When the eye doctor shines a bright light into the patient's eye, photoreceptor cells in the retina detect the increase in light intensity and convert it into electrical signals. These signals are then transmitted through the optic nerve to the brain, where they are processed in the visual cortex, resulting in the perception of bright light.
An eye doctor shines a bright light into a patient's eye. In one to two sentences, explain how the patient's brain perceives the bright light................
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explain it to a 7th grader
When the doctor shines a bright light into your eye, special cells at the back of your eye called photoreceptors pick up the light. These cells send messages to your brain through a nerve, and your brain then understands that there's bright light, making you see it.