The uniqueness of the message in a retinal ganglion cell spike train and its implication for retinal prostheses.
We sought to determine whether the messages conveyed in the spike trains of individual retinal ganglion cells are unique or whether, as has been reported for other neurons, they depend in some way on a neuron's state. Our data show convincingly that the messages are unique.
Department of Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA. j-troy@northwestern.edu
John B
JB
Troy
Fernando M
FM
Yrazu
Christopher L
CL
Passaglia
D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D008959:Models, Neurological; D012165:Retinal Ganglion Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology*; D014785:Vision, Ocular / Q000502:physiology*; D057488:Visual Prosthesis