Neuroscience
Zebrafish reveal the ups and downs of vision
Researchers from the Centre for Developmental Neurobiology at King's College London have shed light on how we perceive and recognise specific visual stimuli.
Jun 30, 2016
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Optogenetics reveals new insights into circuits of the brain
To date, scientists have largely been in the dark with regard to how individual circuits operate in the highly branched networks of the brain. Mapping these networks is a complicated process, requiring precise measurement ...
Apr 20, 2016
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Scientists work their magic on 'shrunken finger illusion'
What happens when you rest a chopped ping pong ball on your finger and look at it from above? Experimental psychologists from KU Leuven, Belgium, have shown that our visual system fills in the bottom part of the ball, even ...
Mar 31, 2016
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Neuroscience
Neuronal feedback could change what we 'see'
Ever see something that isn't really there? Could your mind be playing tricks on you? The "tricks" might be your brain reacting to feedback between neurons in different parts of the visual system, according to a study published ...
Mar 30, 2016
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Neuroscience
Neuronal calculations consider expectations
Our visual environment is incredibly complex. The smallest of spaces contain innumerable colours, structures and contrasts. Despite this we are able to identify objects and movements with high accuracy. Even the fruit fly, ...
Mar 3, 2016
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Neuroscience
Scientists uncover a new layer in visual brain imaging
Neuroscientists have gained new insight into how the brain perceives the world by using high resolution high field MRI to study activity in different layers of the visual cortex in great detail.
Oct 5, 2015
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Neuroscience
Scientists chart lost highway in the brain
A study three years ago sparked a medical mystery when it revealed a part of the brain not found in any present-day anatomy textbooks.
Sep 14, 2015
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Infant learning: Is more really better?
Many parents and caregivers believe that multi-sensory stimulation during infancy promotes developmental growth and learning, but researchers who conducted eye movement experiments on preverbal infants show that this is not ...
Sep 8, 2015
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Neuroscience
Shapes, lines and movements are in the eye of the beholder
New thinking about how we perceive shapes, lines and movement suggests this information is first deciphered in the retina of the eye, rather than within the brain's visual cortex as previously thought.
Aug 4, 2015
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Results challenge conventional wisdom about where the brain processes visual information
Neuroscientists generally think of the front end of the human visual system as a simple light detection system: The patterns produced when light falls on the retina are relayed to the visual cortex at the rear of the brain, ...
Mar 2, 2015
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