title: Following directions from the retina to the brain.
abstract: Different types of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) project to distinct brain targets. In this issue of Neuron, Osterhout et al. (2015) and Sun et al. (2015) identify how direction-selective RGC axons match with their targets and the consequences for visual function when targeting is impaired.
authors.affiliation: Duke University School of Medicine, Departments of Neurobiology and Ophthalmology, Box 3802, Durham, NC 27710, USA.
authors.forename: Thomas A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Ray
authors.affiliation: Duke University School of Medicine, Departments of Neurobiology and Ophthalmology, Box 3802, Durham, NC 27710, USA. Electronic address: jeremy.kay@duke.edu.
authors.forename: Jeremy N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Kay
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001369:Axons / Q000378:metabolism*; D001921:Brain / Q000378:metabolism*; D058966:Contactins / Q000378:metabolism*; D005133:Eye Movements / Q000502:physiology*; D012160:Retina / Q000378:metabolism*; D012165:Retinal Ganglion Cells / Q000378:metabolism*; D014795:Visual Pathways / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D058966:Contactins