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A dynamic model of the receptive field of horizontal cells for monochromatic lights

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Recently, the interactions between cones and horizontal cells in the turtle retina were studied and the schematic diagram of the neuronal connexions responsible for the colour coding of horizontal cells was proposed. We studied the dynamic characteristics of the receptive field of horizontal cells in the carp with a nonlinear analysis technique. In this paper we proposed a model of the receptive field of L 2- and R/G-cells in the carp for monochromatic lights on the basis of the proposed interactions and our experimental results. The spectral responses of the model were nearly coincided with the experimental ones for two monochromatic lights. The responses of the model were controlled by the recurrent action from L 2-cells to cones. Therefore, it is suggested that the recurrent action may control the spectral and spatial properties of horizontal cell responses.

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  1. Department of Electronic Engineering, Toyama University, Toyama, Japan

    Kenkichi Fukurotani & Ken-Ichi Hara

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Fukurotani, K., Hara, KI. A dynamic model of the receptive field of horizontal cells for monochromatic lights. Biol. Cybernetics 21, 221–226 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00344167

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