Edge detection crucial to eyesight
Wednesday, October 7, 2009 - 14:50
in Biology & Nature
(PhysOrg.com) -- In a major advance in understanding how our eyesight works, Australian scientists have shown that birds' amazing flight and landing precision relies on their ability to detect edges.
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