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Cone cell
Cone cells, or cones, are one of two types of photoreceptor cells in the retina of the eye. They are responsible for color vision and function best in relatively bright light, as opposed to rod cells, which work better in dim light. Cone cells are densely packed in the fovea centralis, a 0.3 mm diameter rod-free area with very thin, densely packed cones which quickly reduce in number towards the periphery of the retina. There are about six to seven million cones in a human eye and are most concentrated towards the macula.
A commonly cited figure of six million in the human eye was found by Osterberg in 1935. Oyster's textbook (1999) cites work by Curcio et al. (1990) indicating an average close to 4.5 million cone cells and 90 million rod cells in the human retina.
Cones are less sensitive to light than the rod cells in the retina (which support vision at low light levels), but allow the perception of colour. They are also able to perceive finer detail and more rapid changes in images, because their response times to stimuli are faster than those of rods. Cones are normally one of the three types, each with different pigment, namely: S-cones, M-cones and L-cones. Each cone is therefore sensitive to visible wavelengths of light that correspond to short-wavelength, medium-wavelength and long-wavelength light. Because humans usually have three kinds of cones with different photopsins, which have different response curves and thus respond to variation in colour in different ways, we have trichromatic vision. Being colour blind can change this, and there have been some verified reports of people with four or more types of cones, giving them tetrachromatic vision. The three pigments responsible for detecting light have been shown to vary in their exact chemical composition due to genetic mutation; different individuals will have cones with different color sensitivity. Destruction of the cone cells from disease would result in blindness.
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Cone Cells and the Color Vision
Cone cells, or cones, are one of three types of photoreceptor cells in the retina of mammalian eyes (e.g. the human eye). They are responsible for color vision and function best in relatively bright light, as opposed to rod cells, which work better in dim light. Cone cells are densely packed in the fovea centralis, a 0.3 mm diameter rod-free area with very thin, densely packed cones which quickly reduce in number towards the periphery of the retina. There are about six to seven million cones in a human eye and are most concentrated towards the macula. Perception of color begins with specialized retinal cells containing pigments with different spectral sensitivities, known as cone cells. In humans, there are three types of cones sensitive to three different spectra, resulting in trichromat...
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2-Minute Neuroscience: The Retina
In this video, I cover the anatomy and physiology of the retina. I discuss the five major types of neurons found in the retina: photoreceptor cells (i.e. rods and cones), bipolar cells, ganglion cells, horizontal cells, and amacrine cells. I also briefly describe the fovea, our area of highest visual acuity, and the optic disc, which creates a natural blind spot in our visual field. **CORRECTION** The image of the cell layers of the retina at 0:12-0:15 is reversed. The photoreceptors should be at the very back of the retina; light must travel through the other cell layers of the retina before reaching the photoreceptors. Note that the images throughout the rest of the video (after 0:15) are correct. Follow this link to see a corrected image: https://www.neuroscientificallychallenged.com/r...
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Rods and Cones
Rods and cones are the light sensitive cells in you eye. This short clip is to illustrate how, when they are struck by light, they generate nerve impulses. The model of the rods, cone and nerve fibres were created in Zbrush. I imorted the mesh into Modo for rendering and animation. The nerve impulses were created using animated growing curves. Composting was done in Hitfilm 3 Pro
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Rods vs Cones photoreceptors physiology, functions and anatomy
Rods vs Cones photoreceptors physiology, functions and anatomy
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Vision: Anatomy and Physiology, Animation
Optical and neural components of the eye. Structure of the retina. Fovea and blind spot. Rods and cones, rhodopsin and retinal. Black and white and color vision. Signal transduction in photoreceptor cells, bipolar cells and ganglion cells. Visual projection pathways in the brain. Part of the sensation and perception series - sight organ. Purchase a license to download a non-watermarked version of this video on AlilaMedicalMedia(dot)com Check out our new Alila Academy - AlilaAcademy(dot)com - complete video courses with quizzes, PDFs, and downloadable images. ©Alila Medical Media. All rights reserved. Voice by : Marty Henne All images/videos by Alila Medical Media are for information purposes ONLY and are NOT intended to replace professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Th...
