Phosphenes: The Visual Phenomena Seen When Rubbing Eyes, Explored by Isaac Newton

The patterns, dots, and flashes of light seen when rubbing closed eyes are called phosphenes, not illusions. Isaac Newton famously investigated these phenomena, even experimenting with a needle in his own eye.

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n1-bihCroatian4d ago

Ono što vidite kada protrljate zatvorene oči ima ime, a Isaac Newton je to ispitivao iglom u vlastitom oku

Šare, tačkice i blijesci koje vidite kada čvrsto zatvorite ili protrljate oči nisu privid u glavi. Zovu se fosfeni, a nastaju tako što oko pritisak pr

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Phosphenes: The Visual Phenomena Seen When Rubbing Eyes, Explored by Isaac Newton

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Ono što vidite kada protrljate zatvorene oči ima ime, a Isaac Newton je to ispitivao iglom u vlastitom oku

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