Masland R H
Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Wellman #429, Massachusetts General Hospital, 50 Blossom Street, Boston, 02114, USA.
Curr Opin Neurobiol. 1996 Aug;6(4):467-74. doi: 10.1016/s0959-4388(96)80051-1.
The retina is a remarkably sophisticated instrument and much of its internal circuitry is poorly characterized. A major problem for studies aimed at better understanding the retina is that the neurons in its middle layers are varied in type and relatively inaccessible. Two approaches that have facilitated progress towards elucidating retinal function include population-based studies of the anatomy of the retina and multi-electrode recordings from its output; in combination, they enable the neuronal system of the retina to be examined as a whole.
视网膜是一个极其精密的器官，其内部的许多电路特性尚不明确。旨在更好地理解视网膜的研究面临的一个主要问题是，其中间层的神经元类型多样且相对难以触及。有助于阐明视网膜功能的两种方法包括基于群体的视网膜解剖学研究和对其输出进行多电极记录；综合起来，它们能够对视网膜的神经元系统进行整体研究。
