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·May 9, 2019·3 min read

“Number sense” arises from the recognition of visible objects

Results from a new artificial intelligence study indicate number sense is spontaneously created by the visual system, without prior experience of counting.

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·July 16, 2022·5 min read

A Brain Network for Social Attraction

A special network that runs from the retina deep into the brain may help mediate social attraction, a new study reveals.

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·July 26, 2019·4 min read

A computer that understands how you feel

EmoNet, a new convolutional neural network, can accurately decode images into eleven distinct emotional categories. Training the AI on over 25,000 images, researchers demonstrate image content is sufficient to predict the category and valence of human emotions.

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·October 31, 2022·6 min read

A New Map of the Octopus Visual System Gives Clues to Brain Evolution

A new map of the octopus visual system classifies different types of neurons in a part of the brain dedicated to vision, shedding new light on the evolution of the brain and visual systems in a more broad sense.

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·July 15, 2021·5 min read

A New Spidey Sense

Jumping spiders can distinguish between living and non-living objects based upon their movement, a new study reports.

This is a drawing of a woman surrounded by random objects

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·April 28, 2021·6 min read

A New Theory for What’s Happening In the Brain When Something Looks Familiar

Researchers propose a new theory of what happens in the brain when we experience familiar seeming visual stimuli. The theory, dubbed sensory referenced suppression, suggests the brain understands different levels of activation expected for sensory input and corrects for it, leaving behind the signal for familiarity.

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·July 20, 2022·6 min read

A New Way to Fight Pigmentary Retinopathy

The visual system adapts to the loss of photoreception by increasing sensitivity but simultaneously becomes deleteriously hyperactive. The findings could lead to new therapies to protect vision or reverse vision loss.

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·July 12, 2022·4 min read

A Role for Vision in the Development of Inhibitory Networks

Inhibitory and excitatory networks in the brain's visual system develop through different processes, even if the organization of the networks is similar.

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·December 4, 2017·4 min read

Advances to Brain-Interface Technology Provide Clearer Insight Into Visual System Than Ever Before

Researchers report a new EEG system is capable of capturing more information from the visual cortex than previous versions of the same system.

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·May 5, 2019·4 min read

Artificial intelligence reveals what neurons in the visual cortex prefer to look at

A new deep learning algorithm can reliably determine what visual stimuli neurons in the visual cortex respond best to.

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·May 3, 2019·6 min read

Artificial neural networks can be used to drive brain activity

Current deep learning models are able to create images strongly enough to activate specific neurons in the visual cortex. However, researchers say more accurate artificial neural network models should be developed to help produce more accurate control.

Image shows a diagram of the visual system in the brain.

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·July 18, 2017·6 min read

Blueprint For Adult Visual System Present at Birth

A new study from Harvard researchers reveals that in primates, the blueprint for adult visual organization is in place a few days after birth and 'fills in' with experience. Researchers believe that, as the organization is present so early on in life, it is likely present before birth as a genetically programmed mechanism, and later modified due to experience.

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visual system

“Number sense” arises from the recognition of visible objects

A computer that understands how you feel

A New Map of the Octopus Visual System Gives Clues to Brain Evolution

A New Spidey Sense

A New Theory for What’s Happening In the Brain When Something Looks Familiar

A New Way to Fight Pigmentary Retinopathy

A Role for Vision in the Development of Inhibitory Networks

Advances to Brain-Interface Technology Provide Clearer Insight Into Visual System Than Ever Before

Artificial intelligence reveals what neurons in the visual cortex prefer to look at

Artificial neural networks can be used to drive brain activity

Blueprint For Adult Visual System Present at Birth

Novel Multiple Sclerosis Treatment Shows Promise

Brain’s Response to Crucial Language Hub Removal: New Insights

Did Fermentation Drive Human Brain Evolution?

Moderate Preterm Birth Linked to Neurodevelopmental Risks

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