FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·June 9, 2021·6 min readAs Novel Sights Become Familiar, Different Brain Rhythms and Neurons Take OverAs novel visual patterns become familiar, stark changes occur in the visual cortex. Gamma rhythms give way to low-wave beta waves, and the neural activity switches from PV neurons in favor of inhibitory SOM neurons.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesVisual Neuroscience·March 19, 2022·4 min readHow the Action of the Eye Triggers Brain Waves to Help Remember Socially Important InformationA new study uncovers how the amygdala reacts and triggers memory-making activity when the eyes come to rest on a face versus another object or image.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
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FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesVisual Neuroscience·September 18, 2019·3 min readLearning to read boosts the visual brainLearning to read enhances responses to other visual input in early visual areas of the brain.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·January 2, 2020·2 min readHearing through lip-readingLip reading causes brain activity to synchronize with sound waves, even when there is no audible sound.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·February 28, 2020·3 min readWhy images may appear closer, or farther, than they actually areBoundary contraction may be as common as boundary extension, and whether something appears zoomed in or out depends on the properties of the image.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·December 9, 2016·4 min readIllusion Reveals the Brain Fills in Peripheral VisionAccording to a new study, the things we see with our peripheral vision may sometimes be an optical illusion.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·June 3, 2022·3 min readResearchers Make a Novel Discovery in Age-Related Macular DegenerationTreatment with Humanin G reduced protein levels of inflammation markers that become elevated in age-related macular degeneration.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesVisual Neuroscience·October 23, 2019·3 min readWhy, Sometimes, We Don’t See What We Actually SawCrashes in visual processing occur when neurons processing one image are tasked with processing another too quickly. This results in either one or both images being unable to reach our conscious awareness.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesVisual Neuroscience·October 28, 2018·4 min readMini Retinas Shed Light on Connection Between Eyes and BrainFindings could help to develop new treatments to restore site when connections between the eyes and brain are damaged, researchers say.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·May 21, 2019·6 min readDeveloping a headset to transfer visual perceptions from the sighted to the blindResearchers are developing a new brain-to-brain communication headset that will allow the transfer of visual information from those with sight to the blind. The non-invasive system will 'write' information to neurons reprogrammed to fire in response to magnetic signals.Read More
