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·May 3, 2019·6 min read

Artificial neural networks can be used to drive brain activity

Current deep learning models are able to create images strongly enough to activate specific neurons in the visual cortex. However, researchers say more accurate artificial neural network models should be developed to help produce more accurate control.

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·March 20, 2019·7 min read

New study reshapes understanding of how the brain recovers from injury

Retinal ganglion cell survival following a stroke depends on whether the pathway to the primary visual area remains active. Cells connected to inactive areas of the visual cortex suffer atrophy and degenerate, leading to permanent visual impairment.

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·March 17, 2019·8 min read

With single gene insertion, blind mice regain sight

Gene therapy that targets retinal ganglion cells with light-sensitive cone opsins helps restore vision in mice. Researchers report a potential human treatment could be available within three years.

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·February 28, 2019·5 min read

Nanotech Makes it Possible for Mice to See In Infrared

Researchers use nanotech to enhance vision in mice, enabling them to see infrared light as well as visible light.

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·February 28, 2019·6 min read

Making Sense of How the Blind ‘See’ Color

Researchers suggest blind and sighted people experience visual phenomena differently, but share a common understanding of them.

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·February 22, 2019·5 min read

How the Brain Processes Images

Researchers report signals from the retina are subjected to selective processing at the earliest neural way-station in the functional pathway connecting the retina to the visual cortex.

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·February 18, 2019·3 min read

Heavy Smoking Can Damage Vision

A new study reports those who smoke 20 or more cigarettes a day have a reduced ability to discriminate contrast and colors compared to non smokers.

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·February 18, 2019·3 min read

Brain Represents Optical Illusion as Delayed Reality

Researchers report the same subset of neurons encode actual and illusory flow motion, supporting the concept Jan Purkinje proposed 150 years ago, that "illusions contain visual truth".

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·January 3, 2019·7 min read

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

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.