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ArticleScientific reports2019

Response Latency Tuning by Retinal Circuits Modulates Signal Efficiency.

Ádám Jonatán Tengölics, Gergely Szarka, Alma Ganczer, Edina Szabó-Meleg, Miklós Nyitrai, Tamás Kovács-Öller, Béla Völgyi

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Article in Scientific reports, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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13citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed, 20 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Ádám Jonatán TengölicsMTA-PTE NAP-2 Retinal Electrical Synapses Research Group, Pécs, H-7624, Hungary.
Gergely SzarkaMTA-PTE NAP-2 Retinal Electrical Synapses Research Group, Pécs, H-7624, Hungary.
Alma GanczerMTA-PTE NAP-2 Retinal Electrical Synapses Research Group, Pécs, H-7624, Hungary.
Edina Szabó-MelegJános Szentágothai Research Centre, Pécs, H-7624, Hungary.
Miklós NyitraiJános Szentágothai Research Centre, Pécs, H-7624, Hungary.
Tamás Kovács-ÖllerMTA-PTE NAP-2 Retinal Electrical Synapses Research Group, Pécs, H-7624, Hungary.
Béla VölgyiMTA-PTE NAP-2 Retinal Electrical Synapses Research Group, Pécs, H-7624, Hungary. volgyi01@gamma.ttk.pte.hu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7481-390X
Szent János Kórház · HU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In the visual system, retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) of various subtypes encode preprocessed photoreceptor signals into a spike output which is then transmitted towards the brain through parallel feature pathways. Spike timing determines how each feature signal contributes to the output of downstream neurons in visual brain centers, thereby influencing efficiency in visual perception. In this study, we demonstrate a marked population-wide variability in RGC response latency that is independent of trial-to-trial variability and recording approach. RGC response latencies to simple visual stimuli vary considerably in a heterogenous cell population but remain reliable when RGCs of a single subtype are compared. This subtype specificity, however, vanishes when the retinal circuitry is bypassed via direct RGC electrical stimulation. This suggests that latency is primarily determined by the signaling speed through retinal pathways that provide subtype specific inputs to RGCs. In addition, response latency is significantly altered when GABA inhibition or gap junction signaling is disturbed, which further supports the key role of retinal microcircuits in latency tuning. Finally, modulation of stimulus parameters affects individual RGC response delays considerably. Based on these findings, we hypothesize that retinal microcircuits fine-tune RGC response latency, which in turn determines the context-dependent weighing of each signal and its contribution to visual perception.

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Signal TransductionAnimalsCalcium SignalingGap JunctionsLightMice, Inbred C57BLNeural InhibitionPhotic StimulationReaction TimeRetinaRetinal Ganglion Cells

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PMID31641196
PMCPMC6806000
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