58 min
Mature retina is resilient to partial photoreceptor loss
Vision Science, Neuroscience, Cell Biology and seminar by Prof Felice Dunn, UCSF
Hosted by Sussex Visions
Monday 13:00–14:10 London (GMT+0)
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Abstract
I will discuss recent findings from our lab about the effects of partial photoreceptor loss on the retinal circuit’s structure and function. I will relate this work to the question of whether the visual system can distinguish between changes in light level and photoreceptor number.
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