Open-source tool optimizes placement of visual brain implants
Researchers at the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience have collaborated with several universities to develop a new ...
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Comparative fMRI reveals differences in the functional organization of the visual cortex for animacy perception in dogs and humans
The animate-inanimate category distinction is one of the general organizing principles in the primate high-level visual cortex. Much less is known about the visual cortical representations of animacy ...
Monkey brain map reveals blood vessels are densest in energy-intensive regions, such as the visual cortex
In the brain, not all blood flow is created equal. RIKEN researchers have developed a detailed cortical layer map of the ...
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Neurons gather together for vision
Now, for the first time, researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Biological Intelligence have been able to demonstrate these structures in the visual cortex of mice: here, neurons that process ...
Picture Puzzle IQ Test: Do You Have an Eye for Detail? Spot the Marshmallow in 5 Seconds!
Can you find the hidden marshmallow in 5 seconds? This tricky brain teaser will test your IQ, observation skills, and logical ...
This Technique Can Alter Your Consciousness—And Blur the Lines Between Your Physical Body and Surroundings
Depending on the therapy center, a session can last between one and three hours, fostering a sense of profound inner calm by ...
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A gradual transition toward categorical representations along the visual hierarchy during working memory, but not perception
This important study examined orientation representations along the visual hierarchy during perception and working memory. The authors provide results suggesting that during working memory there is a ...
Neurons that process stimuli from the same eye form clusters in the mouse visual cortex
Now, for the first time, researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Biological Intelligence have been able to demonstrate ...