Magnetophosphene
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title:
Magnetophosphene
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Magnetophosphenes are flashes of light (phosphenes) that are seen when one is subjected to a changing magnetic field such as when in an MRI. This changing field causes current within the retina or visual cortex resulting in the illusion of light. In one series, 8 out of 1023 people having an MRI experienced flashing lights. Magnetophosphenes have been proposed as an explanation for ball lightning.
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Flashes of light seen due to a magnetic field
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnetophosphene
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2023-07-18T21:58:38Z
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