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Chapter and Conference Paper
Synaptic Mechanisms Underlying Direction Selectivity in Rabbit Retinal Ganglion Cells
In the vertebrate visual system, direction-selective signals are first encountered within the direction-selective ganglion cells (DSGCs) in the retina. The On-Off DSGCs have been most intensively studied, and ...
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Article
Maximizing contrast resolution in the outer retina of mammals
The outer retina removes the first-order correlation, the background light level, and thus more efficiently transmits contrast. This removal is accomplished by negative feedback from horizontal cell to photore...
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Article
Direction selectivity in the retina: symmetry and asymmetry in structure and function
Direction-selective retinal ganglions cells (DSGCs) consist of several distinct types that branch at different levels in the inner retina. Most types are compr...
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Chapter
Dendritic Computation of Direction in Retinal Neurons
The retina utilizes a variety of dendritic mechanisms to compute direction from image motion. The computation is accomplished by starburst amacrine cells (SBACs) which are GABAergic neurons presynaptic to dire...