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The Eye-Opening Neuroscience Behind Your Vision
How the brain helps us see is a captivating subject in the world of neuroscience.
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Supporting Cast Shines in the Retina
Many of the retina’s cells act as supporting characters to the neuron chains responsible for handling visual information.
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A Look Inside Vision
Many cells and molecules work together to help you see the world around you.
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The Information Conduit That Leaves You Partially Blind
We all have a blind spot.
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National Glaucoma Awareness Month
Of the estimated 80 million Americans who will be 65 and older in 2050, 6.3 million will be impacted by glaucoma.
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Zebrafish Eyeball Stays Flexible for the Future
Fish eyes’ stored stem cells could give clues to develop potential therapies for an injured mammalian eye.
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Visual Aphantasia: Memories in Words
People with aphantasia are incapable of forming mental images.
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How Your Brain Keeps You From Running Into Walls
Brain imaging and computer modeling evidence pinpoints the area of the brain that perceives environmental boundaries — and stops you from running into them.
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What Color Is Monday?
The question may sound bizarre, but for people with synesthesia, days of the week might have their own colors, shapes, textures — even smells!
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Seeing Culture in Our Brain
Our culture affects what we eat, what we wear, and what language we speak. However, where we grow up in the world may also affect certain aspects of how our brains work.
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Your World In 3-D, No Glasses Needed
Welcome to the crossroads of the optic nerves.
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A Developing Fruit Fly Eye
With more than half of its tiny brain devoted to sight, the fruit fly is a favorite animal model for scientists studying the visual system.
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The Pathway That Helps Know What You See
Advances in imaging technology allow scientists to look at the wiring that helps us understand our surroundings.
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