Invisible light inside the natural blind spot alters brightness at a remote location

Abstract The natural blind spot in the visual field has been known as a large oval region that cannot receive any optical input because it corresponds to the retinal optic disk containing no rod/cone-photoreceptors. Recently, stimulation inside the blind spot was found to enhance, but not trigger, t...

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Main Authors: Marina Saito, Kentaro Miyamoto, Yusuke Uchiyama, Ikuya Murakami
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2018-05-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-25920-9