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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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·November 7, 2015·5 min read

Supercharged Ability to See Infrared Light Allows Freshwater Fish to Navigate Murky Waters

In order to navigate murky waters, freshwater fish and amphibians have evolved a means to see infrared light.

Image shows the location of the primary visual cortex in the brain.

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·November 6, 2015·3 min read

A Neural Match For the Complexity of the Visual World

A new study provides insights into how our brain extracts information about our natural surroundings from the light captured by our eyes.

Diagram shows how the vOICe system works.

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·October 27, 2015·6 min read

Seeing in Sound

Researchers have discovered that crossmodal mappings can be used by assistive devices to help the blind detect their environment without requiring intensive training.

Outline of a human head. The brain is shown in pink and there are purple lines streaming from the eyes.

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·October 5, 2015·6 min read

IT Looks Familiar: How The Brain Recognizes Objects

A new study provides evidence that the inferior temporal cortex can identify objects.

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·September 30, 2015·3 min read

Researchers Identify Neurons That Selectively Respond to Intermediate Colors

Researchers report they have identified neurons in the visual cortex that selectively respond to an intermediate color, not just primary colors.

Three photos showing size differences of same person in different positions.

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·September 28, 2015·4 min read

Neural Mechanism of Size Constancy Clarified

According to a new study, neurons in the visual cortical area V4 calculate the size of an object based on information on its retinal image size and distance from the object.

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·September 28, 2015·5 min read

Humans and Monkey See Visual Illusions in Similar Ways

A new study reveals humans and monkeys perceive visual illusions the same way.

Image of optic nerve in a patient with glaucoma.

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·September 10, 2015·4 min read

Genetic Interaction May Be Key to Development and Progression of Glaucoma

Findings could offer a new target to treat glaucoma, a new study reports.

This shows a graph tracking the speed of retinal image motion.

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·September 4, 2015·5 min read

Predicting How Humans Estimate Speed

Researchers believe they have devised an optimal model for speed and visual processing.

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·August 31, 2015·5 min read

Genetic Link to Nearsightedness in Children Who Spend a Lot of Time Reading

According to a new study, children with a variant of the APLP2 gene were up-to five times more likely to develop myopia if they spent more than an hour a day reading.