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What is a phosphene?

What is a phosphene? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. A sensation of lights caused by mechanical or electrical (rather than optical) stimulation of the retina.
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He said he had determined three decades ago that all prefigurative art consisted entirely of phosphene motifs.
As such, is it unknown if the phosphene production was as a result of stimulation of the occipital cortex or direct stimulation of the retina.
More research was conducted using different magnetic stimulators constructed to study phosphene production.
When you put an array of electrodes on the visual cortex of the brain, each electrode produces a small spot of light called a phosphene.

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