The concept of neuronal type has been a unifying theme in retinal research: each cell type is
defined by the regular association of particular morphological, synaptic, neurochemical and …

Visual information is processed in the retina to a remarkable degree before it is transmitted
to higher visual centres. Several types of retinal ganglion cells (the output neurons of the …

Although it is well established that neuronal coupling between photoreceptors and between
horizontal cells play important roles in the spatial processing of visual information in the …

This study demonstrates that the junctional connections between rod-signal interneurons in
mammalian retina can be visualized by tracer coupling, following intracellular injection of the …

… cell bodies were located throughout the inner nuclear layer (Vaney, 199 1). A regular array of
… cone bipolars (DI Vaney and E. CGM Hampson, unpublished observations). There were no …

Direction-selective ganglion cells (DSGCs) in the retina respond strongly when stimulated
by image motion in a preferred direction but are only weakly excited by image motion in the …

The synaptic conductance of the On–Off direction-selective ganglion cells was measured
during visual stimulation to determine whether the direction selectivity is a property of the …

… Vaney DI (1990a) The mosaic of amacrine cells in the mammalian retina. Prog Retinal
Res 9:49-100. Vaney DI (1990b) Biocytin dye-coupling reveals subpopulations of direction-…

Gap junctions permit the passage of ions and small molecules between cells, thereby
providing a basis for direct intercellular communication. In the rabbit retina, the low molecular …

… The second type has a more open branching pattern and a much larger dendritic tree (DI
Vaney, unpublished). Second, descriptions of starburst cells indicate that their dendrites are ‘…