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2-Minute Neuroscience: Phototransduction
Phototransduction is the process that occurs in the retina where light is converted into electrical signals that can be understood by the rest of the nervous system. In this video, I explain the mechanism underlying phototransduction in rod photoreceptor cells. This process is a little complicated; I'd suggest at least having a good understanding of membrane potential before you try to grasp phototransduction. You can learn more about membrane potential in this video: https://youtu.be/tIzF2tWy6KI TRANSCRIPT: Welcome to 2 minute neuroscience, where I explain neuroscience topics in 2 minutes or less. In this installment I will discuss phototransduction. Phototransduction is the process that occurs in the retina where light is converted into electrical signals that can be understood by t...
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ABC Zoom - Colour vision: cone cells, retinal and light
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Cone Cells and the Color Vision
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Cone cells, or cones, are one of three types of photoreceptor cells in the retina of mammalian eyes (e.g. the human eye). They are responsible for color vision ...
Cone cells, or cones, are one of three types of photoreceptor cells in the retina of mammalian eyes (e.g. the human eye). They are responsible for color vision and function best in relatively bright light, as opposed to rod cells, which work better in dim light. Cone cells are densely packed in the fovea centralis, a 0.3 mm diameter rod-free area with very thin, densely packed cones which quickly reduce in number towards the periphery of the retina. There are about six to seven million cones in a human eye and are most concentrated towards the macula.
Perception of color begins with specialized retinal cells containing pigments with different spectral sensitivities, known as cone cells. In humans, there are three types of cones sensitive to three different spectra, resulting in trichromatic color vision.
Each individual cone contains pigments composed of opsin apoprotein, which is covalently linked to either 11-cis-hydroretinal or more rarely 11-cis-dehydroretinal
https://wn.com/Cone_Cells_And_The_Color_Vision
Cone cells, or cones, are one of three types of photoreceptor cells in the retina of mammalian eyes (e.g. the human eye). They are responsible for color vision and function best in relatively bright light, as opposed to rod cells, which work better in dim light. Cone cells are densely packed in the fovea centralis, a 0.3 mm diameter rod-free area with very thin, densely packed cones which quickly reduce in number towards the periphery of the retina. There are about six to seven million cones in a human eye and are most concentrated towards the macula.
Perception of color begins with specialized retinal cells containing pigments with different spectral sensitivities, known as cone cells. In humans, there are three types of cones sensitive to three different spectra, resulting in trichromatic color vision.
Each individual cone contains pigments composed of opsin apoprotein, which is covalently linked to either 11-cis-hydroretinal or more rarely 11-cis-dehydroretinal
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2-Minute Neuroscience: The Retina
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In this video, I cover the anatomy and physiology of the retina. I discuss the five major types of neurons found in the retina: photoreceptor cells (i.e. rods a...
In this video, I cover the anatomy and physiology of the retina. I discuss the five major types of neurons found in the retina: photoreceptor cells (i.e. rods and cones), bipolar cells, ganglion cells, horizontal cells, and amacrine cells. I also briefly describe the fovea, our area of highest visual acuity, and the optic disc, which creates a natural blind spot in our visual field.
**CORRECTION** The image of the cell layers of the retina at 0:12-0:15 is reversed. The photoreceptors should be at the very back of the retina; light must travel through the other cell layers of the retina before reaching the photoreceptors. Note that the images throughout the rest of the video (after 0:15) are correct. Follow this link to see a corrected image: https://www.neuroscientificallychallenged.com/retina-correction
For an article (on my website) that explains the retina, click this link: https://neuroscientificallychallenged.com/posts/know-your-brain-retina
TRANSCRIPT:
Welcome to 2 minute neuroscience, where I simplistically explain neuroscience topics in 2 minutes or less. In this installment I will discuss the retina.
The retina contains the neural component of the eye. When light reaches the back of the eye, it enters the cellular layers of the retina.
