Correlation between OFF and ON channels underlies dark target selectivity in an insect visual system

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 33, Issue 32, 2013, Pages 13225-13232

  Wiederman, Steven D ^a   Shoemaker, Patrick A ^b   O'Carroll, David C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b Tanner Research Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; DARK ADAPTATION; DEPOLARIZATION; DRAGONFLY; LIGHT ADAPTATION; MODEL; NONHUMAN; PHOTORECEPTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTIVE FIELD; REPOLARIZATION; SIMULATION; SPIKE WAVE; STIMULUS RESPONSE; VISUAL NERVOUS SYSTEM;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; DARKNESS; FEMALE; INSECTS; MALE; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; MOTION PERCEPTION; NEURONS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; TIME FACTORS; VISUAL FIELDS; VISUAL PATHWAYS;

EID: 84881157487     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: 15292401     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1277-13.2013     Document Type: Article

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