Retinal cells go with the flow to assess own motion through space

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June 7, 2017

Retina Visual Processing

Basic Research

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A new NEI-funded study in Nature helps to explain how specialized retinal cells help stabilize vision by perceiving how their owner is moving. The finding by researchers at Brown University is part of a broader discovery made in the retinas of mice that may help explain how mammals keep their vision stable and keep their balance as they move.