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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Florida State University researchers Patrick Stover and Regan Bailey have published findings showing that quadrupling the ...

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 ...

The vagus nerve is an integral part of your autonomic nervous system. This part of your nervous system controls the things your body does without your conscious input, such as breathing, digesting ...

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 ...

Nerve flossing targets conditions that involve irritation of the nerves, such as sciatica and piriformis syndrome. Nerve flossing exercises offer relief by gently mobilizing compressed or irritated ...