From Eye to Brain (3 of 3) (IMAGE)

Salk Institute

From Eye to Brain (3 of 3)

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Photoreceptors in the retina convert visual information into electrical signals and send them to an intermediate layer, which in turn relays signals to the 20 or so distinct types of retinal ganglion cells.

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Image: Courtesy of Jamie Simon, Salk Institute for Biological Studies.

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