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 ...

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 ...

Background The normal pupillary constriction to light is an involuntary reflex that can be easily elicited and observed without specialized equipment or discomfort to the patient. Attenuation of this ...

When we find something particularly beautiful or impressive, we literally get big eyes: Our pupils dilate. The pupil controls how much light enters the eye and falls on the retina. When there is a lot ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Updated American Heart Association Guidelines for CPR and Emergency Cardiovascular Care included the ...

DENTON 1 has suggested that a possible function of the pupil light reflex might be to provide apertures optimum for visual acuity at different light intensities. At low levels of luminance visual ...

The pupillary light response helps our eyes see the world around us in various lighting conditions ranging from bright, sunny days to dark, moonlit nights. Like a camera's aperture, this adaptive ...