New Type of Retinol Cell Discovered in Primates

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A pinhead size 512-electrode array in the center of this neuroboard records the output of retinal neutrons. Credit: Photo by Alan Litke
A pinhead size 512-electrode array in the center of this "neuroboard" records the output of retinal neutrons. Credit: Photo by Alan Litke

Scientists are one step closer to understanding how the retinas of humans and primates turn incoming light into coded messages communicated to the brain.


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