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 ...

Whole-mount immunolabeling enabled high-resolution visualization of peripheral nerve infiltration patterns within melanoma, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Waking up in the middle of the night with tingling hands? While it might seem harmless, it could be an early warning sign of ...