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retinal light

a sensation of light experienced in the absence of any type of visual stimulation, which is thought to result from neural activity within the visual system. Also called dark light.

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midbrain

midbrain

n. a relatively small region of the upper brainstem that connects the forebrain and hindbrain. It contains the tectum (and associated inferior and superior colliculi), tegmentum, and substantia nigra. Also called mesencephalon.