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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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·January 10, 2023·3 min read

Visual Food Cues Can Affect Your Eating Behavior Even When You Are Not Aware of Them

In the inferior frontal gyrus, brain activity differs in response to food stimuli such as images of food depending on whether those images are presented consciously or unconsciously.

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·January 9, 2023·4 min read

New High-Tech Startup Developing Smart Contact Lenses for Glaucoma Diagnosis and Management

Newly developed smart contact lenses can help detect glaucoma at its earliest stages, researchers report.

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·January 9, 2023·5 min read

Two Separate Eye Diseases May Contribute to Common Blinding Eye Condition AMD

Study demonstrates two different types of deposits in the retina that appear to contribute to age-related macular degeneration.

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·January 6, 2023·4 min read

The Power of Lines and Strokes: How Our Brain Recognizes Line Drawings

Perception of objects is robust to changes in our environment.

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·January 4, 2023·5 min read

Lab-Grown Retinal Cells Open the Door to Treat Blindness and Degenerative Eye Diseases

Lab-created retinal cells created from human stem cells can reach out and connect to neighboring cells, a new study reports. The cells have the capacity to replace damaged retinal cells and carry sensory information. The findings could pave the way for clinical trials for the treatment of a range of diseases associated with vision loss and blindness.

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·January 3, 2023·4 min read

Age-Related Macular Degeneration a Risk Factor for COVID-19 Infection and Severe Disease

More severe COVID-19 outcomes associated with age-related macular degeneration likely arise from a genetic predisposition in addition to higher levels of Pdgf in blood serum.

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·January 3, 2023·4 min read

To Identify a Voice, Brains Rely on Sight

Voice and face recognition may be linked even more intimately than previously thought.

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·January 2, 2023·2 min read

Dry Eye Disease Alters How the Eye’s Cornea Heals Itself After Injury

Those who suffer from dry eye disease are at greater risk of suffering injuries to their corneas. Researchers report proteins produced by stem cells that regenerate the cornea could be targeted to treat or prevent such injuries.

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·December 22, 2022·4 min read

Researchers Use 3D Bioprinting to Create Eye Tissue: Could Cure Macular Degeneration

Using patients' stem cells, researchers used 3D bioprinting to create and produce eye tissue. The advance could provide an unending supply of tissue to study, and ultimately cure retinal diseases and age-related macular degeneration.

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·December 19, 2022·5 min read

Some Claim Culture Affects Our Basic Visual Perception

The basics of visual perception, such as object orientation, are largely independent of cultural variation and apply broadly across human populations.