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·December 2, 2019·3 min read

Decision-making process becomes visible in the brain

Study tracks how and where zebrafish brains transform the movement of the environment into a decision that causes the fish to swim in a specific direction.

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·May 22, 2017·4 min read

Computations of Visual Motion in the Brain

Researchers detail how the visual cortex and retina work together in visual motion perception.

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·September 28, 2016·5 min read

Some Brains Are Blind to Moving Objects

Researchers discover motion blindness has little to do with vision and more to do with the brain's ability to interpret sensory information correctly.

This image shows the newly discovered neuron in rainbow colors.

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·July 17, 2015·5 min read

Opponent Activity of a Newly Discovered Neuron is Responsible for Selective Motion Vision

Researchers take inspiration from the developing brain to create improved computer algorithms.

This image shows a researcher looking at a brain scan on a computer monitor.

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·June 22, 2015·4 min read

Hitting That Curveball: Brain and Phone GPS Apply Same Algorithm to Track Moving Objects

Researchers report the Kalman filter, an algorithm both our brains and GPS systems use to track an object's position, can be tricked by the pattern of motion.