Subscribe
Sign in
Home
Notes
Archive
About
Before Eyes, Life Was Already Sensing Light
A Hypothesis About How Life Learnt to See
Jan 8
•
Vanesa van Vlerken MSc
5
2
2
Why the Eye Almost Broke Darwin’s Theory
A deep-time account of how life first learned to see
Dec 25, 2025
8
1
1
The Unlikely Origins of Seeing
Tracing vision back to its beginnings, and the genetic accident that enabled it.
Nov 27, 2025
•
Vanesa van Vlerken MSc
8
4
4
The Colours we Cannot See
A (colourblind-friendly) deep dive into the science behind colourblindness
Oct 9, 2025
•
Vanesa van Vlerken MSc
16
1
10
Of Blind People Who Can Ride a Bike
What Perception Disorders Reveal About Consciousness – Part 2
Sep 25, 2025
•
Vanesa van Vlerken MSc
9
2
5
Ghostly Shadows at War
What Perception Disorders Reveal About Consciousness – Part 1
Sep 11, 2025
•
Vanesa van Vlerken MSc
9
7
7
Why Stars Disappear When You Look at Them. The Biology of Vision
Estimated reading time: 11 minutes
Jul 25, 2025
•
Vanesa van Vlerken MSc
18
4
13
The Woman Who Couldn’t See Motion: How a Woman Advanced Our Understanding of Motion Perception
Estimated reading time: 8 minutes
Jun 6, 2025
•
Vanesa van Vlerken MSc
16
13
14
The Discovery of the New Colour Olo and What it Reveals About Perception
Estimated reading time: 11 minutes
May 13, 2025
•
Vanesa van Vlerken MSc
10
1
4
Welcome to Neuroscience Unwrapped
This is where we explore how the brain makes sense of the world, and why it matters.
May 9, 2025
•
Vanesa van Vlerken MSc
9
1
Neuroscience Unwrapped
Neuroscience Unwrapped is a research-informed exploration of perception, neuroscience, and the cognitive processes that shape our experience of reality.
Subscribe
Recommendations
Asimov Press
Asimov Press
Harshi Peiris, Ph.D.
Harshi Peiris, Ph.D.
Savvy Sloth
Alena Gorb
Neuroscience Unwrapped
Subscribe
About
Archive
Recommendations
Sitemap
This site requires JavaScript to run correctly. Please
turn on JavaScript
or unblock scripts
