Findik Hüseyin, Kaim Muhammet, Uzun Feyzahan, Kanat Ayhan, Keleş Osman Nuri, Aydin Mehmet Dumlu
Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, Recep Tayyip Erdogan University, 53100 Rize, Turkey.
Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, Recep Tayyip Erdogan University, 53100 Rize, Turkey.
Life (Basel). 2025 Mar 25;15(4):536. doi: 10.3390/life15040536.
Recent advancements in ocular physiology suggest that the eyes may function similarly to radar antennae or ultrasound probes, with the occipital cortex acting as a detector, challenging the traditional view of binocular vision as the primary mechanism for depth and distance perception.
We conducted a comprehensive analysis of the neuroanatomical and histological architecture of the neuro-optico-cortical systems in a male wild rabbit model. The objective was to identify potential structural and functional similarities between the retino-optical system and radar/ultrasound effector-detector systems.
Histological examination revealed significant similarities between retinal morphology and radar/ultrasound systems. The outermost retinal layer resembled an acoustic lens, with underlying layers functioning as acoustic matching layers. The ganglion cell layer exhibited characteristics akin to the piezoelectric elements of transducers.
Our findings support the hypothesis that the retinal apparatus functions similarly to radar antennae or ultrasound probes. Light-stimulated retinal-occipital cortex cells perceive objects and emit electromagnetic waves through the retina, which are reflected by objects and processed in the occipital cortex to provide information on their distance, shape, and depth. This mechanism may complement binocular vision and enhance depth and distance perception in the visual system. These results open new avenues for research in visual neuroscience and could have implications for understanding various visual phenomena and disorders.
眼部生理学的最新进展表明，眼睛的功能可能类似于雷达天线或超声探头，枕叶皮质充当探测器，这对将双眼视觉视为深度和距离感知的主要机制的传统观点提出了挑战。
我们在雄性野兔模型中对神经 - 视 - 皮质系统的神经解剖学和组织学结构进行了全面分析。目的是确定视网膜 - 光学系统与雷达/超声效应器 - 探测器系统之间潜在的结构和功能相似性。
组织学检查揭示了视网膜形态与雷达/超声系统之间的显著相似性。视网膜最外层类似于声透镜，其下各层起到声匹配层的作用。神经节细胞层表现出类似于换能器压电元件的特征。
我们的研究结果支持这样的假设，即视网膜装置的功能类似于雷达天线或超声探头。光刺激视网膜 - 枕叶皮质细胞感知物体，并通过视网膜发射电磁波，这些电磁波被物体反射并在枕叶皮质中进行处理，以提供有关物体距离、形状和深度的信息。这种机制可能补充双眼视觉并增强视觉系统中的深度和距离感知。这些结果为视觉神经科学的研究开辟了新途径，可能对理解各种视觉现象和疾病具有启示意义。
