FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·June 25, 2015·8 min readThree Rules Could Explain How the Visual System of the Fruit Fly Self Organizes as it GrowsThree simple, pre-programmed rules appear to help create the neural circuit connecting the fly's eye to its brain.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·June 23, 2015·3 min readBionic Eye Implant Improves Visual Function and Quality of LifeThe Argus II system improves quality of life and visual function for people blinded by retinitis pigmentosa.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience VideosOpen Neuroscience ArticlesVisual Neuroscience·June 22, 2015·4 min readHitting That Curveball: Brain and Phone GPS Apply Same Algorithm to Track Moving ObjectsResearchers report the Kalman filter, an algorithm both our brains and GPS systems use to track an object's position, can be tricked by the pattern of motion.Read More
FeaturedPsychologyVisual Neuroscience·June 18, 2015·4 min readSeeing The Music: Musicians Not Only Hear in Tune, They Also See in TuneA new study reports those who can read music watched a visual score longer when the tune matched the sheet music.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·June 2, 2015·4 min readWhy It’s Hard To Remember ColorsResearchers explain why we have trouble recalling specific shades of color.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·May 14, 2015·5 min readSeeing Black and Blue or White and Gold? Three Perspectives on How We Perceive “The Dress”Three new studies examine how people perceive colors differently when it comes to the photograph of 'The Dress'.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyVisual Neuroscience·April 28, 2015·3 min readPhotovoltaic Retinal Implant Could Restore Functional SightNew retinal implants could restore vision up to five times better than current technology, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychologyVisual Neuroscience·April 1, 2015·6 min readFaster Consolidation of Learning Visual Tasks Seen in Video Game PlayersA new study reports video gamers could learn visual tasks quicker than their non gaming peers.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosVisual Neuroscience·March 25, 2015·3 min readA Non Visual Opsin Could Help Future Studies of the Brain and CNSResearchers have discovered a light sensitive opsin protein that could play a critical role in neuron maturation.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·March 24, 2015·2 min readChildhood Development of Visual Processing Predicted by Gaze of NewbornA new study supports the idea that key cognitive abilities are present in newborn babies.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·March 19, 2015·3 min readThe Visual System Find it Hard to Focus on Just One ThingWhen it comes to object recognition, the visual system has trouble focusing in on just one dimension, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedVisual Neuroscience·March 13, 2015·3 min readResearchers Develop ‘Visual Turing Test’Researchers have developed a new method to evaluate how well computers can identify the relationships between objects.Read More