Neu02

Description

  • Neu02 Magnetosensory information encoding in the retina of migratory birds

    ...to study how light-dependent magnetic signals are represented at the level of retinal ganglion cells and how the retina separates magnetic field changes from changes in light-intensity, colour, and polarisation. According to the hypothesis of a light-dependent radical pair mechanism in the eye of migratory birds, magnetosensory information is embedded in the responses of retinal ganglion cells. We are using large-scale multi-electrode arrays to record the activity of large fractions of ganglion cells while exposing the retina to magnetic and visual stimulation. We found strong evidence of magnetosensitive ganglion cells and will build on these results to understand how magnetosensory information is encoded in ganglion cell responses.

Neu02 Team

Publications

  • Martin Greschner Publications

  • Max Manackin Publications


  • Christoph Block Pulications


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