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Like radar, a brain wave sweeps a cortical region to read out information held in working memory

October 20, 2025
… monitors arrayed on your desk. That’s a challenge of visual working memory. According to a new study by … 20 in Neuron,  help to explain how the brain implements visual working memory and why performance is both limited and … the memory delay.” The finding suggests that the brain’s system for spotting changes in its visual field has some …

With new grant, MIT neuroscientists will give 'invisible' cells a new look

February 08, 2018
… that insight to discover that astrocyte activity in the visual cortex, the part of the brain that processes vision, … in lock-step with the activity of neurons in response to visual stimuli. That suggested that astrocytes make a vital … vision, Sur said. The visual cortex is a perfect model system in which to work, he said, but astrocytes are also …

Study shows where brain transforms seeing into acting

July 03, 2018
… to act upon or even perceive objects on one side of their visual field. Their eyes and bodies are fine, but the brain … and showed that it contains a mix of neurons attuned to visual processing, decision-making and action. “This makes … analyses of PPC function in this powerful model system,” they concluded. In addition to Sur, Pho and Goard, …

As you look around, mental images bounce between right and left brain

February 08, 2021
… around and even temporarily look away. This capability of “visual working memory” feels effortless, but a new MIT study … track of what’s important to us, even though our visual system’s basic wiring requires mapping what we see on … cortex working memory Neural Circuits Oscillations Visual System Higher Level Cognition Memory Systems Learning …

Cortex over reflex: Study traces circuits where executive control overcomes instinct

November 30, 2020
… specific circuits between the ACC and both the SC and the visual cortex (VC), the researchers could resolve uncertainty … saw it. Researchers traced circuits from the ACC to the visual cortex (VC). VC neurons labeled green trace back to … or synapses, during the development of the visual system in young mice. Read more Research Article MIT imaging …

Fundamental questions find advanced answers, approaches at Fall Symposium

October 18, 2019

Creating new treatments for amblyopia

November 21, 2016
… Findings Creating new treatments for amblyopia The visual system can be “rebooted,” offering hope for restoring sight … also called “lazy eye,” is the most common form of visual disability in children. Human vision is poor at birth, … Creating new treatments for amblyopia development amblyopia Visual System …

Brain waves guide us in spotlighting surprises

November 23, 2020
… pull between the frequency bands is a common regulatory system of information flow in the cortex. Moreover, the new … by that activity in five areas across the cortex, from visual areas in the back of the head to a parietal cortex in … saw that alpha/beta mostly peaked in deeper layers of the visual cortices, while gamma often was strongest in …

Talented high schoolers excel while they explore the brain

August 14, 2024
… specific for a rare but interesting kind of neuron in the visual cortex, where the brain processes what the eyes see. … so that they could see how the cells contribute to visual processing. Hanechak acknowledged she was anxious at … Articles Too sick to socialize: How the brain and immune system promote staying in bed November 25, 2025 Research …

Award honors Elly Nedivi’s research on cortical plasticity

November 06, 2023
… that underlies learning and memory. With a focus on the visual cortex, Nedivi’s lab investigates the molecular and … and the cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying adult visual experience plasticity.  Your work examining both the … they can carry with them to college Read more Microscope system sharpens scientists’ view of neural circuit …

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