Cells of common origin in the superior colliculus marked by MADM. This section of a mouse superior colliculus shows the progenies of a single neural stem cell marked in fluorescent green or red. Both ...

Your ability to notice what matters visually comes from an ancient brain system over 500 million years old.

Researchers have discovered that a brain area preserved through evolution, called the superior colliculus, is more crucial for vision than we thought. Researchers at the Netherlands Institute for ...

The Nature Index 2025 Research Leaders — previously known as Annual Tables — reveal the leading institutions and countries/territories in the natural and health sciences, according to their output in ...

In embryonic stages, tactile stimuli simultaneously activate tactile and visual neural pathways. Shortly after birth, both pathways reorganize to allow separate processing of touch and vision. Waves ...