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The first interneuron of the mouse visual system is tailored to the natural environment through morphology and electrical coupling.

Matteo Spinelli, Alejandra Acevedo Harnecker, Christoph T Block, Lucia Lindenthal, Fabian Schuhmann, Martin Greschner, Ulrike Janssen-Bienhold, Karin Dedek, Christian Puller

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Matteo SpinelliVisual Neuroscience, Department of Neuroscience, Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Germany.
Alejandra Acevedo HarneckerNeurosensorics/Animal Navigation, Institute for Biology and Environmental Sciences, Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Germany.
Christoph T BlockVisual Neuroscience, Department of Neuroscience, Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Germany.
Lucia LindenthalVisual Neuroscience, Department of Neuroscience, Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Germany.
Fabian SchuhmannQuantum Biology and Computational Physics, Department of Physics, Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Germany.
Martin GreschnerVisual Neuroscience, Department of Neuroscience, Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Germany.
Ulrike Janssen-BienholdVisual Neuroscience, Department of Neuroscience, Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Germany.
Karin DedekNeurosensorics/Animal Navigation, Institute for Biology and Environmental Sciences, Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Germany.
Christian PullerVisual Neuroscience, Department of Neuroscience, Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Germany.

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Abstract

The topographic complexity of the mouse retina has long been underestimated. However, functional gradients exist, which reflect the non-uniform statistics of the visual environment. Horizontal cells are the first visual interneurons that shape the receptive fields of down-stream neurons. We asked whether regional specializations are present in terms of horizontal cell density distributions, morphological properties, localization of gap junction proteins, and the spatial extent of electrical coupling. These key features were asymmetrically organized along the dorsoventral axis. Dorsal cells were less densely distributed, had larger dendritic trees, and electrical coupling was more extensive than in ventral cells. The steepest change occurred at the visual horizon. Our results show that the cellular and synaptic organization of the mouse visual system are adapted to the visual environment at the earliest possible level and that horizontal cells are suited to form the substrate for the global gradient of ganglion cell receptive fields.

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