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A model for the mechanisms of sensitivity control in the submammalian vertebrate retina

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A model is proposed for the mechanisms of sensitivity control at the outer and inner plexiform layers in the submammalian vertebrate retina on the basis of Werblin's results and other physiological results. The model is especially based on the following suggestions: The signal that acts to shift the bipolar curves is probably carried by horizontal cell processes extending from the surround to the center of the receptive field. Furthermore, amacrine cells carry a lateral antagonistic signal across the inner plexiform layer that affects the response properties of ganglion cells. The simulations of the model were made and the results of the ones considerably coincided with the experimental results of Werblin.

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

    Ken-Ichi Hara & Munehiro Kurose

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Hara, KI., Kurose, M. A model for the mechanisms of sensitivity control in the submammalian vertebrate retina. Biol. Cybernetics 22, 121–128 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00365522

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