Like much of the rest of the body, the brain loses flexibility with age, impacting the ability to learn, remember, and adapt. Now, scientists at University of Utah Health report they can rejuvenate ...

"This study elegantly shows how analysis of eye movement sheds more light on brain plasticity- an ability that is at the core of the brain's capacity to adapt and function. More specifically, it shows ...

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Vol. 117, No. 20 (May 19, 2020), pp. 10636-10638 (3 pages) In a small fraction of Xenopus tadpoles, a single retinal ...

Blindsight describes the phenomenon whereby individuals with damage to the primary visual cortex (V1) retain certain visually guided behaviours despite an absence of conscious visual perception. In ...

Fish visual systems represent a remarkable panorama of evolutionary innovation, underpinned by a diverse array of visual pigments and opsin genes. These pigments, central to photoreception, enable ...