Inner Retinal Mechanisms Engaged by Retinal Electrical Stimulation
Author(s) -
Eyal Margalit,
Wallace B. Thoreson
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
investigative ophthalmology and visual science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.935
H-Index - 218
eISSN - 1552-5783
pISSN - 0146-0404
DOI - 10.1167/iovs.05-1093
Subject(s) - picrotoxin , retina , neuroscience , ampa receptor , retinal waves , neurotransmission , retinal , stimulation , strychnine , biophysics , chemistry , gabaa receptor , glycine receptor , glutamate receptor , retinal ganglion cell , biology , giant retinal ganglion cells , glycine , receptor , biochemistry , amino acid
Retinal prosthetic devices are being developed to bypass degenerated retinal photoreceptors by directly activating retinal neurons with electrical stimulation. However, little is known about retinal activity during such stimulation.
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