Neuroscience·July 22, 2011·2 min readMemories May Skew Visual PerceptionTaking a trip down memory lane while you are driving could land you in a roadside ditch, new research indicates....Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·June 27, 2011·2 min readNeuroscientists Find Famous Optical Illusion Surprisingly PotentScientists have come up with new insight into the brain processes that cause the optical illusion below The yellow jacket...Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 22, 2011·3 min readDeconstructing Vision: Motion, Critical Windows and Curing Blindness in IndiaWhat if blind eyes could see? What does that mean? That’s the question neuroscientist Pawan Sinha and his team at...Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroethics·June 15, 2011·2 min readResearchers Report Progress Using iPS Cells to Reverse BlindnessResearchers have used cutting-edge stem cell technology to correct a genetic defect present in a rare blinding disorder, another step...Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·June 8, 2011·5 min readFirst Images of Rod Photoreceptors in the Living Human EyeAdaptive optics technology likely to spur sight-saving interventions, usher in new era of eye disease research, diagnosis and treatment Scientists...Read More
Neuroscience·June 1, 2011·2 min readUSC Study Locates Source of Key Brain Function Involved in Scene Facilitation EffectScientists at the University of Southern California have pinned down the region of the brain responsible for a key survival...Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·April 14, 2011·3 min readEyes Made of Rock Let Chitons See PredatorsUsing eyes made of a calcium carbonate crystal, a simple mollusk may have evolved enough vision to spot potential predators,...Read More
Neuroscience·April 6, 2011·3 min readThe Self-Made Eye: Formation of Optic Cup from Embryonic Stem CellsDevelopmental processes are increasingly well-characterized at the molecular and cell biological levels, but how more complex tissues and organs involving...Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·April 1, 2011·3 min readWhat the Brain SawThe moment we open our eyes, we perceive the world with apparent ease. But the question of how neurons in...Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·March 31, 2011·2 min readThe Brain Against Words in the MirrorMost people can read texts reflected in a mirror slowly and with some effort, but a team of scientists from...Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·March 9, 2011·4 min readNeural Network Model of 10 Neuron Visual Processing Circuit CreatedNeurobiology research combining laser scanning and electron microscopy, novel neuroimaging techniques and neural network modeling is providing new insight into how real neural circuits may behave.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·December 11, 2010·3 min readData on What Colors Flowers Appear to BeesA database on what colors flowers appear to be viewed as by bees has been collected and is freely searchable. The data is collected in the Floral Refelctance Database also known as FReD.Read More
