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Jun 2019
48m 40s

At First Sight - Holly Bridge

OXFORD UNIVERSITY
About this episode
We discuss how the Brain processes vision. Holly Bridge from the Wellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging discusses how the visual system works. We also talk about how visual processing is studied and what the brain does when sensory input from the eyes is disrupted. More information at www.cortexclub.com. Theme music is by Eves Blue. 
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