Mature retina is resilient to partial photoreceptor loss
Schedule
Monday, November 8, 2021
13:00 UTC
Felice Dunn
Prof
UCSF
Host: Sussex Visions
Recording
Open recording
Event Information
Recording
Available
Host
Sussex Visions
Duration
70 minutes
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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