Vision Research in Europe

Mireca signs transformative deal with Nasdaq-listed Graybug Vision

Mireca’s proprietary cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP) analogues to be developed using Graybug’s sustained-release drug delivery technologies. The partnership is exclusive for the development of products targeting eye and ear disorders. Mireca will invest proceeds to develop the cGMP analogues...
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The algebra of neurons

Neurons are constantly performing complex calculations to process sensory information and infer the state of the environment. For example, to localize a sound or to recognize the direction of visual motion, individual neurons are thought to multiply two signals. However, how such a computation is...
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Understanding human vision through Deep Learning

By adapting techniques from the domain of artificial intelligence, such as deep learning, cognitive scientists from Osnabrück will study the core principles of human vision over the next five years. Professor Dr. Tim Kietzmann, who specializes in neuro-inspired Machine Learning, has been awarded the...
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With smartphones against blindness

Low-cost eye screening via telemedicine in India funded with 100,000 euros
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More than light detectors: The magic of your eyes' pupils

The mechanisms we use to sense quantity are located in our pupils. This is the result of a study conducted by the School of Psychology of the University of Sydney, in collaboration with the Universities of Pisa and Florence (Italy), recently published in Nature Communications.
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Researchers discover new type of nerve cell in the retina

Scientists at the John A. Moran Eye Center at the University of Utah have discovered a new type of nerve cell, or neuron, in the retina.
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Young Researcher in Focus

Read more about Anna Louise Vlasits and her work in the field of vision research.

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Implanted chip, natural eyesight coordinate vision in study of macular degeneration

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Open-access publishing fees deter researchers in the global south

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