The smallest control system of vision in mammals has been mapped -- a discovery that opens entirely new insights into how our vision works and how it can be affected by disease.

The human brain can learn through experience to filter out disturbing and distracting stimuli—such as a glaring roadside ...

When considering whether a child who has a single-ventricle heart defect would benefit more from biventricular repair or the ...

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Credit: MIT The brain processes visual information using two pathways that handle different tasks. Scientists have long believed that one of these, the ventral visual stream, evolved specifically to ...

The global hydrocephalus shunts market was valued at $291.00 million in 2019 and is projected to reach $322.01 million by 2027, registering a CAGR of 2.8% from 2020 to 2027. Growth in the number of ...

A team of over 150 scientists has achieved what once seemed impossible: a complete wiring and activity map of a tiny section of a mammalian brain. This feat, part of the MICrONS Project, rivals the ...

In a disease outbreak update, the WHO said Saudi officials reported 11 confirmed cases of IMD on March 13. All 11 cases were ...

A map of part of a mouse brain, which is expected to be generalisable to people, could help scientists understand behaviours, ...

What began with a sliver of brain tissue no larger than a grain of sand has culminated in a scientific achievement once deemed impossible. A global team of researchers has unveiled the most intricate ...