The Photoreceptors and Neural Circuits Driving the Pupillary Light Reflex
Summary:
This paper discusses the mechanisms of the pupillary light reflex (PLR), focusing on the role of intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells (ipRGCs) and their connections with rod photoreceptors.
Categories
- Eye health: The paper discusses the mechanisms of the pupillary light reflex, a critical function for normal vision, and the role of intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells and rod photoreceptors in this process.
- Cognitive function and memory: The paper explores the neural circuits and photoreceptors involved in the pupillary light reflex, which is a part of the visual system and thus related to cognitive function.
- Education and learning: The paper contributes to the understanding of the visual system and the mechanisms of the pupillary light reflex, which is relevant to education and learning in the field of neuroscience and ophthalmology.
- Lighting Design Considerations: The paper's findings on the pupillary light reflex, which regulates the amount of light entering the eye, could have implications for lighting design.
Author(s)
AC Rupp
Publication Year:
2016
Number of Citations:
0
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