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Understanding Visual Illusions Can Make Us More Empathetic

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Philosophers and neuroscientists agree that if there is an objective reality, human beings can’t perceive it: philosophers refer to objective reality as a perception independent of any conscious awareness. Neuroscientists… Read more
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Lighting Up The Brain With Optogenetics

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Scientists studying pond scum discovered its peculiar ability to sense light, even without eyes. This discovery would eventually lead to a technique called optogenetics, one of the most powerful techniques… Read more
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Understanding the Visual System: A Conversation with Botond Roska

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When we see the world, there is a huge amount of processing that occurs in the neural circuits of the retina, thalamus, and cortex before we can even begin to… Read more
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Now Available in Trichromatic Color!

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“What is color?” What a good question! The answer is a bit tricky, but it starts with light. Color is the visual perception of different wavelengths of light reflecting off… Read more
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Retinal Prostheses: Restoring Vision to the Blind

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Vision is arguably one of our most important senses.  We rely on it to recognize color, shape, movement, distance, and perspective about the world around us.   Although all parts of… Read more