Abstract
ALL modes of visual excitation are dependent on the state of focus of stimuli reaching the retina. A differential response by the ganglion cell to images in or out of focus is therefore necessary before further analysis by the visual system.
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IKEDA, H., HILL, R. Can a Peripheral Retinal Ganglion Cell respond Differentially to Images in or out of Focus ?. Nature 229, 557–558 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1038/229557a0
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