The formation of the retinotopic map depends on the action of axon guidance molecules, activity-dependent mechanisms and axonal competition. However, little is known about the plasticity potential of ...

Monkey brain scans have revealed new information about the part of the brain that processes visual information. Monkey brain scans have revealed new information about the part of the brain that ...

The human visual brain devotes most of its neuronal resources to process the part of the visual scene that we see with both eyes. To achieve this goal, afferents from the two eyes representing the ...

Researchers have uncovered a surprisingly complex yet precisely ordered map of visual space in area V2 of the cortex. Challenging previously held beliefs, this novel organization redefines mapping of ...

First, our brain cells literally make maps of what we see, called 'retinotopic maps'. These maps are slightly deformed, just like a world map is never a perfect representation of a globe. Our central ...

Monkey brain scans have revealed new information about the part of the brain that processes visual information. The findings were recently presented in PNAS by neurophysiologists Qi Zhu (KU Leuven) ...