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With single gene insertion, blind mice regain sight

Neuroscience NewsMarch 17, 2019

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. ... Read More...

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Seeing through a robot’s eyes helps those with profound motor impairments

Neuroscience NewsMarch 15, 2019

People with profound motor deficits reported an improved quality of life while using robotic body surrogates.... Read More...

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Nanotech Makes it Possible for Mice to See In Infrared

Neuroscience NewsFebruary 28, 2019

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

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Making Sense of How the Blind ‘See’ Color

Neuroscience NewsFebruary 28, 2019

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

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Our Faces Don’t Always Reveal Our True Emotions

Neuroscience NewsFebruary 26, 2019

Study reveals context is essential for reading people's emotions.... Read More...

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How the Brain Processes Images

Neuroscience NewsFebruary 22, 2019

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.... Read More...

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Heavy Smoking Can Damage Vision

Neuroscience NewsFebruary 18, 2019

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. ... Read More...

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Brain Represents Optical Illusion as Delayed Reality

Neuroscience NewsFebruary 18, 2019

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".... Read More...

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Can Being Born Blind Protect People From Schizophrenia?

Neuroscience NewsFebruary 15, 2019

A new study provides compelling evidence that congenital blindness and early cortical blindness may decrease the risk of developing schizophrenia. Researchers believe the protective effect may be related to compensatory cortical reorganization.... Read More...

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