50 The Eye: Ii. Receptor And Neural Function Of The Retina

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Layers of the Retina

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Foveal Region of the Retina and Its Importance in Acute Vision

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Rods and Cones

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Blood Supply of the Retina-The Central Retinal Artery and the Choroid

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Retinal Detachment

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Rhodopsin-Retinal Visual Cycle, and Excitation of the Rods


Rhodopsin and Its Decomposition by Light Energy

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Re-formation of Rhodopsin

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Role of Vitamin A for Formation of Rhodopsin

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Night Blindness

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Excitation of the Rod When Rhodopsin Is Activated by Light

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Photochemistry of Color Vision by the Cones

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Automatic Regulation of Retinal Sensitivity-Light and Dark Adaptation

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Tricolor Mechanism of Color Detection

Spectral Sensitivities of the Three Types of Cones

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Interpretation of Color in the Nervous System

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Perception of White Light

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Color Blindness

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Neural Circuitry of the Retina

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The Visual Pathway from the Cones to the Ganglion Cells Functions Differently from the Rod Pathway

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Neurotransmitters Released by Retinal Neurons

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Transmission of Most Signals Occurs in the Retinal Neurons by Electrotonic Conduction, Not by Action Potentials

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Lateral Inhibition to Enhance Visual Contrast-Function of the Horizontal Cells

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Excitation of Some Bipolar Cells and Inhibition of Others-The Depolarizing and Hyperpolarizing Bipolar Cells

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Amacrine Cells and Their Functions

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Ganglion Cells and Optic Nerve Fibers

Three Types of Retinal Ganglion Cells and Their Respective Fields

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Excitation of the Ganglion Cells

Spontaneous, Continuous Action Potentials in the Ganglion Cells

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Transmission of Changes in Light Intensity-The On-Off Response

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Transmission of Signals Depicting Contrasts in the Visual Scene-The Role of Lateral Inhibition

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Transmission of Color Signals by the Ganglion Cells

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