News articles tagged with 'brain' (Page 257)
MIT IDs binocular vision gene
— 14 Sep 2007 17:24 | BiologyIn work that could lead to new treatments for sensory disorders in which people experience the strange phenomena of seeing better with one eye covered, MIT researchers report that they…
Inside the brain of a crayfish
— 2 Sep 2007 13:36 | BiologyVoyage to the bottom of the sea, or simply look along the bottom of a clear stream and you may spy lobsters or crayfish waving their antennae. Look closer, and you will see them feeling…
Mouse vision has a rhythm all its own
— 23 Aug 2007 18:40 | BiologyIn the eyes of mammals, visual information is processed on a daily schedule set within the eyes themselves - not one dictated by the brain, according to a new report in the 24 August…
Fruit bats are not blind
— 15 Jun 2007 15:35 | BiologyThe retinas of most mammals contain two types of photoreceptor cells, the cones for daylight vision and colour vision, and the more sensitive rods for night vision. Nocturnal bats were…
Location, location - Cell sizes, lives influenced by host size
— 8 Mar 2007 20:10 | BiologyCells from the smallest to the largest of mammals often seem to be one size fits all. Now a closer look reveals that whether a cell lives in an elephant, mouse or something in between…