Determining 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.
Visual Neuroscience
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.
Researchers identified a small molecule capable of stimulating nerve regeneration and restoring vision following injury to the optic nerve.
Study unravels the neural basis of freezing behaviors in fruit flies and provides a novel insight into how the brain perceives and responds to social cues.
Researchers have developed a low power chip for processing 3D camera data that could be used to help visually impaired people to navigate their environment.
According to researchers, interfering with vision makes it harder to describe what you know about the appearance of common objects.
Researchers say children with visual problems such as amblyopia may face developmental issues in brain areas responsible for attention.
Researchers shed light on the neural mechanisms of absence epilepsy.
A new study sheds light on how priming may influence our attention to details.
Researchers were able to ascertain the colors people were seeing by looking at their brain activity. The study reveals we have unique brain activity associated with specific colors.
Researchers report a new EEG system is capable of capturing more information from the visual cortex than previous versions of the same system.
A new study uses retinal prosthetics to assess the brain's ability to process visual information years after blindness occurs.
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.
