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Study: Pupil light reflex could be biomarker for concussion

Pupil size in response to light could serve as a biomarker for concussion, according to a study published in Life. “A concussive injury to the brain is associated with changes in the PLR [pupillary ...
Science Daily

Pupillary reflex enhanced by light inside blind spot

The human retina contains some 100 million photoreceptor cells. When these are stimulated with light, they communicate that information to the brain and we perceive light. Researchers have now ...
Purdue University

Improved Reflex app from brightlamp unlocks ‘the diagnostic power of the pupil,’ provides diagnostic data for concussions in seconds

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Capturing objective data in about five seconds that can aid concussion diagnoses through an iPhone, the Reflex PLR Analyzer, an industry-disruptive diagnostic tool for traumatic ...
Healio

Pupil reflex may help identify hyperarousal in insomnia

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Pupillary light reflex testing may hold potential in detecting a hyperarousal subtype of ...
Tech Xplore on MSN

Bioinspired robot eye adjusts its pupil to handle harsh lighting

Robot vision could soon get a boost thanks to the development of a bioinspired eye that can automatically adjust its pupil ...
New Atlas

Pupil light response proposed as biomarker to diagnose autism

New research points to an easily measured eye response to light as a potentially useful way of diagnosing autism in very young children. Further testing is currently underway in a large cohort of ...
Medscape

Pupillary Reflex Differences Distinguish Autism From Typical Development

May 28, 2010 (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) — In an effort to find discrete phenotypic features that are consistently present in autistic populations, researchers at the University of Missouri Thompson ...
News Medical

Strong pupillary light reflex in infants linked to later autism diagnosis

A new study published in Nature Communications shows that infants who are later diagnosed with autism react more strongly to sudden changes in light. This finding provides support for the view that ...
BioTechniques

Bioinspired eye melds nature and machine to transform robotics

A bioinspired robotic eye could inspire the next generation of autonomous vehicles, drones and industrial robots.
Medical Xpress

Pupillary reflex enhanced by light inside blind spot

University of Tokyo researchers have found that the light reflex of the pupil is modulated by light stimulation inside the blind spot in normal human observers, even though that light is not perceived ...
Science Daily

Strong pupillary light reflex in infancy to later autism diagnosis

A new study shows that infants who are later diagnosed with autism react more strongly to sudden changes in light. This finding provides support for the view that sensory processing plays an important ...