2022
Brainstem serotonin neurons selectively gate retinal information flow to thalamus
Reggiani J, Jiang Q, Barbini M, Lutas A, Liang L, Fernando J, Deng F, Wan J, Li Y, Chen C, Andermann M. Brainstem serotonin neurons selectively gate retinal information flow to thalamus. Neuron 2022, 111: 711-726.e11. PMID: 36584680, PMCID: PMC10131437, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2022.12.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVisual information streamsRetinal ganglion cell typesBrainstem serotonin neuronsFiber photometry recordingsGanglion cell typesTwo-photon calcium imagingSerotonin neuronsVisual thalamusGlutamate releaseSerotonergic axonsRGC axonsSerotonin axonsThalamocortical neuronsAxon stimulationAwake micePresynaptic terminalsCalcium imagingOptogenetic stimulationCalcium activityLocal visual stimuliAxonsThalamusBoutonsVisual stimuliNeurons
2020
Organization, Function, and Development of the Mouse Retinogeniculate Synapse
Liang L, Chen C. Organization, Function, and Development of the Mouse Retinogeniculate Synapse. Annual Review Of Vision Science 2020, 6: 261-285. PMID: 32936733, DOI: 10.1146/annurev-vision-121219-081753.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRetinogeniculate synapseDistinct retinal ganglion cell typesRetinal ganglion cell typesGanglion cell typesImage-forming pathwayVisual thalamusThalamocortical neuronsVisual pathwayExperimental modelCircuit organizationThalamusSynapseMiceCell typesFunctional organizationRecent studiesPowerful experimental modelCurrent understandingVisual spaceVisual experiencePathwayNeuronsRGCs