FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesVisual Neuroscience·July 31, 2018·5 min readLong Term Study of a Boy’s Lobectomy Offers Rare Glimpse of Plasticity in ActionResearchers report, following a lobectomy, the left hemisphere of the brain compensated for visual tasks in a young boy. The findings, researchers say, provide a detailed characterization of plasticity in the developing brain.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesVisual Neuroscience·July 31, 2018·5 min readPast Experience Shapes What We See More Than What We Are Looking At NowResearchers report we recognize what we are looking at by combining current stimuli with comparison to images stored in memory.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·July 9, 2018·5 min readVisual Perceptual Skills Are Updated By Processes Similar to Memory ReconsolidationResearchers report our ability to identify and categorize visual information is an active process similar to memory stabilization.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·July 5, 2018·2 min readNew Brain Pathway for Escaping Predators DiscoveredResearchers report on the role of the thalamus in perception and reaction to predators.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosOpen Neuroscience ArticlesVisual Neuroscience·July 3, 2018·6 min readWhere the Brain Transforms Seeing into ActingResearchers provide evidence that the posterior parietal cortex plays a vital role in converting vision into action.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·July 2, 2018·3 min readVisualizing the Connections Between Eye and BrainA new study describes the activity of retinal neurons as they deliver visual information to the thalamus, an area of the brain implicated in image processing.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceAutismFeaturedNeurosciencePsychologyVisual Neuroscience·June 28, 2018·13 min readLiving with Sensory Processing DisorderScientists are beginning to understand the neuroscience behind sensory processing disorder and are developing new therapies to help those with SPD.Read More
Featured·June 27, 2018·5 min readLeft Cradling Bias Linked to Better Social Cognitive Abilities in ChildrenA new study reports the preference for a child to cradle dolls on the left side have higher social cognitive ability than those with right cradling bias.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·June 25, 2018·5 min readInability to Recognize Faces Linked to Broader Visual Recognition ProblemsResearchers report developmental prosopagnosia, or face blindness, occurs as the results of neurobiological problems that broadly affect visual recognition.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosVisual Neuroscience·June 25, 2018·2 min readNeuroimaging Study to Shed Light on Mind BlindnessResearchers are planning to conduct a new neuroimaging study to investigate why some people are unable to create visual images in their imagination.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyVisual Neuroscience·June 25, 2018·5 min readWhy the Eyes Could be the Window to Neurodegenerative Diseases, Like Alzheimer’sResearchers say a new retinal imaging test could be a reliable tool for measuring the progression of neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer's. The study reports the tool can detect drusen, which is often higher in those with AD.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·June 22, 2018·4 min readBrain Tingles: The Physiological Benefits of ASMRResearchers reveal the phenomenon of ASMR videos may have a positive physiological effect on viewers. The study reports those who experience ASMR have lower heart rates while watching the videos, as well as an increase in positive emotions.Read More