For observations based on sensory data, the human brain must constantly verify which "version" of reality underlies the perception. The answer is gleaned from probability distributions that are stored ...

Chronic angle-closure glaucoma eyes had less paracentrally located visual field loss than did eyes with primary open-angle glaucoma, according to a study. In a retrospective, cross-sectional study ...

Optic nerve hypoplasia (ONH), which is defined as a congenital deficiency of retinal ganglion cells, may also involve more distal layers of the retina. We investigated electrophysiological function of ...

A new paper led by UC San Diego researchers offers an encyclopedic review of research on vagus nerve stimulation for conditions from depression to rheumatoid arthritis, as well as highlighting next ...

There are two specific types of neuralgia, or nerve pain. The first specific type is trigeminal neuralgia, or tic douloureux. Tic douloureux is a neuralgia of the trigeminal nerve, the fifth cranial ...

Isolated nerve dysfunction (IND) is a type of neuropathy, or nerve damage, that occurs in a single nerve. Technically, it is a mononeuropathy because it affects one nerve. It is usually the result of ...

Bionic arms are beginning to tap into nerve signals that linger long after a limb is gone, turning the ghost of movement into real, controllable action. Instead of relying on crude muscle twitches or ...

Frog brains get busy long before they’re fully formed. Just a day after fertilization, embryonic brains begin sending signals to far-off places in the body, helping oversee the layout of complex ...

Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is a common genetic condition, affecting 1 in 3000 individuals, and people with NF1 are at greater risk of developing a rare, aggressive form of cancer. Diagnosing ...

Florida State University researchers Patrick Stover and Regan Bailey have published findings showing that quadrupling the standard dietary dose of folic acid prevented peripheral neuropathy in two ...