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Visual Perception


A Fire within the Eye: The biological system that underlies the visual arts
How does the brain turn a "monstrous," upside-down image on the retina into the seamless world we see? From the 11th-century diagrams of Ibn al-Haytham to the radioactive "brain-photographs" of modern neuroscience, we explore the wet-ware of human vision, and how artists are still trying to map the fire within the eye.
jmfwhittle
Aug 8, 201810 min read
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