Retinal processing: global players like it local

Curr Biol. 2010 Jun 8;20(11):R486-8. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2010.04.034.

Abstract

A recent study of a specific type of retinal amacrine cell shows how a single interneuron can implement a large number of parallel feedback circuits, illustrating how highly complex circuits can be generated by a small number of neurons.

MeSH terms

  • Amacrine Cells / cytology
  • Amacrine Cells / metabolism*
  • Animals
  • Cell Shape
  • Feedback, Physiological
  • Interneurons / cytology
  • Interneurons / metabolism*
  • Nerve Net / anatomy & histology
  • Nerve Net / physiology
  • Retina / cytology
  • Retina / physiology*