The constructive nature of perception can be demonstrated under viewing conditions that lead to vivid subjective impressions in the absence of direct input. When a low-contrast moving grating is ...

How we focus our attention before we even see an object matters. For example, when we look for something moving in the sky, ...

Researchers identified neurons in the mouse primary visual cortex that encode illusions that receive information from higher ...

Mar. 24 -- WEDNESDAY, March 5 (HealthDay News) -- Using brain scans and computer models, researchers report they have found a way to "read" visual activity in the brain. The process relies on ...

Previously released ABACUS-1 clinical trial results reported KIO-301, a small molecule photoswitch, is safe, tolerable, and improved vision in patients with late-stage retinitis pigmentosa. Additional ...

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Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . At worse levels of visual field damage, patients with glaucoma perform less physical activity across episodes of ...

People struggling to motivate themselves to engage in activities that are good for them should tap into their imagination to visualize themselves carrying out the activity, according to new research ...

A study in mice shows for the first time that visual stimulation can help damaged retinal neurons regrow optic nerve fibers (retinal ganglion cell axons). In combination with chemically induced neural ...

There are two main theories that pertain to the role of the primary visual cortex (V1) in visual awareness. Hierarchical models propose that although V1 provides necessary input, only high-level ...

Monocular contrast sensitivity and microperimetry are useful indicators of visual function and its impact on activities of daily living in those with AMD. Patients with AMD do not rely on binocular ...

During sleep, one type of electrical oscillation in the brain called PGO waves (Ponto-Geniculate-Occipital) are thought to activate the visual cortex and serve as a visual dream generator during REM ...