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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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·October 28, 2022·6 min read

A New Device for Early Diagnosis of Degenerative Eye Disorders

Researchers have developed a new ophthalmological device that can detect degenerative visual problems such as age-related macular degeneration long before the onset of the first symptoms.

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·June 29, 2021·3 min read

A New Kind of Visual Illusion Uncovers How Our Brains Connect the Dots

A newly designed optical illusion is helping researchers better understand visual processing and perception. The illusion creates a subjective reality in what we see, highlighting the constructive nature of perception.

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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.

This shows the process from real face image to computer generated face

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·March 5, 2020·7 min read

A new model of vision

A new computer model captures the human visual system's ability to quickly generate a detailed scene description from an image.

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·August 25, 2016·4 min read

A New Role For Cannabinoids in Vision

Researchers report activating cannabinoid signalling can increase activity in retinal ganglion cells.

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·April 16, 2016·5 min read

A New System for Color Vision

Researchers have discovered a mechanism of color vision that could answer long standing questions, such as why a dimly lit night sky has a bluish cast.

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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·May 18, 2021·6 min read

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

A new theory suggests the brain understands the level of activation required from a sensory input and corrects for it, leaving behind a 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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·June 19, 2017·5 min read

A No-Brainer? Mouse Eyes Constrict to Light Without Direct Link to the Brain

In lower mammals, the iris may sense light and cause the pupils to constrict without involving the brain, a new study reports.

Images shows the location of the visual cortex in the brain.

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·March 25, 2015·3 min read

A Non Visual Opsin Could Help Future Studies of the Brain and CNS

Researchers have discovered a light sensitive opsin protein that could play a critical role in neuron maturation.

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·April 1, 2023·3 min read

A Potential Cause of Age-Related Macular Degeneration

Researchers have identified rare genetic variants that may drive age-related macular degeneration. The findings could be key to developing new treatments that could slow the progression of AMD.

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Visual Neuroscience

A New Kind of Visual Illusion Uncovers How Our Brains Connect the Dots

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

A new model of vision

A New Role For Cannabinoids in Vision

A New System for Color Vision

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

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

A New Way to Fight Pigmentary Retinopathy

A No-Brainer? Mouse Eyes Constrict to Light Without Direct Link to the Brain

A Non Visual Opsin Could Help Future Studies of the Brain and CNS

Wasabi Compound Enhances Memory

Genes Associated with Earlier and Higher Reproduction Linked to Accelerated Aging

Novel Multiple Sclerosis Treatment Shows Promise

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

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