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Left and Right Visual Field

The visual field of each eye has the left and right hemifields. Through the optic chiasm, the visual signals from the left hemifields of both eyes are sent to the right hemisphere of the brain, while the signals from the right hemifields of both eyes are sent to the left hemisphere of the brain. So each hemisphere of the brain is responsible for processing the visual information in the opposite visual field from both eyes.

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Ruye Wang
1999-09-22