Retinal processing: global players like it local

Timm Schubert; Thomas Euler

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2010.04.034

Retinal processing: global players like it local

Curr Biol. 2010 Jun 8;20(11):R486-8. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2010.04.034.

Authors

Timm Schubert¹, Thomas Euler

Affiliation

¹ Centre for Integrative Neuroscience, Institute for Ophthalmic Research, University of Tuebingen, Roentgenweg 11, 72076 Tuebingen, Germany. [email protected]

PMID: 20541497
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2010.04.034

Abstract

A recent study of a specific type of retinal amacrine cell shows how a single interneuron can implement a large number of parallel feedback circuits, illustrating how highly complex circuits can be generated by a small number of neurons.

MeSH terms

Amacrine Cells / cytology
Amacrine Cells / metabolism*
Animals
Cell Shape
Feedback, Physiological
Interneurons / cytology
Interneurons / metabolism*
Nerve Net / anatomy & histology
Nerve Net / physiology
Retina / cytology
Retina / physiology*