New research offers a possible explanation for how the brain learns to identify both color and black-and-white images. The researchers found evidence that early in life, when the retina is unable to ...

This video lets you peek inside the human brain, highlighting the neuronal fibers that enable communication across the brain. This communication is vital to all brain functions, including learning, ...

NEW YORK, NY — Perceiving something – anything – in your surroundings is to become aware of what your senses are detecting. Today, Columbia University neuroscientists identify, for the first time, ...

Perceiving something – anything – in your surroundings is to become aware of what your senses are detecting. Today, Columbia University neuroscientists identify, for the first time, brain-cell ...

Detail of a pyramidal cell. Dendrites are red and orange. The axon is blue. Source: Allen Institute for Brain Science Neuroscience got its start more than 100 years ago when Santiago Ramon y Cajal and ...

The face is an important feature for identifying individuals, and as suggested by the expression, “kaoiro wo ukagau” (Look at the complexion; i.e. be sensitive to someone’s mood, read someone’s ...

Currently, there is no cure available for color vision deficiency that is present from birth. However, supportive tools, such as glasses, contacts, and visual aids, can help people navigate color ...