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·June 17, 2019·3 min read

Breakthrough in understanding how human eyes process 3D motion

Two distinct pathways in the visual system allow us to process 3D motion.

This image shows the brain of a fruit fly.

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·June 25, 2015·8 min read

Three Rules Could Explain How the Visual System of the Fruit Fly Self Organizes as it Grows

Three simple, pre-programmed rules appear to help create the neural circuit connecting the fly's eye to its brain.

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·October 5, 2020·3 min read

Process for Regenerating Neurons in the Eye and Brain Identified

Researchers have identified a network of genes in Zebrafish that regulate the process of determining whether certain neurons will regenerate.

Image shows a neural cells in a zebrafish retina.

Featured Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles Visual Neuroscience

·June 30, 2016·5 min read

Zebrafish Reveal the Ups and Downs of Vision

A new study sheds light on how we perceive and recognize specific visual stimuli.

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·September 3, 2017·3 min read

New Source For Brain’s Development Discovered

A new study published in Science reveals glia are vital for nerve cell development in the brain.

This shows neurons in the fly visual cortex

Electrophysiology Featured Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles Visual Neuroscience

·January 12, 2020·5 min read

How do fruit flies see in color?

Researchers have identified a circuit in the brains of fruit flies, which enables them to see in color. The network is similar to that which allows human color vision. The findings could help in the development of AI technologies.

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·July 20, 2022·5 min read

Perception Depends on Whether You Are Looking Up or Down

The intensity of perceptual bias in specific views depends upon posture and the position of your neck, a new study reveals.

Image shows red salmon swimming in a murky lake.

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·November 7, 2015·5 min read

Supercharged Ability to See Infrared Light Allows Freshwater Fish to Navigate Murky Waters

In order to navigate murky waters, freshwater fish and amphibians have evolved a means to see infrared light.

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·January 17, 2020·4 min read

Reward improves visual perceptual learning, but only after people sleep

Reward does not improve visual perception learning unless it is followed by a good night's sleep.

fMRI brain scans of the lobectomy patient

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·July 31, 2018·5 min read

Long Term Study of a Boy’s Lobectomy Offers Rare Glimpse of Plasticity in Action

Researchers 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.

Featured Neuroscience Visual Neuroscience

·June 7, 2018·9 min read

Unique Patient Offers Insight into the Brain’s Quest to See

A patient missing most of her occipital lobes on both sides of the brain is helping researchers shed light on how the brain processes objects in motion.