Tag: retina

  • Nation & World

    Focusing on the fovea

    Researchers have created the first cellular atlas of the primate retina and discovered that, while the fovea and peripheral retina share most of the same cell types, the cells are in different proportions, and show different gene expression patterns.

    5 minutes
    detail of an eye
  • Nation & World

    Early birds may be happier than night owls

    A new study finds that being genetically programmed to rise early may lead to greater well-being and a lower risk of schizophrenia and depression.

    4 minutes
    Harvard men's crew on Charles River
  • Nation & World

    Eye-opening complexity

    The findings of Professor Jeff Lichtman and postdoctoral fellow Joshua Morgan have unveiled unexpected neural complexity in the thalami of mice, potentially challenging a number of core tenets of brain science.

    4 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Insight into seeing

    Harvard-affiliated researchers have been able to make a comparison of neurons in optic nerves to learn more about why some regenerate and others don’t.

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