What have our eyes and brains evolved to see? Discover the way our photo receptors and brains assemble visual information into the three-dimensional world we see around us.

Concepts

retina, eyes, 3-d

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Additional Tags

3d, three dimensional, retina, science

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Instructional Ideas

• Use this video when studying the anatomy of the eye, and particularly how the retina interprets light information

Pros

• Comments on evolution of the brain and what we have come to visually recognize
• Focuses on a few specific examples to illustrate concepts

Cons

• None

Common Core

RI.9-10.1 RI.9-10.9 RI.11-12.1 RI.11-12.9