Transfer of visual motion information via graded synapses operates linearly in the natural activity range

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 21, Issue 17, 2001, Pages 6957-6966

  Kurt, R ^a   Warzecha, A K ^a   Egelhaaf, M ^a  

^a BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Calcium cooperativity; Fly; Graded synapse; Insect; Lobula plate; Motion vision; Presynaptic calcium; Synaptic gain; Synaptic transmission; Tangential cell

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; BRAIN NERVE CELL; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPOLARIZATION; FEMALE; FLY; HYPERPOLARIZATION; NONHUMAN; POSTSYNAPTIC MEMBRANE; PRESYNAPTIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; VISUAL STIMULATION;

EID: 0035448962     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.21-17-06957.2001     Document Type: Article

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