Neuroscience Unwrapped

Before Eyes, Life Was Already Sensing Light

A Hypothesis About How Life Learnt to See

Jan 8 • Vanesa van Vlerken MSc

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December 2025

Why the Eye Almost Broke Darwin’s Theory

A deep-time account of how life first learned to see

Dec 25, 2025

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November 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

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October 2025

The Colours we Cannot See

A (colourblind-friendly) deep dive into the science behind colourblindness

Oct 9, 2025 • Vanesa van Vlerken MSc

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September 2025

Of Blind People Who Can Ride a Bike

What Perception Disorders Reveal About Consciousness – Part 2

Sep 25, 2025 • Vanesa van Vlerken MSc

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Ghostly Shadows at War

What Perception Disorders Reveal About Consciousness – Part 1

Sep 11, 2025 • Vanesa van Vlerken MSc

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July 2025

Why Stars Disappear When You Look at Them. The Biology of Vision

Estimated reading time: 11 minutes

Jul 25, 2025 • Vanesa van Vlerken MSc

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June 2025

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

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May 2025

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

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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

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