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da Vinci’s Artistic Genius May Have Been Partly Due to Eye Condition

Neuroscience NewsOctober 20, 2018

Researchers report the reason for da Vinci's artistic genius may be the result of an eye condition that gave him an unusual ability to recreate 3D shapes. The study reports a number of other great masters may also have suffered from the same condition.... Read More...

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Just How Blind Are Bats?

Neuroscience NewsOctober 18, 2018

Researchers report not all bats are blind, but some have selected superior acoustic abilities over vision through evolution.... Read More...

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Dish Grown Human Retinas Explain How Color Vision Develops

Neuroscience NewsOctober 14, 2018

Using human retinal tissue grown from stem cells, researchers shed light on how color vision develops. The study found thyroid hormones dictated whether the cells became blue, green or red photoreceptors.... Read More...

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Abnormal Vision in Childhood Can Affect Brain Functions

Neuroscience NewsOctober 13, 2018

Researchers say children with visual problems such as amblyopia may face developmental issues in brain areas responsible for attention.... Read More...

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Time-Traveling Illusion Tricks the Brain

Neuroscience NewsOctober 9, 2018

Researchers have developed two new illusions that shed light on how our senses can influence each other, specifically, how the presence of audio can influence visual illusions.... Read More...

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Reading is a Team Lift As Different Brain Parts Work Together to Predict Proficiency

Neuroscience NewsOctober 3, 2018

Researchers report the extent sensory specific parts of the brain connect functionally as a network during child development can help to predict their reading proficiency.... Read More...

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Experienced Musicians Read Notes Only Slightly Faster

Neuroscience NewsOctober 2, 2018

A new eye tracking study reveals skilled musicians only read musical notes slightly faster than novices, but during that time, professional musicians are able to add flourish and play around with the music, interpreting it in their own manner.... Read More...

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Irreversible Damage to Color Vision Linked to Popular Erectile Dysfunction Drug

Neuroscience NewsOctober 1, 2018

A new study reports the popular erectile dysfunction drug, Viagra, can cause long term retinal damage and color vision problems in men.... Read More...

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Learning to See Friendly Faces in Different Places

Neuroscience NewsOctober 1, 2018

Researchers report on how the brain learns to recognize an individual face, regardless of where it appears in different visual locations.... Read More...

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Why it Doesn’t Go Dark When You Blink

Neuroscience NewsSeptember 25, 2018

Researchers report the medial prefrontal cortex calibrates current visual information with previously obtained information to help us perceive the world with more stability, helping to retain visual consistency as we blink.... Read More...

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Teaching Computers to See Optical Illusions

Neuroscience NewsSeptember 21, 2018

Researchers have created a deep learning algorithm that can be tricked by optical illusions, just like humans. The findings shed new light on the human visual system and may help improve artificial vision.... Read More...

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What Your Cell Phone Camera Tells You About Your Brain

Neuroscience NewsSeptember 19, 2018

A new study unites cognitive science and information theory, reporting our brains are structured to make the best possible decisions given their limited resources.... Read More...

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visual neuroscience

da Vinci’s Artistic Genius May Have Been Partly Due to Eye Condition

Just How Blind Are Bats?

Dish Grown Human Retinas Explain How Color Vision Develops

Abnormal Vision in Childhood Can Affect Brain Functions

Time-Traveling Illusion Tricks the Brain

Reading is a Team Lift As Different Brain Parts Work Together to Predict Proficiency

Experienced Musicians Read Notes Only Slightly Faster

Irreversible Damage to Color Vision Linked to Popular Erectile Dysfunction Drug

Learning to See Friendly Faces in Different Places

Why it Doesn’t Go Dark When You Blink

Teaching Computers to See Optical Illusions

What Your Cell Phone Camera Tells You About Your Brain