Research Discovery Vision scientists discover why humans literally don’t see eye to eye New research from the Whitney lab shows that people perceive the location of objects in…barbaraJuly 13, 2020
News Perception as inference: The brain and computation Watch Professor Bruno Olshausen explain how the brain makes a 3D model of the visual…barbaraJune 10, 2020
Research Discovery Paying attention can heighten perception by quieting internally generated brain activity By Rachel Henderson A university student looking at various screens. If you’ve ever been distracted…barbaraApril 8, 2020
Research Discovery Babies in the womb may see more than we thought By the second trimester, long before a baby’s eyes can see images, they can detect…barbaraNovember 25, 2019
Announcement Marty Banks elected to the National Academy of Sciences Berkeley Optometry and Vision Science professor Martin Banks has been elected to the National Academy of…Cari IrwinMay 1, 2019
Announcement Puthussery Wins Award for Outstanding Mentorship of GSIs Teresa Puthussery receives award for Outstanding GSI Mentorship!Cari IrwinApril 26, 2019
Berkeley Neuroscience in the News UC Berkeley gene therapy helps blind mice gain sight, could be used to cure blindness A team of scientists at UC Berkeley used a breakthrough gene therapy to help blind mice gain…Cari IrwinMarch 17, 2019
Research Discovery With single gene insertion, blind mice regain sight It was surprisingly simple. University of California, Berkeley, scientists inserted a gene for a green-light…Cari IrwinMarch 15, 2019
Research Discovery Face it, the face is not enough to perceive emotion Actor James Franco looks sort of happy as he records a video diary in the…Cari IrwinFebruary 25, 2019