A flicker of truth: Piercing the “continuity illusion”
A recent study by the Champalimaud Foundation reveals the superior colliculus’s critical role in processing the continuity illusion, fundamentally altering our understanding of motion perception in animals and humans.
Fish-like genetic program used to turn human retinal cells into neurons
From International Society for Stem Cell Research 10/12/23 Loss of neurons in in the retina due to trauma or disease leads to vision impairment or blindness, a process which is irreversible in humans. Interestingly, some animals like fish have the built-in ability to regenerate retinal neurons by turning another retinal cell type called “Muller glia” […]