FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·February 3, 2016·4 min readA Virtual ‘Guide Dog’ For NavigationResearchers have developed a low power chip for processing 3D camera data that could be used to help visually impaired people to navigate their environment.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·January 27, 2016·5 min readHow The Brain Communicates on Several ChannelsResearchers demonstrate that the visual cortex in human subjects uses different frequency channels depending on the direction of the information being transported.Read More
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FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·January 10, 2016·5 min readStudy Points to Possible Source of Peripheral Vision ProblemsA new study could help explain why our peripheral vision is so poor.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 8, 2016·3 min readBug Eyed: Tiny 3D Glasses Help Confirm 3D Vision in InsectsUsing miniature 3D 'glasses', researchers demonstrate insects do use stereopsis for hunting. The findings could help to improve visual perception in robots.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyPain·January 7, 2016·4 min readLink Between Dry Eye and Chronic Pain Syndromes IdentifiedA new study draws a link between some chronic pain syndromes and 'dry eye'.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·January 7, 2016·4 min readRetinal Implants Improve Image Sharpness For Those With Vision LossRetinal implants may improve image sharpness for those who have lost their vision due to retinitis pigmentosa, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·January 6, 2016·6 min readBlind Woman’s Joy as She is Able to Read the Time, Thanks to Bionic EyeA British woman is able to read the time clearly for the first time in years after receiving a new bionic eye implant.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·December 17, 2015·5 min readShedding Light on How the Brain Processes Visual InformationA new study helps further understanding on how the brain processes visual information.Read More
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FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·December 7, 2015·3 min readPhysical Activity Leaves Brain More Open to ChangeExercise may enhance brain plasticity, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·December 6, 2015·3 min readRelative Perception of the WorldResearchers use optical illusions to investigate how flies process contrast and motion.Read More