Eye’s motion detection sensors identified

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June 16, 2015

Neuroscience Retina Visual Processing

Basic Research

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Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified a neural circuit in the retina that enable the eye to detect movement. The finding could help in efforts to build artificial retinas for people who have suffered vision loss. The research is published June 16 in the online journal eLife.