Defining the connections between the cells of the mammalian retina remains a major challenge. A new study shows how two types of cone photoreceptors selectively connect with the multiple types of postsynaptic bipolar cell.
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Demb, J. Making selective 'cone-ections'. Nat Neurosci 9, 595–596 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/nn0506-595
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