Research in a Nutshell
The retina, with its complex network of more than 100 different cell types, plays a vital role in early visual signal processing and in transmitting behaviourally relevant information to higher visual areas in the brain. However, these crucial first steps in vision demand a considerable amount of energy, making the retina the highest relative energy consumer in the human body. limits2vision is dedicated to investigating the delicate balance between energy consumption and visual information processing in the retina.
Participating institutions
To launch limits2vision, two of the leading vision research institutes in Europe joined forces – the Institute for Ophthalmic Research (IOR) at the University of Tübingen and the Institut de la Vision (IDV) of Sorbonne Université in Paris – building on a long-standing scientific collaboration.
