Why do we look were we look? A single red poppy flower in a green field will usually attract your attention, but probably not when you are spotting birds or insects. Your brain simply won’t give it a high enough “priority” in … Continued
Does having an eye disease affect the organization of one’s visual brain? In this paper in Ophthalmic & Physiological Optics, Haak et al. used functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to measure activity in the visual brains of patients with the eye … Continued
Does having an eye disease also affects one’s brain? In this paper in PlosOne, Prins et al. examined MRI scans of patients with the eye disease macular degeneration to find indications for neural degeneration in the visual cortex. This is important to … Continued
How does the brain accomplish object recognition? In this study that appeared in Frontiers of Human Neuroscience, Barbara Nordhjem and colleagues demonstrate that lateral sections of the ventral visual cortex interact during the recognition of images that were slowly revealed from noise, indicating both are … Continued
Is it possible to prevent damage to the visual pathways during neurosurgical operations? In this study in Frontiers Neuroanatomy, Roland Nooij and colleagues compare neuro-imaging to dissection images to find that a good correlation between the two. Furthermore, they suggest ways to … Continued
Is stereoscopic vision required to become a good (cataract) surgeon? In this study in the Journal of Cataract and Refractive surgery, Nibourg and colleagues used a mock up surgical test and a cataract surgery simulator to find that having stereo vision … Continued
Can new genetic methods be used to cure color blindness? In this paper in the Journal of Vision, Eli Brenner and Frans Cornelissen used simulations to determine whether replacing cone pigments suffices to cure colour blindness. Find the article [here].
Are perceptual decision making and action based on the same or on different neural representations? In this study in iPerception, Funda Yildirim and Frans Cornelissen use a simple and straightforward localization task to show that the neural representations are the same, thereby … Continued
Do we need to routinely examine the brains of patients with eye diseases? In this paper in Acta Opthalmologica, Doety Prins and colleagues review previous MRI studies that examined patients with eye diseases, to find that a large range of … Continued
Can your eyes “see” things that you cannot? In this study in the Journal of Vision, Barbara Nordhjem and colleagues use the phenomenon of “emergence” to study eye movements during object recognition. They find, amongst other things, that the eyes were … Continued