We recorded the neural activity of single Purkinje cells in the floccular complex of the cerebellum in monkeys that had been trained to perform smooth-pursuit eye movements 11,12. We chose to study ...

Figure 1: Population of burst and pause Purkinje cells together predict eye speed in real time. Let us hypothesize that the Purkinje cells that project to a nucleus neuron are not selected randomly, ...

Hopefully you didn't mothball that ugly Christmas sweater yet. The Purkinje effect, named after Czech physiologist Jan Evangelista Purkinje, states "as light intensity decreases, red objects are ...

The Purkinje effect, observed during the upcoming solar eclipse, showcases a shift in color perception under changing lighting conditions. It is advised to use eclipse glasses and observe surroundings ...

Purkinje cells of the cerebellum. A new study from the University of Chicago Medical Center has identified that malfunctioning Purkinje cell neuroplasticity is directly associated with the reduced ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Pinhole pupilloplasty, or PPP, has been described as a surgical technique to enhance the visual and image ...

The Internet is abuzz with discussion of a photo of a fairly nondescript dress that has become famous in light of a heated argument over what color it is. Is the dress white and gold? Is it black and ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The increasing technological advancements in managing complicated ocular conditions with newer IOL designs have ...

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As the highly anticipated total solar eclipse approaches, people are rushing to purchase eclipse glasses to safely witness the celestial event. But besides safety glasses, is there anything else one ...

Purkinje cell drawing by Santiago Ramón y Cajal circa 1899. Scientists at the annual 2014 Society for Neuroscience meeting (November 14-19) in Washington D.C. presented unpublished research that links ...