Physiological identification of a morphological class of cat retinal ganglion cells.
1. Small selected patches of retina (approximately 1 mm2) were exhaustively searched electrophysiologically to identify every brisk-transient unit present. The patches were then marked by electrolytic lesions. 2. Whole-mount preparations were made from which the distribution of alpha cells within and around the marked areas could be obtained. 3. A one-to-one correspondence could be demonstrated between brisk-transient units and alpha cells. 4. The correspondence was maintained within a patch of retina including the central area. 5. The correspondences were subject to about 10% of uncertainty attributed to technical limitations of the method.
D000818:Animals; D002415:Cats; D005071:Evoked Potentials; D009474:Neurons / Q000502:physiology; D010775:Photic Stimulation; D012160:Retina / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology*; D014794:Visual Fields