The cells of the retina that detect and respond to light, known as photoreceptors, are located at the very back of the retina. There are two types of photoreceptors: rods and cones. Rods allow us to see in dim light, but don't allow for the perception of color. Cones, on the other hand, allow us to perceive color under normal lighting conditions. Throughout most of the retina, rods outnumber cones. In one area called the fovea, however, there are no rods but many cones. The fovea represents the area of the retina that provides our highest acuity vision, and thus is at the center of our gaze.
When light hits photoreceptors, it interacts with a molecule called photopigment, which begins a chain of events that serves to propagate the visual signal. The signal is transmitted to cells called bipolar cells, which connect photoreceptors to ganglion cells. Bipolar cells pass the signal on to ganglion cells, which leave eye in a large cluster at an area called the optic disc. The optic disc doesn't contain any photoreceptors, and so represents an area on the retina that can't process visual information, creating a natural blind spot. However, we normally don't notice our blind spot. The brain uses information from surrounding photoreceptors and the other eye to fill in the gaps in images that are processed by the retina. After leaving the retina, the ganglion cell fibers are called the optic nerve. The optic nerve carries visual information toward the brain to be processed.
There are two other cell types in the retina that should be mentioned: horizontal and amacrine cells. Horizontal cells receive input from multiple photoreceptor cells. They integrate signaling from different populations of photoreceptor cells, make adjustments to the signals that will be sent to bipolar cells, and regulate activity in photoreceptor cells themselves. Amacrine cells receive signals from bipolar cells and are involved in the regulation and integration of activity in bipolar and ganglion cells.
REFERENCE:
Nolte J. The Human Brain: An Introduction to its Functional Anatomy. 6th ed. Philadelphia, PA. Elsevier; 2009.
https://wn.com/2_Minute_Neuroscience_The_Retina
In this video, I cover the anatomy and physiology of the retina. I discuss the five major types of neurons found in the retina: photoreceptor cells (i.e. rods and cones), bipolar cells, ganglion cells, horizontal cells, and amacrine cells. I also briefly describe the fovea, our area of highest visual acuity, and the optic disc, which creates a natural blind spot in our visual field.
**CORRECTION** The image of the cell layers of the retina at 0:12-0:15 is reversed. The photoreceptors should be at the very back of the retina; light must travel through the other cell layers of the retina before reaching the photoreceptors. Note that the images throughout the rest of the video (after 0:15) are correct. Follow this link to see a corrected image: https://www.neuroscientificallychallenged.com/retina-correction
For an article (on my website) that explains the retina, click this link: https://neuroscientificallychallenged.com/posts/know-your-brain-retina
TRANSCRIPT:
Welcome to 2 minute neuroscience, where I simplistically explain neuroscience topics in 2 minutes or less. In this installment I will discuss the retina.
The retina contains the neural component of the eye. When light reaches the back of the eye, it enters the cellular layers of the retina.
The cells of the retina that detect and respond to light, known as photoreceptors, are located at the very back of the retina. There are two types of photoreceptors: rods and cones. Rods allow us to see in dim light, but don't allow for the perception of color. Cones, on the other hand, allow us to perceive color under normal lighting conditions. Throughout most of the retina, rods outnumber cones. In one area called the fovea, however, there are no rods but many cones. The fovea represents the area of the retina that provides our highest acuity vision, and thus is at the center of our gaze.
When light hits photoreceptors, it interacts with a molecule called photopigment, which begins a chain of events that serves to propagate the visual signal. The signal is transmitted to cells called bipolar cells, which connect photoreceptors to ganglion cells. Bipolar cells pass the signal on to ganglion cells, which leave eye in a large cluster at an area called the optic disc. The optic disc doesn't contain any photoreceptors, and so represents an area on the retina that can't process visual information, creating a natural blind spot. However, we normally don't notice our blind spot. The brain uses information from surrounding photoreceptors and the other eye to fill in the gaps in images that are processed by the retina. After leaving the retina, the ganglion cell fibers are called the optic nerve. The optic nerve carries visual information toward the brain to be processed.
