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July 2, 2019 | 11:41 am

Why can we see moving objects against their backgrounds?

New research from Rochester scientists explores why human beings are good at discerning moving objects and how we can train our brains to be better at this as we age.

topics: Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Duje Tadin, featured-post-side, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences, vision,
Science & Technology
May 28, 2019 | 01:49 pm

Brain stimulation speeds up visual learning in healthy adults, helps patients re-learn how to see

One particular type of brain stimulation enhances the brain’s ability to process visual information, and may aid in faster vision recovery after a stroke or traumatic brain injury.

topics: brain injury, Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Duje Tadin, Flaum Eye Institute, Krystel Huxlin, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences, stroke, vision,
Science & Technology
March 12, 2018 | 03:24 pm

Professor studies complex brain networks involved in vision

Farran Briggs, a new associate professor of neuroscience and of brain and cognitive sciences at the University of Rochester, studies how attention affects the brain’s ability to process visual information.

topics: brain, Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Department of Neuroscience, Farran Briggs, School of Arts and Sciences, vision,
Science & Technology
September 14, 2017 | 02:17 pm

Quadcast: Rebooting the brain for better vision after a stroke

Krystel Huxlin has developed rigorous visual training that can restore some of the basic vision lost to traumatic brain injury, stroke, or a tumor. Here Huxlin discusses how this therapy teaches undamaged parts of the brain to take over.

topics: featured-post-side, Flaum Eye Institute, Krystel Huxlin, Light and Sound Interactive, research finding, School of Medicine and Dentistry, stroke, vision,
Science & Technology
December 9, 2016 | 08:36 am

Researchers explore regeneration in critical layer of cornea

A team of University researchers is exploring the possibility that stem cells on the outer edges of the cornea, given the right stimulation, can replace damaged cells. The work raises the possibility of restoring vision without the need for cornea transplants.

topics: Amy Kiernan, Center for Visual Science, Department of Ophthalmology, featured-post-side, Flaum Eye Institute, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Institute of Optics, Jannick Rolland, research funding, School of Medicine and Dentistry, University Research Award, vision,
Science & Technology
June 22, 2015 | 11:57 am

How understanding GPS can help you hit a curveball

Our brains track moving objects by applying one of the algorithms your phone’s GPS uses, according to researchers at the University of Rochester. This same algorithm also explains why we are fooled by several motion-related optical illusions, including the sudden “break” of baseball’s well known “curveball illusion.”

topics: David Knill, Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Duje Tadin, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences, vision,
Science & Technology
May 1, 2015 | 09:16 am

Rochester team receives National Eye Institute grant for restoring vision through retinal regeneration

The imaging system being developed at Rochester builds on work pioneered by David Williams, widely regarded as one of the world’s leading experts on human vision. Williams pioneered the use of adaptive optics technologies for vision applications.

topics: Center for Visual Science, David Williams, grant, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, vision,
Science & Technology
December 10, 2014 | 09:29 pm

New imaging technique helps predict how vision recovers after brain tumor removal

An interdisciplinary team of University neuroscientists and neurosurgeons has used a new imaging technique to show how the human brain heals itself in just a few weeks following surgical removal of a brain tumor.

topics: Bradford Mahon, brain injury, Clinical and Translational Science Institute, Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences, School of Medicine and Dentistry, tumor, University of Rochester Neurorestoration Institute, vision,
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April 29, 2014 | 08:39 pm

Vision scientist named to National Academy of Sciences

Optics professor David Williams, a leading experts on human vision, has been named a member of the National Academy of Sciences in recognition of his continuing achievements in original research. The honor is one of the highest given to a scientist in the United States.

topics: David Williams, National Academy of Sciences, optics, vision,
Science & Technology
May 8, 2013 | 03:46 pm

Autistic Kids Detect Motion Faster

Such heightened sensory perception in autism may help explain why some people with the disorder are painfully sensitive to noise and bright lights.

topics: autism, Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Duje Tadin, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences, vision,