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·June 18, 2022·3 min read

Human Echolocators Can Better Locate Targets From Sideways Rather Than Straight Ahead

Humans who use echolocation have better acuity in localizing a target from 45 degrees to the side compared to directly ahead at 0 degrees.

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·June 16, 2022·5 min read

Scientists Transplant Human Photoreceptors to Successfully Recover Daylight Perception in Mice

Researchers developed a new method for producing high numbers of human photoreceptor cells. The human photoreceptor cells can be transplanted in bulk to partially degenerated mouse retinas and improve the detection of daylight in mice with damaged eyesight.

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·June 14, 2022·6 min read

Streamlining Stem Cells to Treat Macular Degeneration

A new protocol for differentiating human embryonic stem cells to RPE cells could be a safe and effective approach for treating age-related macular degeneration.

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·June 13, 2022·4 min read

New Factors Behind Better Vision

Researchers are able to predict how well a person can see based on the unique structure of their primary visual cortex.

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·June 9, 2022·3 min read

New Genetic Eye Disease Discovered

Researchers have identified a new genetic eye disease that affects the macula.

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·June 7, 2022·6 min read

An Intriguing Connection Between Diet, Eye Health, and Lifespan

A new study of drosophila reveals a link between circadian rhythm, diet, lifespan, and eye health. Unexpectedly, researchers found processes in the fly eye that appear to drive the aging process.

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·June 3, 2022·3 min read

Researchers Make a Novel Discovery in Age-Related Macular Degeneration

Treatment with Humanin G reduced protein levels of inflammation markers that become elevated in age-related macular degeneration.

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·June 2, 2022·6 min read

Study Confirms Benefit of Supplements for Slowing Age-Related Macular Degeneration

The AREDS2 dietary supplement that substitutes antioxidants lutein and zeaxanthin for beta-carotene reduces the risk of age-related macular degeneration progression, a new study reveals.

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Featured Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles Visual Neuroscience

·May 31, 2022·4 min read

This Illusion, New to Science, Is Strong Enough to Trick Our Reflexes

The highly dynamic, new "expanding hole" optical illusion can be perceived by 86% of people. The illusion is so good at deceiving the brain, it causes pupillary dilation as though we are walking into a darkened room.

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·May 31, 2022·4 min read

Investigating Links Between Facial Recognition and Alzheimer’s Disease

Study evaluates whether problems in facial processing and recognition in Alzheimer's disease are a result of memory impairment or visual processing deficits.

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·May 29, 2022·3 min read

Changes in Brain’s Visual Areas in Infancy May Precede Autism Diagnosis

Children diagnosed with ASD at 24 months had differences in visual processing areas of the brain which were apparent at six months of age, a new study reports.