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The structure of retina (Part I)

Where does "seeing" take place? What do we need when we see the world?

Why is retina important?

Because the retina’s function is to convert the light into neural signals.

We will introduce the structure of the retina, and what kinds of layers it has.

Picture Credit: P. Lindsay and D.A. Norman,1977

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Seeing: How the Brain Creates the Visual World

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