Revolutionizing retinal studies

(Harvard University) For decades, scientists hoping to understand how the retina interprets visual input have often had to resort to invasive techniques to dissect the retina from the animal in an effort to record the cells' activity, but a new system developed by Harvard scientists, could make it possible to track the firing patterns of dozens of cells chronically in awake animals.

Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - June 28, 2018 Category: Biology Source Type: news