Contrast adaptation in subthreshold and spiking responses of mammalian Y-type retinal ganglion cells

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 860-868

  Zaghloul, Kareem A ^a   Boahen, Kwabena ^b   Demb, Jonathan B ^a,c,d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

cell; Action potential; Gain control; Intrinsic property; Membrane potential; Y cell

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE; CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; GUINEA PIG; INTRACELLULAR MEMBRANE; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA GANGLION CELL; SPIKE WAVE; STATISTICAL MODEL; SYNAPTIC POTENTIAL;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; GUINEA PIGS; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PHOTIC STIMULATION; RETINAL GANGLION CELLS; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 12844269140     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.2782-04.2005     Document Type: Article

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