Featured·June 29, 2015·3 min readEnergy for Visual Processing Provided by Microtubules in Retinal NeuronsResearchers have identified a thick band of microtubules within retinal neurons which help provide the energy required for visual processing.Read More
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FeaturedNeuroscience VideosOpen Neuroscience ArticlesVisual Neuroscience·June 22, 2015·4 min readHitting That Curveball: Brain and Phone GPS Apply Same Algorithm to Track Moving ObjectsResearchers 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.Read More
FeaturedPsychologyVisual Neuroscience·June 18, 2015·4 min readSeeing The Music: Musicians Not Only Hear in Tune, They Also See in TuneA new study reports those who can read music watched a visual score longer when the tune matched the sheet music.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 9, 2015·2 min readCounting Crows: Neural Basis of Numerical Ability in Crows DiscoveredResearchers discover cells in crow brains which respond to specific numbers of items.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·June 2, 2015·4 min readWhy It’s Hard To Remember ColorsResearchers explain why we have trouble recalling specific shades of color.Read More
FeaturedGenetics·June 1, 2015·3 min readGrowing Eyes From Stem CellsResearchers have successfully developed a method which allows stem cells to spontaneously grow into human retina cells.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·May 14, 2015·5 min readSeeing Black and Blue or White and Gold? Three Perspectives on How We Perceive “The Dress”Three new studies examine how people perceive colors differently when it comes to the photograph of 'The Dress'.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 20, 2015·3 min readCircadian Clock Measures Time of Day by Color of LightAccording to a new study, the color of light has significant impact on our circadian clock.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·March 26, 2015·2 min readWearable Device Helps Vision Impaired Avoid CollisionA new wearable device appears to help those with vision loss avoid collisions with high level objects, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·March 24, 2015·3 min readBrain Sees New Words as Pictures After Learning ThemNew research could help explain how the brain processes words.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·March 19, 2015·3 min readThe Visual System Find it Hard to Focus on Just One ThingWhen it comes to object recognition, the visual system has trouble focusing in on just one dimension, a new study reports.Read More
