Ganglion cells in the vertebrate retina integrate visual information over their receptive fields.
They do so by pooling presynaptic excitatory inputs from typically many bipolar cells, which …

The receptive field (RF) of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) consists of an excitatory central
region, the RF center, and an inhibitory peripheral region, the RF surround. It is still unknown …

The first stages in the neuronal processing of image motion take place within the retina.
Some types of ganglion cells, which are the output neurones of the retina, are strongly …

The receptive field (RF) of most retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) is comprised of an excitatory
center and an antagonistic surround. Interactions between these RF elements shape most of …

Several recent studies have suggested that the spatial tuning of retinal ganglion cells may
be a more complex process than previously thought. The working hypothesis for many years …

The impulse discharge of single ganglion cells was recorded extracellularly in superfused
eyecup preparations of the tiger salamander (Ambystoma tigrinum). Contrast flashes (500 …

The rat is a popular animal model for vision research, yet there is little quantitative
information about the physiological properties of the cells that provide its brain with visual …

Lateral inhibition is one of the first and most important stages of visual processing. There are
at least four theories related to information theory in the literature for the role of early retinal …

Throughout different sensory systems, individual neurons integrate incoming signals over
their receptive fields. The characteristics of this signal integration are crucial determinants for …

We examined contrast, direction of motion, and concentration dependencies of the effects of
GABAergic and cholinergic antagonists, and anticholinesterases on responses to movement …