Development and Organization of the Retina: From Molecules to function

Front Matter....Pages i-ix
Development of Vision and the Pre-Visual System....Pages 1-11
Cellular and Molecular Aspects of Photoreceptor Differentiation....Pages 13-26
Embryonic Patterning of Cone Subtypes in the Mammalian Retina....Pages 27-41
Development of Cone Distribution Patterns in Mammals....Pages 43-59
Genesis of Topographic and Cellular Diversity in the Primate Retina....Pages 61-75
Development of ON and OFF Retinal Ganglion Cell Mosaics....Pages 77-89
Getting to Grips with Neuronal Diversity....Pages 91-120
Glio-Neuronal Interactions in Retinal Development....Pages 121-146
Comparative Anatomy and Function of Mammalian Horizontal Cells....Pages 147-172
Parallel Pathways of Primate Vision....Pages 173-199
Transient and Persistent Na + , Ca 2+ , and Mixed-Cation Currents in Retinal Ganglion Cells....Pages 201-225
Synaptic Transmission Between Retinal Neurons....Pages 227-243
Scaling the Retina, Micro and Macro....Pages 245-258
Retinal Ganglion Cell Axonal Transport....Pages 259-274
Developmental Changes in the Spontaneous Bursting Patterns of ON and OFF Retinal Ganglion Cells....Pages 275-288
The Diseased Retinal Ganglion Cell and its Propensity to Survive and Regenerate an Axon with Functional Significance....Pages 289-307
The Role of Activity-Dependent Mechanisms in Pattern Formation in the Retinogeniculate Pathway....Pages 309-318
Functional Consequences of Eliminating Prenatal Binocular Interactions....Pages 319-327
Role of Serotonin in the Development of the Retinotectal Projection....Pages 329-342
Back Matter....Pages 343-345