Optokinetic Nystagmus (OKN) is a natural reflexive eye movement in oculomotor studies, reflecting the health status of the ...

When a limb is used for locomotion, patterns of afferent and efferent activity related to its own motion are present as well as visual, vestibular, and other proprioceptive information about motion of ...

"This study elegantly shows how analysis of eye movement sheds more light on brain plasticity- an ability that is at the core of the brain's capacity to adapt and function. More specifically, it shows ...

Structures in the midbrain that developed early in evolution can be responsible for functions in newborns which in adults are taken over by the cerebral cortex. New evidence for this theory has been ...

From ancient times until at least the early Renaissance, art, science and spirituality were considered part of a magical totality in which all things were alive. Even language was fluid. In ancient ...

The visual cortex – a region of the brain known to process sensory information – plays a key role in promoting the plasticity of innate, spontaneous eye movements, according to a study. By peering ...