DocumentCode
2075638
Title
The uniqueness of the message in a retinal ganglion cell spike train and its implication for retinal prostheses
Author
Troy, John B. ; Yrazu, F.M. ; Passaglia, C.L.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Biomed. Eng., Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL, USA
fYear
2012
fDate
Aug. 28 2012-Sept. 1 2012
Firstpage
312
Lastpage
313
Abstract
We sought to determine whether the messages conveyed in the spike trains of individual retinal ganglion cells are unique or whether, as has been reported for other neurons, they depend in some way on a neuron´s state. Our data show convincingly that the messages are unique.
Keywords
bioelectric phenomena; cellular biophysics; eye; neurophysiology; pattern clustering; prosthetics; statistical analysis; retinal ganglion cell spike train; retinal prostheses; Clustering algorithms; Educational institutions; Neurons; Neuroscience; Retina; USA Councils; Visualization; Animals; Cattle; Models, Neurological; Retinal Ganglion Cells; Vision, Ocular; Visual Prosthesis;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), 2012 Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location
San Diego, CA
ISSN
1557-170X
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-4119-8
Electronic_ISBN
1557-170X
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/EMBC.2012.6345931
Filename
6345931
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