Stephen A. Baccus Lab
Stephen A. BaccusHow retinal circuits transform visual information, adapt and compute; models that connect predictions to mechanisms.
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Retina
Retinal circuitry extracts visual features before sending signals to the brain.
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Core background
Neural Circuits, Vision, and Computation
The retina is a neural computer, not a cameraTrace visual signals from photoreceptors to ganglion cells and the optic nerve.
Supports: Retina
Important papers
J Neurosci 28:6807–6817 · 2008
A retinal circuit that computes object motion
Baccus SA, Ölveczky BP, Manu M, Meister M
Why this matters: Connects a retinal motion computation to a candidate inhibitory circuit.
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.4206-07.2008