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Transient Responses of Rabbit Retinal Ganglion Cells to Photic and Electrical Stimuli

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 September 2015

S. Molotchnikoff
S. Molotchnikoff*
Affiliation:
Département de Sciences biologiques, Université de Montréal Qué., Canada
*
Departement de Sciences biologiques, Université de Montréal, Case postal 6128, Montreal 101, Canada
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The relationships between the center and the surround of the receptive field of the rabbit retinal ganglion cell were investigated. This was done by coupling localized light spots and electrical activation of the retina and by analyzing the time of the excitatory and inhibitory periods. The responsiveness to the electrical transretinal pulse revealed a) that ON stimulation in OFF-center cells and OFF stimulation in ON-center cells, elicited a primary period of inhibition with a short latency; b) the long latency response of surround stimulation was not preceded by an inhibitory period unless the center was simultaneously stimulated in the same direction; c) a transient response to a stationary spot of light is followed by a period of inhibition. These results are discussed in relation to the known cellular retinal networks.

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Research Article
Information
Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences , Volume 3 , Issue 1 , February 1976 , pp. 73 - 79
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Copyright © Canadian Neurological Sciences Federation 1976

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