x:: [[Adaptation]] Tags:: # Lateral inhibition Lateral inhibition is your excited neurons capacity to inhibit the activity of neighbors. Our visual system uses this process to make the edges between dark and light vision more acute which evolutionary makes sense as the [[The brain has evolved to prioritize novel information]] which is what allows us to see the edges between objects. The most excited cells are the ones that win the battle of lateral inhibition. ![[Pasted image 20221003105021.png]] Related: ___ # Resources