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Turning On A “Photoswitch” Helps Blind Mice See The Light

March 5, 2014March 5, 2017 Kate Fehlhaber 2014, Blind, Cis, DENAQ, Dirk Trauner, Endorphins, G-protein coupled receptor, Ganglion cell, Gene therapy, GPCR, Neuron, Pain, Photoisomerization, Photoreceptor, Photoswitch, Retinal, Retinal prosthesis, Richard Kramer, See, Senses, Stem cell, Trans, Vision

Our senses connect us to the world. Your visual system lets you know that there is a yellow car ahead of you, and your auditory system lets you know that… Read more

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Senses

What is Synesthesia?

Myth or Fact? Information travels at one speed in your brain.

Myth or Fact? All animals have only five senses.

Myth or Fact? All human senses take the most direct route possible from sensory neurons to the cortex.

Turning On A “Photoswitch” Helps Blind Mice See The Light