While the cones can only refresh at 70, your cones aren’t synchronized. You can “see” a lot higher.

That’s the point with the neuron layer around the eye. It “compresses” the data, the optical nerve is a limited bandwith bus and the brain eats enough calories already. But like everything neuron, it’s adaptable.

Damn, reading this from a CS POV really puts into perspective how efficient our brain is.

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