How The Retina Works: Like A Multi-layered Jigsaw Puzzle Of Receptive Fields
Tuesday, April 7, 2009 - 10:28
in Biology & Nature
About 1.25 million neurons in the retina -- each of which views the world only through a small jagged window called a receptive field -- collectively form the seamless picture we rely on to navigate our environment. Receptive fields fit together like pieces of a puzzle, preventing "blind spots" and excessive overlap that could blur our perception of the world, according to researchers.