Neuroscience: Reliable and refined motion computations in the retina

Michael B Manookin

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2022.04.037

Neuroscience: Reliable and refined motion computations in the retina

Curr Biol. 2022 May 23;32(10):R474-R476. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2022.04.037.

Author

Michael B Manookin¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Ophthalmology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98109, USA; Vision Science Center, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98109, USA; Karalis Johnson Eye Center, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98109, USA. Electronic address: manookin@uw.edu.

PMID: 35609547
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2022.04.037

Abstract

We can distinguish between the direction and speed of a moving object effortlessly, but this is actually a very challenging computational task. A new study demonstrates that this process begins at the first stages of visual processing in the retina.

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MeSH terms

Motion
Motion Perception*
Neurosciences*
Photic Stimulation
Retina
Visual Perception

Grants and funding

R01 EY027323/EY/NEI NIH HHS/United States