Episode · Huberman Lab · 2021-06-14

Books mentioned on The Science of Vision, Eye Health & Seeing Better

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This episode I describe how we see, meaning how our eyes focus, convert light information into electricity the rest of the brain can understand and how our brain creates the incredible thing we experience as “sight”. I also describe how we can train and support our visual system to improve at any age.

Andrew Huberman discussed The Macula by Susanne Binder.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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  1. The Macula

    Susanne Binder · at 1:35:07

    Discussed
    “The title of this paper is, it might catch your attention, it's Increased macular pigment optical density, that just means that macula, is an area of the eye for central vision, for high acuity vision. Pigment density there is good, you want pigment there. Increase macular pigment optical density and visual acuity, Visual acuity is your ability to see things”
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