Measurements of the activity of neurons called direction-selective ganglion cells in the mouse retina explain how visual motion encoded by the eye maps onto body movements such as walking. See Article p.492
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Demb, J., Clark, D. These retinas are made for walkin'. Nature 546, 476–477 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1038/nature22505
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