Processing and encoding of visual information in the retina

The retina is a remarkably sophisticated instrument and much of its internal circuitry is poorly characterized. A major problem for studies aimed at better understanding the retina is that the neurons in its middle layers are varied in type and relatively inaccessible. Two approaches that have facil...

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Published in:Current opinion in neurobiology 1996, Vol.6 (4), p.467-474
Main Author: Masland, Richard H
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Electrodes
Electrophysiology - methods
Mammalia
Neurons - physiology
Optic Nerve - cytology
Optic Nerve - physiology
Retina - cytology
Retina - physiology
Retinal Cone Photoreceptor Cells - cytology
Vision, Ocular - physiology
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Summary:The retina is a remarkably sophisticated instrument and much of its internal circuitry is poorly characterized. A major problem for studies aimed at better understanding the retina is that the neurons in its middle layers are varied in type and relatively inaccessible. Two approaches that have facilitated progress towards elucidating retinal function include population-based studies of the anatomy of the retina and multi-electrode recordings from its output; in combination, they enable the neuronal system of the retina to be examined as a whole.
ISSN:0959-4388
1873-6882
DOI:10.1016/S0959-4388(96)80051-1