FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·September 30, 2022·5 min readPupil Dilation: A Window to PerceptionStudy reveals how changes in pupil size affect the way we perceive our surroundings.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·September 24, 2022·6 min readReusable Contact Lenses More Than Triple Risk of Rare Preventable Eye InfectionPeople who use reusable contact lenses rather than disposable daily lenses are four times more likely to develop Acanthamoeba keratitis, a corneal infection that can cause sight loss.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·September 23, 2022·3 min readUncovering the Key Process That Contributes to Vision Loss and Blindness in People With DiabetesThe loss of blood flow autoregulation caused by diabetes is the result of the disruption of the TRPV2 protein. Even in the absence of diabetes, disrupted blood flow autoregulation causes damage closely resembling that seen in diabetic retinopathy.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesVisual Neuroscience·September 12, 2022·7 min readHow Visual Information Travels From the Retina to the MidbrainNeurons in the midbrain receive strong, specific synaptic input from retinal ganglion cells, but only from a small number of the sensory neurons.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·September 7, 2022·4 min readA Single Protein Could Unlock Age-Related Vision LossDetermining the structure of vitronectin, a protein implicated in age-related macular degeneration and some neurodegenerative disorders, and using pressure to alter the protein shape may help in the development of new treatments for AMD.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·August 25, 2022·3 min readNew Gene Therapy Shows Promise for Treating Age Related Macular DegenerationA new study reports that a new gene therapy shows promise in treating dry age-related macular degeneration. The gene therapy, ophNdi1, directly targets mitochondrial function that is malfunctioning in AMD.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·August 23, 2022·4 min readGene Therapy for Completely Color Blind Children Partly Restores Cone FunctionResearchers partially restored the function of cone receptors in the retinas of children born completely blind by using gene therapy.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·August 23, 2022·5 min readCaffeine Metabolite May Slow Progression of Short-Sight In Children7-MX, a caffeine metabolite, may help to slow the progression of myopia or short-sightedness in children.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·August 19, 2022·5 min readWhen Alzheimer’s Degrades Cells That Cross Hemispheres, Visual Memory SuffersAlzheimer's disease disrupts some forms of visual memory by degrading a newly identified brain circuit that connects the primary visual cortex of each hemisphere.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·August 18, 2022·4 min readTouch and Sight Are Linked Before BirthDuring the embryonic stage, tactile information simultaneously activated the tactile and visual neural pathways. After birth, the pathways separate and reorganize to allow for individual processing of visual and tactile information.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesVisual Neuroscience·August 14, 2022·4 min readSeven-Month-Old Babies Already Have a Sense of SymmetrySeven-month-old babies are able to detect whether a mosaic has a symmetrical structure, suggesting an automatic ability to extract structural patterns from complex images.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·August 11, 2022·6 min readBioengineered Cornea Can Restore Sight to the Blind and Visually ImpairedResearchers have developed a cornea implant from the collagen protein of pig skin. The implant restored the vision of 20 people with diseased corneas. The new implant could be a viable alternative to human cornea transplantation.Read More
