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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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·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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·July 23, 2022·5 min read

Trauma of Diagnosis Stays With Eye Disease Patients

The way in which a patient is informed they have a specific eye disease can impact their psychological health and ability to deal with their condition in the long term.

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·July 21, 2022·3 min read

Visually Perceptive Moms Are More Sensitive Parents

A mother's ability to recognize positive emotions on the faces of other adults predicts her sensitivity and responsiveness to her child four months later.

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·July 21, 2022·5 min read

Loss of ‘Youth’ Protein May Drive Aging in Eye

Age-related changes in the retina may be driven by the loss of the pigment epithelium-derived factor protein. The findings could pave the way for the development of treatment for age-related macular degeneration and other age-related vision loss disorders.

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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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·July 20, 2022·5 min read

Perception Depends on Whether You Are Looking Up or Down

The intensity of perceptual bias in specific views depends upon posture and the position of your neck, a new study reveals.

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·July 19, 2022·6 min read

Study Finds Widespread False Memories of Logos and Characters, Including Mr. Monopoly and Pikachu

When it comes to famous logos and characters, people often experience a Visual Mandela Effect, or consistent, confident, and widespread false memories of such famous icons.

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·July 16, 2022·5 min read

A Brain Network for Social Attraction

A special network that runs from the retina deep into the brain may help mediate social attraction, a new study reveals.

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·July 12, 2022·4 min read

A Role for Vision in the Development of Inhibitory Networks

Inhibitory and excitatory networks in the brain's visual system develop through different processes, even if the organization of the networks is similar.

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·July 12, 2022·3 min read

New Human Cell Line Developed to Study Blinding Eye Disorders

Researchers have developed a new experimental human cell line from retinal pigment epithelial cells, dubbed ABC cells, that can assist with the study of blinding eye diseases, including age-related macular degeneration.

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·July 12, 2022·5 min read

Age-Related Macular Degeneration Is Strongly Associated With Heart Disease and Stroke

Age-related macular degeneration with subretinal drusenoid deposits was associated with high-risk vascular diseases, including increased stroke risk and cardiovascular disease.