Humans and other primates are innately able to perceive fine details, vibrant colors and focus their attention on specific elements of what they are seeing at a given time. This ability is supported ...
A new study led by biologists at the University of California, Santa Cruz, reveals how the primary visual cortex establishes its complex long-range neural networks during early brain development. The ...
Our brain's wiring is shaped both by genes and what we experience, and the visual system is a great model for studying how the two work together. Before the eyes ever open, genetic programs lay down a ...
In the brain, not all blood flow is created equal. RIKEN researchers have developed a detailed cortical layer map of the ...
Sequencing of brain tissue from 112 patients with and without autism in a new study showed profound, unexpected genetic changes, especially in area 17 of the visual cortex. (Getty Images) “Before this ...