Open AccessThe tasks of amacrine cells
Author(s) -
Richard H. Masland
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
visual neuroscience
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.957
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1469-8714
pISSN - 0952-5238
DOI - 10.1017/s0952523811000344
Subject(s) - neuroscience , amacrine cell , electrophysiology , population , biology , retina , psychology , medicine , environmental health
Their unique patterns of size, numbers, and stratification indicate that amacrine cells have diverse functions. These are mostly unknown, as studies using imaging and electrophysiological methods have only recently begun. However, some of the events that occur within the amacrine cell population--and some important unresolved puzzles--can be stated purely from structural reasoning.