A melanopsin ganglion cell subtype forms a dorsal retinal mosaic projecting to the supraoptic nucleus

In addition to rod and cone photoreceptors, the mammalian retina contains intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells (ipRGCs). Here the authors identify a population of ipRGCs that encode ventral vision.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Michael H. Berry, Michael Moldavan, Tavita Garrett, Marc Meadows, Olga Cravetchi, Elizabeth White, Joseph Leffler, Henrique von Gersdorff, Kevin M. Wright, Charles N. Allen, Benjamin Sivyer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-03-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-36955-6