2018
Convergence and Divergence of CRH Amacrine Cells in Mouse Retinal Circuitry
Park SJH, Pottackal J, Ke JB, Jun NY, Rahmani P, Kim IJ, Singer JH, Demb JB. Convergence and Divergence of CRH Amacrine Cells in Mouse Retinal Circuitry. Journal Of Neuroscience 2018, 38: 3753-3766. PMID: 29572434, PMCID: PMC5895998, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.2518-17.2018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlpha ganglion cellsGanglion cell typesAmacrine cellsGanglion cellsCRH cellsAlpha cellsGABAergic synapsesInhibitory interneuronsExcitation/inhibition balanceCorticotropin-releasing hormoneCre transgenic miceFire action potentialsTonic excitatory driveCell typesBalance of excitationGABA releaseExcitatory circuitsRetinal circuitryExcitatory driveInhibition balanceInhibitory inputsMammalian retinaMouse retinaAction potentialsOptogenetic analyses
2007
Cellular Mechanisms for Direction Selectivity in the Retina
Demb JB. Cellular Mechanisms for Direction Selectivity in the Retina. Neuron 2007, 55: 179-186. PMID: 17640521, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2007.07.001.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsDirection selectivityGanglion cellsDirection-selective ganglion cellsExcitatory circuitryInhibitory circuitryInhibitory interneuronsSynaptic inputsMammalian visual systemAction potentialsCellular mechanismsDirection preferenceMultiple sensory systemsDirection-selective mechanismsRetinaSensory systems