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. 2017 Apr 24;27(8):R303-R305.
doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2017.02.056.

Vision: Two Speeds in the Retina

Richard H Masland  1
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Vision: Two Speeds in the Retina

Richard H Masland. Curr Biol. .
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The central (foveal) retina takes about 30 milliseconds longer to signal to the brain than the peripheral retina. In the natural world, a 30 millisecond delay could have real consequences. Why did evolution do it this way?

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