Neural Principles in Vision

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-X

   PDF

2. Opening Remarks

   1. Opening Remarks

      • H. Autrum

      Pages 1-4

3. Vertebrates

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 5-5

      PDF

   2. Patterns of Golgi-Impregnated Neurons in a Predator-Type Fish Retina

      • H.-J. Wagner

      Pages 7-25

   3. Comparative Study of the Horizontal Cells in the Vertebrate Retina: Mammals and Birds

      • A. Gallego

      Pages 26-62

   4. Neuronal Connections and Cellular Arrangement in the Fish Retina

      • J. H. Scholes

      Pages 63-93

   5. Golgi, Procion, Kernels and Current Injection

      • K. Naka

      Pages 94-110

   6. Electrophysiological and Histological Studies of the Carp Retina

      • R. Weiler, F. Zettler

      Pages 111-120

   7. Interactions and Feedbacks in the Turtle Retina

      • M. G. F. Fuortes

      Pages 121-130

   8. Interactions between Cones and Second-Order Neurons in the Turtle Retina

      • L. Cervetto

      Pages 131-142

   9. Synaptic Transmission from Photoreceptors to the Second-Order Neurons in the Carp Retina

      • A. Kaneko, H. Shimazaki

      Pages 143-157

   10. Retinal Physiology in the Perfused Eye of the Cat

       • G. Niemeyer

       Pages 158-172

4. Arthropods

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 173-173

      PDF

   2. Adaptations of the Dragonfly Retina for Contrast Detection and the Elucidation of Neural Principles in the Peripheral Visual System

      • S. B. Laughlin

      Pages 175-193

   3. Voltage Noise in Insect Visual Cells

      • U. Smola

      Pages 194-213

   4. Spectral and Polarization Sensitivity of Identified Retinal Cells of the Fly

      • M. Järvilehto, J. Moring

      Pages 214-226

   5. Neuronal Processing in the First Optic Neuropile of the Compound Eye of the Fly

      • F. Zettler, R. Weiler

      Pages 227-237

   6. Beyond the Wiring Diagram of the Lamina Ganglionaris of the Fly

      • V. Braitenberg, W. Burkhardt

      Pages 238-244

   7. Mosaic Organizations, Layers, and Visual Pathways in the Insect Brain

      • N. J. Strausfeld

      Pages 245-279

   8. Structure and Function of the Peripheral Visual Pathway in Hymenopterans

      • R. Wehner

      Pages 280-333

Scientific investigation of the retina began with extensive studies of its anatomical structure. The selective staining of neurons achieved by the Golgi method has led to a comprehensive picture of the architecture of the tissue in terms of its individ­ ual elements. Cajal, in particular, used this tech­ nique to reveal the fundamentals of retinal struc­ ture. In the studies that followed, selective stain­ ing method continued to be decisive in the analysis of neuroanatomy, and in recent years these techniques have been complemented by electron microscopy. The complexity of retinal structure that has been revealed demands a functional explanation, and elec­ trophysiology attempts to provide it. But functional analysis, like anatomy, must ultimately be based on the single cell. It is only by using dyes to mark the recording site that one can identify the cells involved. When this succeeds, as it has recently, one can actually fit functional events into the ana­ tomical framework. With these advances, our strate­ gies and tactics toward an understanding of the structure and function of the retina have moved in­ to a new phase.

• Gliederfüsser
• Netzhaut
• Sehen
• Weichtiere
• Wirbeltiere
• anatomy
• physiology

• Zoologisches Institut, Universität München, München 2, Germany

  Friedrich Zettler, Reto Weiler

Policies and ethics