Visual development. From darkness into light.
The spatio-temporal pattern of spontaneous electrical activity in retinal neurons before the onset of visual responsiveness may provide information used in the development of orderly connections in the visual system.
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University Laboratory of Physiology, University of Oxford, UK.
D000200:Action Potentials; D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn; D005289:Ferrets; D008959:Models, Neurological; D009474:Neurons / Q000502:physiology; D012160:Retina / Q000254:growth & development / Q000502:physiology; D012165:Retinal Ganglion Cells / Q000502:physiology; D014793:Visual Cortex / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000502:physiology; D014795:Visual Pathways / Q000254:growth & development / Q000502:physiology