Information processing: Horizontal cells

A. A. Hirano; S. Barnes; S. L. Stella; N. C. Brecha

doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-374203-2.00195-0

Information processing: Horizontal cells

A. A. Hirano, S. Barnes, S. L. Stella, N. C. Brecha

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Horizontal cells are second-order neurons in the outer retina that make reciprocal synapses with rod and cone photoreceptors, and form a laterally extending syncytium through light-modulated gap junctions with their neighbors. There are two physiological classes of horizontal cells, encoding luminosity and chromaticity. They play key roles in generating the inhibitory spatial and color-opponent receptive-field surround properties of photoreceptors and bipolar cells, as well as modulating the synaptic gain of photoreceptor synapses, to contribute to visual processing that highlights changes in contrast, luminance, and color to improve visual acuity in the vertebrate retina.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Encyclopedia of the Eye, Four-Volume Set
Publisher	Elsevier
Pages	363-371
Number of pages	9
ISBN (Electronic)	9780123742032
ISBN (Print)	9780123741981
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-374203-2.00195-0
State	Published - Jan 1 2010

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