Is parallel visual processing a myth? A new study reveals that bipolar cells in the retina use electrical synapses to ...

A new Yale School of Medicine (YSM) study has uncovered surprising new details about how our eyes process what we see. When ...

Loss of the TRPM1 ion channel in retinal ON bipolar cells disrupts communication with AII amacrine cells, causing anti-phase oscillations in retinal ganglion cells and structural remodeling of rod ...

Investigators the University of Michigan (UM) have used skin fibroblasts from patients with bipolar disorder (BD) to create the first-ever stem cell lines specific to the disorder. They coaxed patient ...

Bipolar disorder, also known as "manic-depressive illness," a brain disorder known to have afflicted the famous painter Vincent van Gogh, is characterized by recurrent episodes of mania and depression ...

A single phototransistor mimics retinal bipolar cell function while detecting visible and infrared light, enabling low-power image processing through programmable ON and OFF photoresponses. (Nanowerk ...