Measles commonly presents with cough, coryza (inflammation in the nose), and conjunctivitis (pink eye). Measles can cause eye damage including corneal scarring, retinal damage, and damage to the optic ...

Even mild head injuries can mean serious consequences for brain function at its most basic level. Research published in Communications Biology shows that neuroplasticity, too, has its limits. Injuries ...

Researchers have found a way to bypass damaged eyes and deliver visual information directly to the brain, enabling people who are blind to recognize shapes and letters. Dr. Daniel Yoshor, the incoming ...

A team of investigators has described an approach in which implanted electrodes are stimulated in a dynamic sequence, essentially 'tracing' shapes on the surface of the visual cortex that participants ...

For more than 50 years, it has been known that in the cerebral cortex of many mammals, neurons with the same function are ...