BRAIN’S LIGHT DETECTOR IS NOT SO SIMPLE AFTER ALL

Neuroscientists generally think of the front end of the human visual system as a simple light detection system.

The patterns produced when light falls on the retina are relayed to the visual cortex at the rear of the brain, where all of the “magic” happens. That’s when the patterns are transformed into our 3D view of the world.

Now, however, a brain imaging study challenges this basic assumption.

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