The movies in our eyes
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A short description on the way the retina creates the surreal electrical images that inform the brain is presented. Findings about the visual cortex reveal that features such as motion, color, depth and form are processed in various regions and that a lesion to a given region could cause a deficit in sensing one specific feature.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 2007
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The developing brain
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Stimulation is crucial to the growth and development of the infant brain. Neural development is discussed with emphasis on the development of the visual system.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 1992
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The visual system and the brain
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Discrete areas of the brain work together to provide a unified view of the world. Unusual learning problems result when these areas are damaged.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 1992
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