Signals and noise in an inhibitory interneuron diverge to control activity in nearby retinal ganglion cells

Nature Neuroscience

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 318-326

  Murphy, Gabe J ^a   Rieke, Fred ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; EVOKED RESPONSE; INTERNEURON; LIGHT; MOUSE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE CONDUCTION; NEUROMODULATION; NOISE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA GANGLION CELL; SENSORY STIMULATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ACTION POTENTIALS; AMACRINE CELLS; ANIMALS; ARTIFACTS; INTERNEURONS; LIGHT; LIGHTING; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; NEURAL INHIBITION; NEURAL PATHWAYS; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUES; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PHOTOTRANSDUCTION; REACTION TIME; RETINAL BIPOLAR CELLS; RETINAL GANGLION CELLS; RODS (RETINA); SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; VISION;

EID: 39749149614     PISSN: 10976256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nn2045     Document Type: Article

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