When it comes to recognizing shapes, timing is everything

Friday, August 5, 2016 - 17:51 in Psychology & Sociology

Visual prosthetics, or bionic eyes, are soon becoming a reality, as researchers make strides in strategies to reactivate parts of the brain that process visual information in people affected by blindness. Bursts in a neuron’s electrical activity—the number of “spikes” that result when brain cells fire—make up the basic code for perception, according to traditional […]

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