圆视觉中的光适应包括在受体和后受体位点之间切换
Felice A Dunn1, Martin J Lankheet, Fred Rieke
1Program in Neurobiology and Behavior, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA.
Nature
|September 14, 2007
概括
人类视力通过两种视网膜机制适应极端的光变化. 随着光线水平的增加,适应从神经电路转移到形光感受器,使在不同的环境中能够看到.
科学领域:
- 神经科学是一个神经科学.
- 视觉科学 视觉科学 视觉科学
背景情况:
- 人类视觉必须适应巨大的光强度差异,超过神经信号范围.
- 视网膜神经元使用诸如受体和后受体适应等机制来调整分秒之间敏感度.
研究的目的:
- 为了确定后受体适应在视网膜电路中的位置.
- 了解受体和后受体适应在不同的光照条件下的相互作用.
主要方法:
- 研究了视网膜通路中的适应机制.
- 测量信号处理从状双极细胞到质细胞.
主要成果:
- 后受体适应发生在从双极到质细胞的信号传输过程中.
- 受体和后受体适应在很大程度上是相互排斥的.
- 适应的主要位置从视网膜电路转移到形光受体,随着光强度的增加.
结论:
- 鉴定了体至节细胞通路中后受体适应的一个新网站.
- 证明了在适应场所的动态切换对于编码视觉场景至关重要.
- 提供了关于感官系统在具有挑战性的环境中的适应能力的见解.
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