Tuesday, June 13, 2017

Retinal cells 'go with the flow' to assess own motion through space

06/13/2017 03:44 PM EDT

as a mouse moves forward, optical flow radiates outward

A new study in Nature helps to explain how specialized retinal cells help stabilize vision by perceiving how their owner is moving.


Full story at https://news.brown.edu/articles/2017/06/retina

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Brown University


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