visual neuroscience
Underutilized Visual Memory: We Recall Less Than We Can
Summary: People often underuse their visual working memory (VWM), typically remembering fewer items than their capacity allows. Participants in the ...
Why Are Some Images Are More Memorable Than Others?
Summary: A new study reveals that the brain prioritizes remembering images that are harder to explain. Researchers used a computational ...
AI Decodes Fruit Fly Vision, Paving Way for Human Insight
Summary: Researchers developed an AI model of the fruit fly brain to understand how vision guides behavior. By genetically silencing ...
Brain Circuit for Color Perception Identified
Summary: Researchers have identified the specific brain circuits in fruit flies responsible for color perception. These neurons within the optic ...
Visual Diet Shapes Development in Infants
Summary: Researchers uncovered a critical aspect of infant vision, revealing that very young babies experience a unique visual diet consisting ...
Nano-Scale Vision Implant Promises New Hope for Blindness
Summary: Researchers developed a novel vision implant, featuring electrodes as small as a single neuron. This advanced technology, designed to ...
How Sensory Experiences Shape Neurons
Summary: A new study introduces BARseq—a rapid, cost-effective method for mapping brain cells, revealing new insights into how our brains ...
Pupil Dilation Linked to Working Memory Capacity
Summary: Researchers discovered that pupil dilation can indicate levels of working memory. In a study, researchers observed that individuals whose ...
Eye Tests Predict Parkinson’s Progression
Summary: Optical coherence tomography, commonly used in eye exams, can monitor neurodegeneration in Parkinson’s disease patients by measuring the thickness ...
Sense of Smell Relies on Predictive Coding More Than Vision
Summary: Our sense of smell operates on predictive coding more so than vision, challenging previous notions of smell as a ...
