Star-nosed moles have 11 mechanosensory appendages surrounding each nostril, and primary afferents from a single appendage—the tactile fovea—are greatly over-represented in somatosensory cortex. It ...

Found only in the retinas of humans and other primates, the fovea is responsible for visual experiences that are rich in colorful, spatial detail. Some reasons behind the fovea's unusual perceptual ...

Using high-throughput genetic sequencing methods, scientists have created the first cellular atlas of the primate retina, an important foundation for researchers to build on as they seek to understand ...

The fovea capitis is a small, oval-shaped dimple on the ball-shaped end (head) on top of your femur (thigh bone). Your hip is a ball-and-socket joint. The femoral head is the ball. It fits into a ...

The human eye can see with exceptional detail, allowing people to read fine print, recognize faces across the room, and take in the features in nature. Scientists have long debated how this sharp ...

Combining artificial intelligence and genetics has allowed researchers to study the part of the eye that gives us sharp central vision in amazing detail for the first time. Researchers from the ...

Twelve months after receiving an experimental gene therapy for a rare, inherited form of blindness, a patient discovered that she could read an illuminated clock in the family car for the first time ...