Inside - Out / Ars Electronica Futurelab
The importance of the retina has long been underrated. Is its job strictly to forward information to the brain? The latest studies say: No, it does much more!
Whatever we're doing - reading, walking, reaching for an object or recognizing a face - millions of nerve cells in the retina process every image we see. Even the tiniest ray of light triggers a chain reaction of events in the retina. The results are 12 different data trails for every image. The brain merges them together into a complete picture.
An animation by the Ars Electronica Futurelab
credit: Ars Electronica Futurelab
Inside - Out / Ars Electronica Futurelab
The importance of the retina has long been underrated. Is its job strictly to forward information to the brain? The latest studies say: No, it does much more!
Whatever we're doing - reading, walking, reaching for an object or recognizing a face - millions of nerve cells in the retina process every image we see. Even the tiniest ray of light triggers a chain reaction of events in the retina. The results are 12 different data trails for every image. The brain merges them together into a complete picture.
An animation by the Ars Electronica Futurelab
credit: Ars Electronica Futurelab