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The relation between intercellular coupling and electrical noise in turtle photoreceptors.

T D Lamb, E J Simon

    The Journal of Physiology
    |December 1, 1976
    PubMed
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    Turtle retinal photoreceptors exhibit spontaneous voltage fluctuations in darkness. Electrical coupling models explain how dark noise and signal spread relate to cell spacing in these retinal networks.

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    Area of Science:

    • Neuroscience
    • Vision Science
    • Photoreceptor Physiology

    Background:

    • Intracellular recordings from turtle retinal cones and rods reveal spontaneous voltage fluctuations in darkness.
    • These dark noise fluctuations decrease significantly under bright illumination.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate the relationship between intrinsic dark noise and electrical coupling in turtle retinal photoreceptors.
    • To model the spatial spread of voltage signals within the photoreceptor network.

    Main Methods:

    • Intracellular recordings were used to measure voltage fluctuations (dark noise) and spatial response profiles to light stimuli.
    • The length constant (lambda) of exponential decay in flash responses was determined.
    • Three electrical coupling models (distributed network, square grid, hexagonal array) were evaluated against experimental data.

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    Main Results:

    • Dark noise varied significantly between cells, with a Gaussian distribution.
    • The length constant (lambda) ranged from <10 to >35 mum and correlated inversely with dark noise (shorter lambda, higher noise).
    • Discrete electrical coupling models accurately predicted the observed relationship between voltage variance and lambda, supporting an average cell spacing of ~15 mum.

    Conclusions:

    • Electrical coupling significantly influences dark noise and signal propagation in turtle retinal photoreceptors.
    • The findings support discrete network models for photoreceptor coupling, with implications for understanding visual processing.