Re: Explanation of Component Video

[bieling@terra.es]

On May 9, 1:48 am, "Michael J. Mahon" <mjma...@aol.com> wrote:
>
> And the cones are concentrated almost entirely in the central area
> of the eye called the fovea.  The angular resolution of that area
> is excellent, but we only see a tiny part of our whole visual field
> in hi-resolution--we scan our gaze to appreciate the whole picture.
>
> This is actually a very useful adaptation, since otherwise, the
> bandwidth of visual information presented to our brains would be
> many times greater, requiring even more of our brains to be dedicated
> to visual processing than the large part currently used.
>
> It is not unlikely that the brain evolved its considerable complexity
> primarily to integrate survival-value information from our ears, noses,
> and eyes--particularly our eyes.  Think of the brain as an "analysis
> peripheral" for the eyes.  ;-)

Very interesting. Also note that even though the eyes' optics can't
zoom in, the perceived image resolution is variable, dpi=f(focal
length), and the brain is unable to do a 'digital zoom'. :-)

Did you read any of the other "Cool Stuff" links in there ?
I'd recommend you to do so !

> Put another way, if our eyes were in our chest, our brains would be
> there, too.
>

Against your theory, it seems as if some people's brains were already
located next to the floor, although their eyes remain in its place.

--Jorge