Projektdatenbank (ab 2004)

Projektnummer

0056041

Zusammenfassung

All information about the visual world is transmitted by populations of ganglion cells, the output neurons of the retina, along the optic nerve to the brain. However, the understanding of how visual information is represented in the population responses of the ganglion cells and the circuits of interneurons that underlie these responses is limited. Vision is the dominant sensory modality for humans. Therefore, studying higher visual functions, restoring vision for the blind and developing artificial visual systems are major research fields. The aim of the project is to understand how ...