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Author: Gil Torten

A Close Up Look - #4 - Neural Networks
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A Close up Look Infographic – #4 – Neural Networks

April 8, 2021April 8, 2021 Gil Torten 0 Comments Infographic, Machine, neural network, Neuroscience, SciComm, Vision, visual system
Did you know that neural networks and some parts of the visual system work in a very similar way? Learn about the similarities between the two systems in Gil Torten’s… Read more
A Close Up Look #3 Chameleon - Cropped
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A Close up Look Infographic – #3 – Chameleon vision/Focusing

February 25, 2021February 25, 2021 Gil Torten 3 Comments animal vision, chameleon, eye movement, Eyes, Infographic, Neuroscience, SciComm, Science, Vision
How do our eyes focus on moving objects and chameleon eyes zoom into their environment? Learn about the differences between the human eye and chameleon eyes in our latest infographic.… Read more
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A Close Up Look Infographic – #2 – Rods and Cones

January 11, 2021February 25, 2021 Gil Torten 0 Comments Color Vision, Cones, Eye, Opsin, Vision, Visual cortex
  How do rods and cones work in the eyes of the animals around us? Learn about the differences between the human eye and the one of the bee, snake… Read more
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A Close Up Look Infographic – #1 – Retina

December 9, 2020February 25, 2021 Gil Torten 0 Comments Animal research, Infographic, Neuroscience, SciComm, Vision
How does the octopus see the world? Learn about the differences between the human retina and the octopus retina in our latest infographic. An insightful infographic written and illustrated by… Read more

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