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From the archive: how several artists’ works mimic impressions made on the eye’s retina, and the curious effects of blue glass on colour

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Nature, Published online: 25 April 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-01354-wSnippets from Nature’s past. Source link

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Muscles that move the retina augment compound eye vision in Drosophila – Nature

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Burtt, E. T. & Patterson, J. A. Internal muscle in the eye of an insect. Nature 228, 183–184 (1970).CAS  PubMed ...

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The limits of vision: Seeing shadows in the dark: A dedicated neural circuit in the retina detects shadows even in near-complete darkness

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Mice use a specific neural pathway to detect shadows, and it can detect just about the dimmest shadows possible, according...

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Revival of light signalling in the postmortem mouse and human retina – Nature

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Borjigin, J. et al. Surge of neurophysiological coherence and connectivity in the dying brain. Proc. Natl Acad. Sci. USA 110,...

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Cell fusion ‘awakens’ regenerative potential of human retina: Hybrid cells could be a potential therapeutic strategy to treat retinal damage and visual impairment

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Fusing human retinal cells with adult stem cells could be a potential therapeutic strategy to treat retinal damage and visual...

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Bunkers that save sight? Researchers take a close look: Support cells in the retina do their best to sequester damaged proteins away from cells responsible for vision, preserving sight as long as possible

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Chronically stressing the retina can weaken it and damage our ability to see. But retinal cells have a remarkable ability...

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A visual guide to repairing the retina

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The focal pointThe highest density of light-detecting photoreceptors can be found in a 5-millimetre patch of the retina called the...

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Video: Rebuilding a retina

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Nature, Published online: 01 December 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-03576-2Age-related macular degeneration is the leading cause of blindness in older adults, but techniques...

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New type of nerve cell discovered in the retina: The newly identified Campana cell could play a role in visual signal processing

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Scientists at the John A. Moran Eye Center at the University of Utah have discovered a new type of nerve...

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Living retina achieves sensitivity and efficiency engineers can only dream about: Nature’s ultra low-power, ultra-sensitive detector array should be the envy of smartphones everywhere

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If you wanted to design the most perfect, low-energy, light-detecting device for a future camera or a prosthetic retina, you'd...