March 2010
4 posts
Blue light and melatonin →
The light/dark information reaches the SCN via retinal photosensitive ganglion cells, intrinsically photosensitive photoreceptor cells, distinct from those involved in image forming (that is, these light sensitive cells are a third type in the retina, in addition to rods and cones). These cells represent approximately 2% of the retinal ganglion cells in humans and express the photopigment...
“Walk tall, kick ass, learn to speak Arabic, love music and never forget you come...”
– Hunter S. Thompson — If you have to ask, I probably can’t explain
WatchPawan Sinha on how brains learn to see
Pawan Sinha details his groundbreaking research into how
the brain’s visual system develops. Sinha and his team
provide free vision-restoring treatment to children born
blind, and then study how their brains learn to interpret
visual data. The work offers insights into neuroscience,
engineering and even autism.
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