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Colorful images – seen through the eyes of mice
Researchers at the University Medical Center Göttingen have studied how nerve cells in the eye react to different color combinations. They found special cells in the eyes of mice that respond particularly well to contrasts between green and ultraviolet light. This could enable the animals to see the horizon clearly and use it for orientation. The scientific paper was published in "Nature Communications".
Better hearing with optical cochlear implants
Imaging techniques enable decisive step toward development of novel hearing prostheses
From individual receptors towards whole-brain function
Researchers regard the overall distribution of receptors in the brain – the receptome – as a new approach for computer models that reproduce the function of the brain, and for diagnostics and therapy of mental disorders.
Tapping into Nature’s Wisdom
Researchers at the University of Korea and Technische Universität Berlin have developed biosensors made of cellulose
How the brain teaches itself to see
A computational model gives insights into how spontaneous neural activity shapes connectivity in the developing visual system
Making the Role of AI in Medicine Explainable
Making the Role of AI in Medicine Explainable - Analysis system for the diagnosis of breast cancer
Watching the brain learn
Scientists at Göttingen University discover structural changes in adult mice brains as seen in young animals
The fruit fly and its comb-shaped neurons
The fruit fly is one of the best-studied organisms in the world. Yet it still leaves questions unanswered. For example, how some of its neurons develop special, comb-like shape dendrites. ESI-scientists just conducted a study to answer it. And discovered something astonishing.
Grasping an object - model describes complete movement planning in the brain
Neurobiologists at the German Primate Center developed a model that for the first time can completely represent the neuronal processes from seeing to grasping an object.