With the development of photonic quantum technologies, single photons have become key
for various applications including quantum communication and quantum computing …

Organisms of all domains of life use photoreceptor proteins to sense and respond to light.
The light-sensitivity of photoreceptor proteins arises from bound chromophores such as …

▪ Abstract Phototransduction is the process by which a photon of light captured by a
molecule of visual pigment generates an electrical response in a photoreceptor cell …

In this provocative book, Paul Glimcher argues that economic theory may provide an
alternative to the classical Cartesian model of the brain and behavior. Glimcher argues that …

When light is absorbed within the outer segment of a vertebrate photoreceptor, the
conformation of the photopigment rhodopsin is altered to produce an activated photoproduct …

The basis of the duplex theory of vision is examined in view of the dazzling array of data on
visual pigment sequences and the pigments they form, on the microspectrophotometry …

Phototransduction is the process by which light triggers an electrical signal in a
photoreceptor cell. Image-forming vision in vertebrates is mediated by two types of …

Photoreceptors in metazoans can be grouped into two classes, with their photoreceptive
membrane derived either from cilia or microvilli. Both classes use some form of the visual …

Publisher Summary This chapter discusses the research that has characterized the G-
protein cascade of transduction in vertebrate photoreceptors, with particular emphasis on …

▪ Abstract Visual transduction captures widespread interest because its G-protein signaling
motif recurs throughout nature yet is uniquely accessible for study in the photoreceptor cells …