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Jun 2021
1h 46m

The Science of Vision, Eye Health & Seei...

Scicomm Media
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This episode I describe how we see, meaning how our eyes focus, convert light information into electricity the rest of the brain can understand and how our brain creates the incredible thing we experience as “sight”. I also describe how we can train and support our visual system to improve at any age. I describe more than a dozen protocols to support depth p ... Show More
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