Brain Byte

Rods and Cones

  • Published19 Feb 2020
  • Author Calli McMurray
  • Source BrainFacts/SfN

Light-sensing cells in the retina convert photons of light into electrical signals the brain can understand.

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Calli McMurray

Calli McMurray is a former Media & Science Writing Associate at SfN. She graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in 2019 with a Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience.

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