Dynamic range of vertebrate retina ganglion cells: importance of active dendrites and coupling by electrical synapses.

The vertebrate retina has a very high dynamic range. This is due to the concerted action of its diverse cell types. Ganglion cells, which are the output cells of the retina, have to preserve this high dynamic range to convey it to higher brain areas. Experimental evidence shows that the firing respo...

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Main Authors: Rodrigo Publio, Cesar Celis Ceballos, Antonio C Roque
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3483257?pdf=render