There are two other cell types in the retina that should be mentioned: horizontal and amacrine cells. Horizontal cells receive input from multiple photoreceptor cells. They integrate signaling from different populations of photoreceptor cells, make adjustments to the signals that will be sent to bipolar cells, and regulate activity in photoreceptor cells themselves. Amacrine cells receive signals from bipolar cells and are involved in the regulation and integration of activity in bipolar and ganglion cells.
REFERENCE:
Nolte J. The Human Brain: An Introduction to its Functional Anatomy. 6th ed. Philadelphia, PA. Elsevier; 2009.
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Rods and Cones
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Rods and cones are the light sensitive cells in you eye. This short clip is to illustrate how, when they are struck by light, they generate nerve impulses.
The ...
Rods and cones are the light sensitive cells in you eye. This short clip is to illustrate how, when they are struck by light, they generate nerve impulses.
The model of the rods, cone and nerve fibres were created in Zbrush.
I imorted the mesh into Modo for rendering and animation. The nerve impulses were created using animated growing curves.
Composting was done in Hitfilm 3 Pro
https://wn.com/Rods_And_Cones
Rods and cones are the light sensitive cells in you eye. This short clip is to illustrate how, when they are struck by light, they generate nerve impulses.
The model of the rods, cone and nerve fibres were created in Zbrush.
I imorted the mesh into Modo for rendering and animation. The nerve impulses were created using animated growing curves.
Composting was done in Hitfilm 3 Pro
- published: 14 Oct 2015
- views: 38735
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Rods vs Cones photoreceptors physiology, functions and anatomy
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- Uploaded Date: 20 Apr 2016
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Rods vs Cones photoreceptors physiology, functions and anatomy
Rods vs Cones photoreceptors physiology, functions and anatomy
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Rods vs Cones photoreceptors physiology, functions and anatomy
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Vision: Anatomy and Physiology, Animation
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Optical and neural components of the eye. Structure of the retina. Fovea and blind spot. Rods and cones, rhodopsin and retinal. Black and white and color vision...
Optical and neural components of the eye. Structure of the retina. Fovea and blind spot. Rods and cones, rhodopsin and retinal. Black and white and color vision. Signal transduction in photoreceptor cells, bipolar cells and ganglion cells. Visual projection pathways in the brain. Part of the sensation and perception series - sight organ.
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The main optical components are the cornea, the lens, and the iris. The cornea and the lens refract light and focus the image on the retina. The iris acts as an aperture, it controls the amount of light that enters the eye by adjusting the size of the pupil.
The neural components are the retina - a light-sensitive tissue lining the inner surface of the eye, and the optic nerve. Light is absorbed by photoreceptor cells in the retina. The optical information is then passed through several cell layers, where it is converted into action potentials and sent, via the optic nerve, to the visual cortex of the brain.
The optic disk, where the optic nerve leaves the eye, has no photoreceptor cells. It corresponds to the blind spot in the visual field.
The major photoreceptor cells of the retina are rods and cones. There are 3 kinds of cones named after the color that they absorb best: red, green and blue. A color is perceived based on proportions of signals coming from these cones. Color blindness occurs when a person lacks a certain kind of cones.
The ability of photoreceptor cells to detect light is due to their light-receptor molecules, called visual pigments. It’s rhodopsin in rods, and iodopsins in cones. These molecules consist of 2 components: a protein called opsin, and a vitamin A-derivative called retinal.
In the dark, there is a so-called dark current in photoreceptor cells. This is due to the presence of cGMP, which permits a constant influx of sodium. The cells are depolarized, they release the neurotransmitter glutamate at the synapse with bipolar cells.
The retinal exists in 2 conformations: cis and trans. In the dark, the cis-form is bound to opsin, keeping it inactive. As the retinal absorbs light, it changes to trans-form and dissociates from the opsin, which now becomes an active enzyme. The enzyme degrades cGMP, sodium channel closes, dark current stops and so does glutamate secretion. The drop in glutamate tells the bipolar cells that light has been absorbed.
On average, each ganglion cell receives signals from over a hundred of rods. This degree of convergence is at the basis of the high sensitivity of rod cells. A dim light produces only a weak signal in a rod, but together, hundreds of these signals converge and become one strong signal acting on a single ganglion cell. However, as the signal comes from a large area of the retina, the image resolution is poor.
