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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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·January 6, 2016·6 min read

Blind Woman’s Joy as She is Able to Read the Time, Thanks to Bionic Eye

A British woman is able to read the time clearly for the first time in years after receiving a new bionic eye implant.

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·December 17, 2015·5 min read

Shedding Light on How the Brain Processes Visual Information

A new study helps further understanding on how the brain processes visual information.

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·December 9, 2015·4 min read

Focusing on Visual Tasks Makes Us Deaf to Our Surroundings

A new study reports concentrating on visual tasks can render you momentarily 'deaf' to normal level sounds around you.

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·December 1, 2015·4 min read

Growing Retinal Nerve Cells in a Lab

Researchers have developed a new method that efficiently turns human stem cells into retinal ganglion cells.

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·November 24, 2015·5 min read

Brain Relies on Self Organized Neural Networks for Visual Processing

Researchers report random neural connections do not suffice to explain the observed layout of the brain.

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·November 18, 2015·3 min read

How Do Our Brains See The World Around Us?

Researchers reveal how the brain makes sense of still objects and motion to help us navigate the world around us.

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·November 18, 2015·4 min read

It’s Not All Black and White: Cortical Response to Light and Dark Stimuli

Researchers have identified cortical circuits that encode light and dark light.

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·November 15, 2015·2 min read

Digital Treatment for Lazy Eye

Researchers report programmable electronic glasses effectively help improve vision in children with amblyopia.

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·November 11, 2015·5 min read

Faster Brain Waves Make Shorter Gaps in the Visual System

A new study investigates how the speed of our brain waves helps us process visual information.

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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.

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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.