As in larger brains, mouse visual cortex neurons with the same function cluster in columns. For over 50 years, it has been known that in the cerebral cortex of many mammals, neurons with the same ...

For generations, adults with amblyopia were told their vision loss was permanent, a childhood problem that medicine could not ...

Young minds are easily molded. Each new experience rewires a child's brain circuitry, adding and removing synaptic ...

When one eye is deprived of vision early in life, it can lead to amblyopia, a condition more commonly known as lazy eye. This happens because a lack of input disrupts synapse formation in the brain's ...

After injury, the visual system can recover by growing new neural connections rather than replacing lost cells. Researchers ...

Vision shapes behavior and, a new study by MIT neuroscientists finds, behavior and internal states shape vision. The new ...

The 1950s were a relatively rudimentary era for experimental neurophysiology. Recording the electrical activity of neurons wasn’t uncommon, but the methods often demanded considerable patience and ...

Cells called astrocytes are about as abundant in the brain as neurons, but scientists have spent much less time figuring out how they contribute to brain functions. A novel study by MIT researchers at ...

Neuroscientists have been trying to understand how the human brain supports numerous advanced capabilities for centuries. The ...