FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesVisual Neuroscience·May 1, 2020·5 min readNew gene therapy for complete color blindness tested in patientsNew gene therapy may help those with achromatopsia, or complete color blindness, to improve visual function. The treatment targets the CNGA3 gene, which is implicated in one-third of achromatopsia cases.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·May 1, 2020·5 min readSeeing is ConceivingVisually represented information is a functional part of conceptual knowledge. The extend of the visual representations is influenced by visual experience.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·April 30, 2020·2 min readEyes send an unexpected signal to the brainA new study puts into question conventional belief that the eyes communicate with the brain exclusively via one signaling pathway. Researchers have identified a subset of retinal neurons that sends inhibitory signals to the brain. This subset of neurons is also involved in the synchronization of circadian rhythms to light/dark cycles and pupil constriction to bright light intensity.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesVisual Neuroscience·April 28, 2020·4 min readHow mistakes help us recognize thingsContextual information, especially space and sequence, contributes to the distortion of perception in short-term memory.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·April 26, 2020·2 min readNeuropeptide somatostatin enhances visual processingThe neuropeptide somatostatin improves visual processing and cognitive behaviors by reducing excitatory inputs to parvalbumin-positive interneurons in mice.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesVisual Neuroscience·April 10, 2020·5 min readVideo games improve the visual attention of expert playersIf you're playing video games to help kill time during social distancing, you might be improving your visual attention abilities. Researchers found experienced gamers have faster information processing abilities and can allocate more cognitive power to individual visual stimuli. Playing video games can cause long-term changes in the brain and lead to improvements in temporal visual selective attention.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·April 9, 2020·5 min readMisfiring from jittery neurons sets fundamental limit on perceptionStudy provides new evidence supporting the theory that perceptual limitations are caused by a correlated noise in neural activity.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·March 28, 2020·3 min readEye movements precede hand movements in two-pronged decision-making processesEye movements distinguish between "go" and "no go" actions early in the decision-making process, before the hand even starts to move.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesVisual Neuroscience·March 25, 2020·2 min readLow risk of COVID-19 spreading through tearsA new study reveals the risk of transmission of COVID-19 through tears is low. However, transmission can occur if you touch an item infected with the virus and then touch your eye.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesVisual Neuroscience·March 10, 2020·5 min readHow the brain encodes landmarks that help us navigateThe retrosplenial cortex combines visual and spatial information to help us navigate our way around.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesVisual Neuroscience·March 5, 2020·7 min readA new model of visionA new computer model captures the human visual system's ability to quickly generate a detailed scene description from an image.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·March 4, 2020·4 min readOur eye movements help us retrieve memoriesPeople move their eyes to determine whether or not they have seen an image before. Their eye movement patterns could predict memory mistakes. Findings reveal eye movements play a functional role in memory retrieval.Read More
