Night Vision (IMAGE)

Max-Planck-Gesellschaft

Night Vision

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In nocturnal to low light active mammals (e.g. the cat) the rod photoreceptors of the eye have nuclei with an inverted architecture, whereas the rods of diurnal mammals (e. g. the crab-eating macaque) have a conventional nuclear architecture. The inverted architecture improves nocturnal vision.

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Image: Leo Peichl, Max Planck Institute for Brain Research

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