Vision

115 Years Old And No Alzheimer's? No Beta-Amyloid

A 115-year-old woman who had remained mentally alert throughout her life had no evidence of Alzheimer's disease, according to a study in the August issue of Neurobiology of Aging, questioning the assumption that Alzheimer's disease or other forms ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 9 2008 - 9:56am

The Color Of The Sun, Part II

We learned from the prior blog that the Sun is much too bright for normal viewing with our sensitive eyes. A white “color” results when we observe objects that are both extremely bright and bright at all or most visible wavelengths. Please allow me to ela ...

Article - George Cooper - Jul 9 2008 - 8:53am

'Blindsight' May Be 20/20 Vision- Even In Patients Who Can't See

'Blindsight' is a phenomenon in which patients with damage in the primary visual cortex of the brain can tell where an object is although they claim they cannot see it. A research team led by Prof. Tadashi Isa and Dr. Masatoshi Yoshida of the Nat ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 14 2008 - 8:50pm

The Evolution Of The Rectangular Eye

Eyes are the interface between the outside world and our brain's perceptions.   Being the instrument of sight, and therefore a lot of our information, we rely on the functions of our eyes quite obsessively, and why wouldn't we?  They make it pos ...

Article - Ashley Cox - Feb 2 2010 - 12:14pm

Gene Therapy Restores Vision From Macular Degeneration (In Mice)

Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) researchers have used gene therapy to restore useful vision to mice with degeneration of the light-sensing retinal rods and cones, a common cause of human blindness. Their report, appearing in the Oct. 14 Proceedings o ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 19 2008 - 12:17am

Go Blue To Clear Those Office Blues!

Does your office lighting make you feel weary and dreary?   The cure may be at hand!   Recently, Professor Derk-Jan Dijk of the Surrey Sleep Centre has led a team testing out new bulbs with a colour temperature of 17,000 Kelvin and found that they increase ...

Article - Robert H Olley - Nov 4 2008 - 11:39am

Optometrists Say They Can Make Athlete Brains React Over 50 Percent Faster

Great athletes know that it takes more than physical ability to do well- it takes brain power in the form of speed and efficiency in decision-making as well.   Two researchers from the School of Optometry, Professor Jocelyn Faubert and postdoctoral student ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 18 2008 - 4:54pm

Neuroscientists Solve 200 Year-Old Mystery Of Illusion

Neuroscientists at Barrow Neurological Institute at St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center have discovered a direct link between eye motions and the perception of illusory motion that solves a 200-year-old debate.  Stephen Macknik, PhD, director of ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 20 2008 - 10:11pm

Maybe Pain Is In The Eye Of The Beholder Too

By manipulating the appearance of a chronically achy hand, researchers have found they could increase or decrease the pain and swelling in patients moving their symptomatic limbs. The findings in Current Biology reveal a profound top-down effect of body im ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 28 2008 - 1:30am

Strabismus- Eye Divergence In Children Correlated To Increased Risk Of Mental Illness

Children whose eyes are misaligned and point outward are at significantly increased risk of developing mental illness by early adulthood, according to findings of a Mayo Clinic study published this month in Pediatrics (http://pediatrics.aappublications.org ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 30 2008 - 1:30am