The cones have a much lower degree of convergence. The fovea in particular has only cones and no rods, and each cone conveys signal to one ganglion cell. Because one ganglion cell receives input from a very small area of the retina, this setup produces high resolution images. But high resolution comes with low sensitivity, because each cone must be stimulated with a signal strong enough to generate action potentials in the ganglion cell. This also explains why there is no color vision in dim light.
The bipolar cells are first-order neurons, and ganglion cells are second-order neurons. The axons of ganglion cells form the optic nerve. The 2 optic nerves from the 2 eyes converge at the optic chiasm. Here, the medial half of nerve fibers from each eye cross to the other side of the brain. Most of the fibers then continue to the thalamus and synapse with third-order neurons, whose axons project to the primary visual cortex. Some fibers take a different route: they terminate in the midbrain and are responsible for pupillary light reflex and accommodation reflex, among others.
Note that objects in the left visual field are perceived by the right side of the brain, which also controls motor responses of the body’s left side – the same side as the objects.
https://wn.com/Vision_Anatomy_And_Physiology,_Animation
Optical and neural components of the eye. Structure of the retina. Fovea and blind spot. Rods and cones, rhodopsin and retinal. Black and white and color vision. Signal transduction in photoreceptor cells, bipolar cells and ganglion cells. Visual projection pathways in the brain. Part of the sensation and perception series - sight organ.
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©Alila Medical Media. All rights reserved.
Voice by : Marty Henne
All images/videos by Alila Medical Media are for information purposes ONLY and are NOT intended to replace professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment.
The main optical components are the cornea, the lens, and the iris. The cornea and the lens refract light and focus the image on the retina. The iris acts as an aperture, it controls the amount of light that enters the eye by adjusting the size of the pupil.
The neural components are the retina - a light-sensitive tissue lining the inner surface of the eye, and the optic nerve. Light is absorbed by photoreceptor cells in the retina. The optical information is then passed through several cell layers, where it is converted into action potentials and sent, via the optic nerve, to the visual cortex of the brain.
The optic disk, where the optic nerve leaves the eye, has no photoreceptor cells. It corresponds to the blind spot in the visual field.
The major photoreceptor cells of the retina are rods and cones. There are 3 kinds of cones named after the color that they absorb best: red, green and blue. A color is perceived based on proportions of signals coming from these cones. Color blindness occurs when a person lacks a certain kind of cones.
The ability of photoreceptor cells to detect light is due to their light-receptor molecules, called visual pigments. It’s rhodopsin in rods, and iodopsins in cones. These molecules consist of 2 components: a protein called opsin, and a vitamin A-derivative called retinal.
In the dark, there is a so-called dark current in photoreceptor cells. This is due to the presence of cGMP, which permits a constant influx of sodium. The cells are depolarized, they release the neurotransmitter glutamate at the synapse with bipolar cells.
The retinal exists in 2 conformations: cis and trans. In the dark, the cis-form is bound to opsin, keeping it inactive. As the retinal absorbs light, it changes to trans-form and dissociates from the opsin, which now becomes an active enzyme. The enzyme degrades cGMP, sodium channel closes, dark current stops and so does glutamate secretion. The drop in glutamate tells the bipolar cells that light has been absorbed.
On average, each ganglion cell receives signals from over a hundred of rods. This degree of convergence is at the basis of the high sensitivity of rod cells. A dim light produces only a weak signal in a rod, but together, hundreds of these signals converge and become one strong signal acting on a single ganglion cell. However, as the signal comes from a large area of the retina, the image resolution is poor.
The cones have a much lower degree of convergence. The fovea in particular has only cones and no rods, and each cone conveys signal to one ganglion cell. Because one ganglion cell receives input from a very small area of the retina, this setup produces high resolution images. But high resolution comes with low sensitivity, because each cone must be stimulated with a signal strong enough to generate action potentials in the ganglion cell. This also explains why there is no color vision in dim light.
