The retina is often referred to as an "outpost of the brain"—after all, important steps in visual signal processing do not take place in the cerebrum, but in the nerve cells in the eye. When light ...

After all, it is well-documented that unneeded nerve cells undergo reorganization within the brain. In contrast, retinal ganglion cells exhibit a different resilience: “We examined the cells of mice ...

However, this is different for retinal ganglion cells. "We examined the cells of mice that had been blind for 200 days, and their retinal ganglion cells still showed exactly the same properties ...

An essential question was whether these intrinsic properties persist even when the retina’s photoreceptors are no longer functional. Using retinas from mice that had been blind for 200 days, the ...

Retinal ganglion cells exhibit intrinsic signaling differences, independent of inputs, crucial for visual information transmission to the brain. These intrinsic properties persist even in blind mice, ...

researchers report. Treating pregnant mice with a common gut microbe resulted in ...

What Are Blind and Visually Impaired Services? Texas Health and Human Services (HHS) works with people who are blind and visually impaired to help them reach their independence goals. Call the Office ...