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Before Eyes, Life Was Already Sensing Light

A Hypothesis About How Life Learnt to See
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Why the Eye Almost Broke Darwin’s Theory
A deep-time account of how life first learned to see
Dec 25, 2025
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
The Colours we Cannot See
A (colourblind-friendly) deep dive into the science behind colourblindness
Oct 9, 2025 • Vanesa van Vlerken MSc
Of Blind People Who Can Ride a Bike
What Perception Disorders Reveal About Consciousness – Part 2
Sep 25, 2025 • Vanesa van Vlerken MSc
Ghostly Shadows at War
What Perception Disorders Reveal About Consciousness – Part 1
Sep 11, 2025 • Vanesa van Vlerken MSc
Why Stars Disappear When You Look at Them. The Biology of Vision
Estimated reading time: 11 minutes
Jul 25, 2025 • Vanesa van Vlerken MSc
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
Neuroscience Unwrapped
Neuroscience Unwrapped
Neuroscience Unwrapped is a research-informed exploration of perception, neuroscience, and the cognitive processes that shape our experience of reality.
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