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. 2007 Jan 23;17(2):R63-6.
doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2006.12.013.

Image processing: how the retina detects the direction of image motion

Shelley I Fried  1 , Richard H Masland
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Image processing: how the retina detects the direction of image motion

Shelley I Fried et al. Curr Biol. .
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Abstract

In the retina, the beautifully symmetrical 'starburst' amacrine cells interact with each other in a way that creates asymmetrical responses to moving images at their dendritic tips. This computation, occurring in a retinal interneuron, is a foundation of the directional signals transmitted by the retina to the brain.

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