Spikes in Retinal Bipolar Cells Phase-Lock to Visual Stimuli with Millisecond Precision

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Authors

Tom Baden · MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology

Federico Esposti · Medical Research Council

Anton Nikolaev · MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology

Leon Lagnado · MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology

Abstract

In the retina of fish, the millisecond precision of spike coding begins in the synaptic terminal of bipolar cells. This neural compartment regulates the frequency of digital signals transmitted to the inner retina as well as the strength of graded signals.

Topics & Keywords

Retinal Development and Disorders Photoreceptor and optogenetics research Neural dynamics and brain function

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Life below water

Publication Details

Published in: Current Biology

Volume 21, Issue 22, pp. 1859-1869

DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2011.09.042

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