sharpest Sight

New Compounds Identified to Save Human Color Vision

Ghost in the Machine: Brain Predicts Images Before We See Them

Bringing Sight Back: Photoreceptor Cell Death Is Reversible

Vision Rescued: How Stem Cells “Rehabilitate” the Dying Eye

Dim Lights and Close-Ups May Be the Real Drivers of Myopia

Why Some People Are Naturally Better at Detecting AI Images

Visual Experiences Shape the Brain’s Feedback Loop

How the Eye Develops Sharp Vision

Numbers in Vision Can Shift How We Perceive Space

Cell Membrane Lipid Governs Retinal Light Sensitivity

Dogs Parse Human Speech Using the Same Consonant Bias as Humans

Solving the Mystery of the Smooth Primate Brain

Can Humor Treat Depression?

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