Neural Activity in the Retina (IMAGE)

NIH/National Eye Institute

Neural Activity in the Retina

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Artist's rendering of neural activity in the retina. Light that enters the eye activates rod and cone photoreceptors, which then activates retinal ganglion cells. A signal travels to the brain via the retinal ganglion cell axons.

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National Eye Institute

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