Neuroscience
Research team reads minds to understand human tool use
Researchers at the University of East Anglia have made an astonishing discovery about how our brains control our hands.
May 10, 2021
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News tagged with visual prosthetics
Neuroscience
Neurons can shift how they process information about motion: study
New Rochester research indicates some neurons may be more adept than previously thought in helping you perceive the motion of objects while you move through the world. The findings may have implications for developing future ...
Jun 15, 2020
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Neuroscience
How attention helps the brain perceive an object
It's easy to miss something you're not looking for. In a famous example, people were asked to closely observe two groups of people—one group clad in black, the other in white—pass a ball among themselves. Viewers were ...
Mar 19, 2019
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Medical research
Artificial retinas—promising leads towards clearer vision
A major therapeutic challenge, the retinal prostheses that have been under development during the past ten years can enable some blind subjects to perceive light signals, but the image thus restored is still far from being ...
Aug 25, 2016
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Neuroscience
researchers show how vision relies on patterns of brain activity
Visual prosthetics, or bionic eyes, are soon becoming a reality, as researchers make strides in strategies to reactivate parts of the brain that process visual information in people affected by blindness.
Aug 4, 2016
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Touch and vision vital for sight
Researchers at Monash University Gippsland hope to improve the sight of people receiving visual prosthetics, such as bionic eyes, by proving the importance of both 'touch' and 'vision' to how we see.
Oct 31, 2013
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