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Visual Neuroscience news articles cover science research into visual cortex, vision, visual disorders, blindness, brain processing of visual cues, facial recognition and research related to how eyes and brains function.

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·September 28, 2016·2 min read

New Insight into Eye Disease

Researchers transfer genes into muller glial cells to activate stem cells properties and cause them to reproduce.

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·March 4, 2021·4 min read

Quick to Smile? The Speed of Expression Offers Vital Visual Cues

Our ability to recognize emotion in others depends upon the speed at which we process facial expressions.

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·June 24, 2023·5 min read

Octo-eyes: Unraveling Octopus Vision with Neural Mapping

Researchers mapped neural activity in an octopus's visual system, revealing striking similarities to humans. The team observed neural responses to light and dark spots, thereby creating a map resembling the organization of the human brain.

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·May 4, 2019·3 min read

Widespread brain connections enable face recognition

The connectivity between the face processing network and other networks associated with the processing of visual, social and auditory cues help predict how well we remember a familiar face.

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·April 3, 2023·5 min read

Tiny Eye Movements Are Under a Surprising Degree of Cognitive Control

Ocular drift, or tiny eye movements that seem random can be influenced by prior knowledge of an expected visual target, researchers report.

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·April 18, 2018·4 min read

The Brain Processes Sight and Sound in the Same Manner

A new study reveals both auditory and visual learning follow similar principles. The findings, researchers report, could help in the development of new approaches to restore sensory deficits.

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·July 6, 2019·6 min read

Why are we able to see moving objects against moving backgrounds?

The human brain can desensitize background motion and focus on smaller moving objects in the foreground as a result of activity in the middle temporal visual area. However, our ability to pick out smaller objects changes over time. Younger people are better at picking out foreground objects moving, while those over 65 have heightened awareness of objects moving in the background.

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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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·May 14, 2018·3 min read

Learning a Second Language Alters Sensory Perception

Bilingual people are better able to integrate sight and sound to make sense of speech, a new study reveals. Researchers report, in addition to altering basic sensory experiences, learning a second language can impact memory, decision making and cognitive control.

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·July 26, 2022·4 min read

Changes in the Retina Can Be Linked to Parts of the Brain of Healthy Subjects at Risk of Alzheimer’s

In cognitively healthy people with a genetic risk for Alzheimer's, retinal changes have been associated with alterations in the entorhinal cortex, hippocampus, and lingual gyrus. Researchers say retinal changes can be used to track changes in brain structures associated with Alzheimer's in those with genetic risk factors.

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·August 23, 2022·4 min read

Gene Therapy for Completely Color Blind Children Partly Restores Cone Function

Researchers partially restored the function of cone receptors in the retinas of children born completely blind by using gene therapy.

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·April 13, 2021·3 min read

Smoking Cannabis Significantly Impairs Vision

Smoking marijuana affects several key visual functions, including 3D vision and contrast sensitivity. However, 90% of cannabis users believe the drug has either no, or minimal, effect on their visual abilities.

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