The Synaptic Mechanism of Direction Selectivity in Distal Processes of Starburst Amacrine Cells
Lee S, Zhou ZJ. The Synaptic Mechanism of Direction Selectivity in Distal Processes of Starburst Amacrine Cells. Neuron 2006, 51: 787-799. PMID: 16982423, PMCID: PMC4227911, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2006.08.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStarburst amacrine cellsAmacrine cellsDistal processesSurround inhibitionDirection selectivityCurrent-clamp recordingsCenter-surround receptive field structureExcitatory synaptic inputsGABA release sitesPatch-clamp recordingsReceptive field centerRobust direction selectivityReceptive field structureSurround antagonismInhibitory inputsSynaptic mechanismsSynaptic inputsReciprocal inhibitionProlonged inhibitionStimulus motionInhibitionLight stimulationStimulationField centerCells