title: Retinal processing: amacrine cells keep it short and sweet.
abstract: A recent study suggests a neuronal circuit in the retina by which amacrine cells contribute to the generation of transient responses in ganglion cells, thereby enabling the visual system to detect changes in light intensity.
authors.affiliation: MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, UK. ll1@mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lagnado
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D007395:Interneurons / Q000502:physiology; D009474:Neurons / Q000502:physiology*; D012160:Retina / Q000502:physiology*; D012165:Retinal Ganglion Cells / Q000502:physiology; D014785:Vision, Ocular / Q000502:physiology