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An analysis of the cross-correlation between ganglion cells in the retina of goldfish

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 June 2009

Michael W. Levine
Michael W. Levine
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago
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Abstract

Neighboring ganglion cells in the retinae of vertebrates show cross-correlation between their impulse trains. Cross-correlation is found both in maintained discharges and during responses to visual stimulation. There has been speculation about the function of this statistical dependence, but little is known about its genesis. This study examines the statistics of the interimpulse intervals preceding and those following impulses that coincide with an impulse in the other train. Short intervals are rarer than expected preceding a coincidence, regardless of the form of the cross-correlation. Short intervals are more common than expected following a coincidence when the cross-correlation is positive, but rarer than expected following coincidences during negative cross-correlation. These results contradict the extant models for cross-correlation, but may be explained by the multiplicative combination of a variable common input and the variability within each cell. In addition, the lag (relative timing of coincident impulses in the two cells) is found to be related to the maintained discharge rates of the cells, implying that the lags may be explained without invoking specific delay circuits.

Keywords

Retinal ganglion cellsCross-correlationNerve impulsesModels
Type
Research Articles
Information
Visual Neuroscience , Volume 14 , Issue 4 , July 1997 , pp. 731 - 739
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1997

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