The bipolar cells are first-order neurons, and ganglion cells are second-order neurons. The axons of ganglion cells form the optic nerve. The 2 optic nerves from the 2 eyes converge at the optic chiasm. Here, the medial half of nerve fibers from each eye cross to the other side of the brain. Most of the fibers then continue to the thalamus and synapse with third-order neurons, whose axons project to the primary visual cortex. Some fibers take a different route: they terminate in the midbrain and are responsible for pupillary light reflex and accommodation reflex, among others.
Note that objects in the left visual field are perceived by the right side of the brain, which also controls motor responses of the body’s left side – the same side as the objects.
- published: 07 Feb 2022
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2-Minute Neuroscience: Phototransduction
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- Uploaded Date: 11 Jul 2019
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Phototransduction is the process that occurs in the retina where light is converted into electrical signals that can be understood by the rest of the nervous sy...
Phototransduction is the process that occurs in the retina where light is converted into electrical signals that can be understood by the rest of the nervous system. In this video, I explain the mechanism underlying phototransduction in rod photoreceptor cells.
This process is a little complicated; I'd suggest at least having a good understanding of membrane potential before you try to grasp phototransduction. You can learn more about membrane potential in this video: https://youtu.be/tIzF2tWy6KI
TRANSCRIPT:
Welcome to 2 minute neuroscience, where I explain neuroscience topics in 2 minutes or less. In this installment I will discuss phototransduction.
Phototransduction is the process that occurs in the retina where light is converted into electrical signals that can be understood by the nervous system. It primarily takes place in photoreceptor cells, of which there are two main types: rods and cones. I will discuss phototransduction in rods, although the process is similar in cones.
In the dark, positively charged sodium ions flow into rod cells through ion channels that are activated by a substance called cyclic guanosine monophosphate, or cGMP. This influx of positively charged ions causes cells to remain in a depolarized state, leading to the continuous release of the neurotransmitter glutamate. Inside the rod cell there is a substance called rhodopsin, which is made up of a protein called opsin and a molecule called retinal, which is capable of absorbing light. When retinal absorbs light, its configuration changes, an event that prompts opsin to activate a protein called transducin. Transducin activates a type of enzyme known as a phosphodiesterase, which begins breaking down cGMP. As cGMP levels fall, the ion channels that are opened by cGMP begin to close. Thus, less sodium enters the cell and the cell becomes hyperpolarized due to potassium ions that regularly leave the cell. Consequently, glutamate release decreases. Strangely enough, this decrease in neurotransmitter release acts as a signal that a light stimulus is present. The rod cell returns to its normal state quickly when activated rhodopsin is inactivated, and a protein called arrestin subsequently binds to it. Arrestin blocks the ability of rhodopsin to activate transducin, which makes the cascade unable to continue. A complex process then restores retinal to its original configuration, making it ready to absorb light once again.
References:
Meister M, Tessier-Lavigne M. Low-Level Visual Processing: The Retina. In: Kandel ER, Schwartz JH, Jessell TM, Siegelbaum SA, Hudspeth AJ, eds. Principles of Neural Science. 5th ed. New York: McGraw Hill; 2013.
Purves D, Augustine GJ, Fitzpatrick P, Hall WC, Lamantia AS, Mooney RD, Platt ML, White LE, eds. Neuroscience. 6th ed. New York: Sinauer Associates; 2018.
https://wn.com/2_Minute_Neuroscience_Phototransduction
Phototransduction is the process that occurs in the retina where light is converted into electrical signals that can be understood by the rest of the nervous system. In this video, I explain the mechanism underlying phototransduction in rod photoreceptor cells.
This process is a little complicated; I'd suggest at least having a good understanding of membrane potential before you try to grasp phototransduction. You can learn more about membrane potential in this video: https://youtu.be/tIzF2tWy6KI
TRANSCRIPT:
Welcome to 2 minute neuroscience, where I explain neuroscience topics in 2 minutes or less. In this installment I will discuss phototransduction.
Phototransduction is the process that occurs in the retina where light is converted into electrical signals that can be understood by the nervous system. It primarily takes place in photoreceptor cells, of which there are two main types: rods and cones. I will discuss phototransduction in rods, although the process is similar in cones.
