TY - JOUR
T1 - The dynamic receptive fields of retinal ganglion cells
AU - Wienbar, Sophia
AU - Schwartz, Gregory W.
N1 - Funding Information:
Funding for this research comes from a Research to Prevent Blindness Career Development Award and a National Institutes of Health Grant DP2-DEY026770A . We thank Devon Greer for her expertise in producing Fig. 9 .
Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 Elsevier Ltd
PY - 2018/11
Y1 - 2018/11
N2 - Retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) were one of the first classes of sensory neurons to be described in terms of a receptive field (RF). Over the last six decades, our understanding of the diversity of RGC types and the nuances of their response properties has grown exponentially. We will review the current understanding of RGC RFs mostly from studies in mammals, but including work from other vertebrates as well. We will argue for a new paradigm that embraces the fluidity of RGC RFs with an eye toward the neuroethology of vision. Specifically, we will focus on (1) different methods for measuring RGC RFs, (2) RF models, (3) feature selectivity and the distinction between fluid and stable RF properties, and (4) ideas about the future of understanding RGC RFs.
AB - Retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) were one of the first classes of sensory neurons to be described in terms of a receptive field (RF). Over the last six decades, our understanding of the diversity of RGC types and the nuances of their response properties has grown exponentially. We will review the current understanding of RGC RFs mostly from studies in mammals, but including work from other vertebrates as well. We will argue for a new paradigm that embraces the fluidity of RGC RFs with an eye toward the neuroethology of vision. Specifically, we will focus on (1) different methods for measuring RGC RFs, (2) RF models, (3) feature selectivity and the distinction between fluid and stable RF properties, and (4) ideas about the future of understanding RGC RFs.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.preteyeres.2018.06.003
DO - 10.1016/j.preteyeres.2018.06.003
M3 - Review article
C2 - 29944919
AN - SCOPUS:85049318640
VL - 67
SP - 102
EP - 117
JO - Progress in Retinal Research
JF - Progress in Retinal Research
SN - 1350-9462
ER -