Cone-rod interaction over time and space
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Transretinal ERG Recordings from Mouse Retina: Rod and Cone Photoresponses
Published on: March 14, 2012
Abstract:
Scotopic background stimulation can elevate photopic increment thresholds by more than 2 log units. This cone-rod interaction is greatest on small backgrounds (less than 1 degree diameter), but is found consistently on large backgrounds as well. Interaction develops and disappears quickly as backgrounds are turned on or off, respectively. The onset, and in some cases the offset, of a background stimulus can produce an additional, transitory interaction that augments the interaction that is maintained by continued presentation of the same background. The majority of the present findings lend support to a simple center-surround model of cone-rod interaction: nearby scotopic excitation raises photopic thresholds and more distant scotopic stimulation primarily antagonizes this interaction.
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