Interested in the study of the retina and retinal development? Check out this edition of A Close Up Look by Gil Torten to learn more about retinal organoids, the most… Read more
Artículo original: Lighting up the Brain With Optogenetics Brainfacts.org Traducido por Dalí Jiménez Los científicos que estudian el moco de estanque descubrieron su capacidad peculiar de sentir la luz, incluso… Read more
In this new installment of our infographic series, A Close Up Look, KN Illustrator Gil Torten explains why we have different eye colors and much more. Check it out!… Read more
Did you know you have a special cell type in your retina whose density can give us an approximate sense of how good your vision is? Check out this… Read more
Recently I asked one of my faculty advisors if he would ever write a popular science book. He’s a bestselling author in his own right, having written a textbook that… Read more
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
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
What would the world be like without color? Imagine you are a neurophysiologist, who studies color perception. You know that light is a wave and that humans perceive color according… Read more
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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
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