Nature Communications (Mar 2021)

Linear and nonlinear chromatic integration in the mouse retina

  • Mohammad Hossein Khani,
  • Tim Gollisch

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-22042-1
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 21

Abstract

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This study shows that ganglion cells in mouse retina integrate chromatic visual signals either linearly or nonlinearly. Nonlinear chromatic integration depends on rod photoreceptor activity and on surround inhibition and may help detect chromatic boundaries, such as the skyline in natural scenes.