visual neuroscience
Brain Circuit for Color Perception Identified
Science
Summary: Researchers have identified the specific brain circuits in fruit flies responsible for color perception. These neurons within the optic lobe respond ...
Visual Diet Shapes Development in Infants
Health
Summary: Researchers uncovered a critical aspect of infant vision, revealing that very young babies experience a unique visual diet consisting of simple, ...
Nano-Scale Vision Implant Promises New Hope for Blindness
Health
Summary: Researchers developed a novel vision implant, featuring electrodes as small as a single neuron. This advanced technology, designed to interface directly ...
Eye Tests Predict Parkinson’s Progression
Health
Summary: Optical coherence tomography, commonly used in eye exams, can monitor neurodegeneration in Parkinson’s disease patients by measuring the thickness of the ...
Sense of Smell Relies on Predictive Coding More Than Vision
Health
Summary: Our sense of smell operates on predictive coding more so than vision, challenging previous notions of smell as a primitive sense. ...
Exploring Aphantasia: The Mind Without a Mental Picture
Health
Summary: Researchers reviewed 50 studies to deepen our understanding of aphantasia, a phenomenon where individuals can’t visualize mentally. The research reveals aphantasia’s ...
Step-Synced Vision: Walking Rhythm Alters Visual Perception
Health
Summary: Researchers discovered a novel link between walking rhythms and changes in visual perception, demonstrating that our visual sensitivity fluctuates in sync ...
Gut Bacteria May Play Role in Vision Loss
Health
Summary: Researchers found a surprising connection between gut bacteria and inherited eye diseases, potentially opening new treatment avenues using antimicrobials. They discovered ...
Eye-Opening Insights Into Human and Insect Vision
Health
Summary: Researchers unveiled significant findings on the production of 11-cis-retinal, a molecule crucial for vision in both humans and insects. By studying ...
Pupil Response Reveals Depression’s Depths
Health
Summary: Researchers found a distinct correlation between pupillary response and depression severity. Researchers observed that in healthy individuals, pupils dilated in anticipation ...
