Sensory Processing in the Chilean Brush-tailed Mouse (Octodon degus): A Diurnal Precocial Rodent as a New Model to Study Visual Receptive Field Properties of Superior Colliculus Neurons

Academic Background The visual system is a crucial component for animals to perceive their external environment, and research on its development and function is essential for understanding the sensory mechanisms of mammals. However, traditional studies have predominantly relied on nocturnal or crepuscular laboratory rodents, such as mice, rats, and...

Age-Related Changes in the Susceptibility to Visual Illusions of Size

As the global population ages, understanding the impact of aging on visual perception becomes increasingly important. This study investigates age-related changes in size perception in adults through three visual illusions: the Ponzo illusion, the Ebbinghaus illusion, and the height-width illusion. Based on a Bayesian model that conceptualizes the a...