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SEEING WITHOUT SEEING ?

SEEING WITHOUT SEEING ?. By Sefonobong Obot. Key Questions. What are iPGRC’s ? Why is this information new? How can it help us in the future?. Concepts. Iprgc : Intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells.

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SEEING WITHOUT SEEING ?

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  1. SEEING WITHOUT SEEING? By SefonobongObot

  2. Key Questions • What are iPGRC’s? • Why is this information new? • How can it help us in the future?

  3. Concepts • Iprgc :Intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells. • Retinal ganglion cells are neurons located near the interface of the retina. • Circadian clock: refers to our bodies ability to set time

  4. Interesting findings • Blind Mice, the little old lady, and sunshine? • 1923- Clyde Keeler and his not so blind mice • Foster and Provencio • Steven Lockely and the 87-year old blind women

  5. ipRGC’s • “circadian clocks” our 24-7 biological clock • Extend into many parts of the body • “lark” and “ owl”

  6. Any question

  7. References • Lok, C. (2011). Seeing without seeing.ProQuest, 469(7330), 284-285. Retrieved March 4, 2013, from http://quicksearch.chipublib.org/cgi-bin/cpl-gr.pl?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/847540948?accountid=135622 • Zimmer, C. (2012, Jan. - Feb.). The Brain: Our strange,important, subconscious light detectors. Discovery Magazine, 1, 1-4. Retrieved March 4, 2013, from http://discoverymagazine.com/2012/jan-feb/12-the-brain-our-strange-light-detectors • Fosterb, R. G., Wulff, K., Gatti, S., &Wettstein, J. G. (2010). Sleep.Perspectives, 11, 589-599. Retrieved March 4, 2013, from http://www.nature.com/nrn/journel/v11/abs • Foster, R. (2011). Bring back the night-your health and wellbeing depend on it. The Guardian, -, 1-6. Retrieved March 4, 2013, from http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2011/jul/13/neuroscience-biology

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