Understanding the retinal basis of vision across species
The vertebrate retina first evolved some 500 million years ago in ancestral marine
chordates. Since then, the eyes of different species have been tuned to best support their …
chordates. Since then, the eyes of different species have been tuned to best support their …
Feature detection by retinal ganglion cells
D Kerschensteiner - Annual review of vision science, 2022 - annualreviews.org
Retinal circuits transform the pixel representation of photoreceptors into the feature
representations of ganglion cells, whose axons transmit these representations to the brain …
representations of ganglion cells, whose axons transmit these representations to the brain …
[HTML][HTML] Cell types and cell circuits in human and non-human primate retina
This review summarizes our current knowledge of primate including human retina focusing
on bipolar, amacrine and ganglion cells and their connectivity. We have two main …
on bipolar, amacrine and ganglion cells and their connectivity. We have two main …
[HTML][HTML] A circuit suppressing retinal drive to the optokinetic system during fast image motion
A Mani, X Yang, TA Zhao, ML Leyrer, D Schreck… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Optokinetic nystagmus (OKN) assists stabilization of the retinal image during head rotation.
OKN is driven by ON direction selective retinal ganglion cells (ON DSGCs), which encode …
OKN is driven by ON direction selective retinal ganglion cells (ON DSGCs), which encode …
Inhibitory interneurons in the retina: types, circuitry, and function
JS Diamond - Annual review of vision science, 2017 - annualreviews.org
Visual signals in the vertebrate retina are shaped by feedback and feedforward inhibition in
two synaptic layers. In one, horizontal cells establish fundamental center-surround receptive …
two synaptic layers. In one, horizontal cells establish fundamental center-surround receptive …
Functional circuitry of the retina
The mammalian retina is an important model system for studying neural circuitry: Its role in
sensation is clear, its cell types are relatively well defined, and its responses to natural …
sensation is clear, its cell types are relatively well defined, and its responses to natural …
[HTML][HTML] Sidekick 2 directs formation of a retinal circuit that detects differential motion
In the mammalian retina, processes of approximately 70 types of interneurons form specific
synapses on roughly 30 types of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) in a neuropil called the inner …
synapses on roughly 30 types of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) in a neuropil called the inner …
Dendritic and parallel processing of visual threats in the retina control defensive responses
Approaching predators cast expanding shadows (ie, looming) that elicit innate defensive
responses in most animals. Where looming is first detected and how critical parameters of …
responses in most animals. Where looming is first detected and how critical parameters of …
[HTML][HTML] OFF-transient alpha RGCs mediate looming triggered innate defensive response
F Wang, E Li, L De, Q Wu, Y Zhang - Current Biology, 2021 - cell.com
Animals respond to visual threats, such as a looming object, with innate defensive
behaviors. Here, we report that a specific type of retinal ganglion cell (RGC), the OFF …
behaviors. Here, we report that a specific type of retinal ganglion cell (RGC), the OFF …
[HTML][HTML] Classical center-surround receptive fields facilitate novel object detection in retinal bipolar cells
JA Gaynes, SA Budoff, MJ Grybko, JB Hunt… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Antagonistic interactions between center and surround receptive field (RF) components lie
at the heart of the computations performed in the visual system. Circularly symmetric center …
at the heart of the computations performed in the visual system. Circularly symmetric center …