2004
How Retinal Ganglion Cells Prevent Synaptic Noise From Reaching the Spike Output
Demb JB, Sterling P, Freed MA. How Retinal Ganglion Cells Prevent Synaptic Noise From Reaching the Spike Output. Journal Of Neurophysiology 2004, 92: 2510-2519. PMID: 15175375, DOI: 10.1152/jn.00108.2004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSynaptic convergenceSpike outputGanglion cellsIntracellular recordingsSynaptic inputsSpike responsesF1 responseRetinal ganglion cellsSpike rateNeuron synaptic inputsPrimary visual cortexExtracellular recordingsVisual cortexPeak depolarizationStimulus frequencyStimulus cycleSynaptic vesiclesStimulus contrastStrong stimulusSynaptic noiseDepolarizationNeuronsParadoxical findingsMembrane potentialSame cells
2003
Different Circuits for ON and OFF Retinal Ganglion Cells Cause Different Contrast Sensitivities
Zaghloul KA, Boahen K, Demb JB. Different Circuits for ON and OFF Retinal Ganglion Cells Cause Different Contrast Sensitivities. Journal Of Neuroscience 2003, 23: 2645-2654. PMID: 12684450, PMCID: PMC6742092, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.23-07-02645.2003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOFF cellsGanglion cellsSynaptic inputsContrast sensitivityExcitatory conductanceOFF retinal ganglion cellsOFF ganglion cellsBasal glutamate releaseRetinal ganglion cellsBrisk-transient cellsGuinea pig retinaBipolar terminalsPresynaptic circuitsGlutamate releaseIntracellular recordingsON pathwayPig retinaSubthreshold membrane potentialsLight incrementsL-APMembrane potentialCellsMean luminancePathwayRetina
1999
Functional Circuitry of the Retinal Ganglion Cell's Nonlinear Receptive Field
Demb J, Haarsma L, Freed M, Sterling P. Functional Circuitry of the Retinal Ganglion Cell's Nonlinear Receptive Field. Journal Of Neuroscience 1999, 19: 9756-9767. PMID: 10559385, PMCID: PMC6782950, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.19-22-09756.1999.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGanglion cellsDendritic fieldsContrast-reversing gratingsNonlinear receptive fieldsOFF ganglion cellsReceptive fieldsCell dendritic fieldsRetinal ganglion cellsGuinea pig retinaBipolar cell responsesReceptive field mechanismsSurround responsesBipolar cellsPig retinaCell responsesFunctional circuitryL-APVisual stimuliMembrane potentialSingle classCellsResponseInterneuronsTetrodotoxinRetina