In the dark, positively charged sodium ions flow into rod cells through ion channels that are activated by a substance called cyclic guanosine monophosphate, or cGMP. This influx of positively charged ions causes cells to remain in a depolarized state, leading to the continuous release of the neurotransmitter glutamate. Inside the rod cell there is a substance called rhodopsin, which is made up of a protein called opsin and a molecule called retinal, which is capable of absorbing light. When retinal absorbs light, its configuration changes, an event that prompts opsin to activate a protein called transducin. Transducin activates a type of enzyme known as a phosphodiesterase, which begins breaking down cGMP. As cGMP levels fall, the ion channels that are opened by cGMP begin to close. Thus, less sodium enters the cell and the cell becomes hyperpolarized due to potassium ions that regularly leave the cell. Consequently, glutamate release decreases. Strangely enough, this decrease in neurotransmitter release acts as a signal that a light stimulus is present. The rod cell returns to its normal state quickly when activated rhodopsin is inactivated, and a protein called arrestin subsequently binds to it. Arrestin blocks the ability of rhodopsin to activate transducin, which makes the cascade unable to continue. A complex process then restores retinal to its original configuration, making it ready to absorb light once again.
References:
Meister M, Tessier-Lavigne M. Low-Level Visual Processing: The Retina. In: Kandel ER, Schwartz JH, Jessell TM, Siegelbaum SA, Hudspeth AJ, eds. Principles of Neural Science. 5th ed. New York: McGraw Hill; 2013.
Purves D, Augustine GJ, Fitzpatrick P, Hall WC, Lamantia AS, Mooney RD, Platt ML, White LE, eds. Neuroscience. 6th ed. New York: Sinauer Associates; 2018.
- published: 11 Jul 2019
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Rod cells vs Cone cells |Quick Differences & Comparisons|
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- Uploaded Date: 25 Jul 2020
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It's intriguing how these tiny photoreceptors help us see!!!
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Special Senses | Photoreceptors | Rods and Cones
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ABC Zoom - Colour vision: cone cells, retinal and light
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Ever wondered how swiping your finger makes a touchscreen work? In this animation, see how invisible electric fields mess with your finger so your phone can pin...
Ever wondered how swiping your finger makes a touchscreen work? In this animation, see how invisible electric fields mess with your finger so your phone can pinpoint what you're touching.
Key concepts: eye, retina, colour vision, photon, cone cell, nerve signal
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Key concepts: eye, retina, colour vision, photon, cone cell, nerve signal
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ABC Zoom is a science-based game set in deep space.
The space ship Polaris has come under attack. The ship and her captain have sustained damage that can only be repaired at the molecular or cellular level.
Your mission: Use the futuristic tool you'll find on the ship to zoom down to the microscopic and atomic levels, reviving the captain and her ship.
See more videos: http://splash.abc.net.au/web/zoom/science
- published: 25 Feb 2014
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Rod versus Cone cells Physiology
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Cone Cells and the Color Vision
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Cone Cells and the Color Vision
Cone Cells and the Color Vision
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Cone cells, or cones, are one of three types of photoreceptor cells in the retina of mammalian eyes (e.g. the human eye). They are responsible for color vision and function best in relatively bright light, as opposed to rod cells, which work better in dim light. Cone cells are densely packed in the fovea centralis, a 0.3 mm diameter rod-free area with very thin, densely packed cones which quickly reduce in number towards the periphery of the retina. There are about six to seven million cones in a human eye and are most concentrated towards the macula.
Perception of color begins with specialized retinal cells containing pigments with different spectral sensitivities, known as cone cells. In humans, there are three types of cones sensitive to three different spectra, resulting in trichromatic color vision.
Each individual cone contains pigments composed of opsin apoprotein, which is covalently linked to either 11-cis-hydroretinal or more rarely 11-cis-dehydroretinal
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2-Minute Neuroscience: The Retina
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2-Minute Neuroscience: The Retina
2-Minute Neuroscience: The Retina
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In this video, I cover the anatomy and physiology of the retina. I discuss the five major types of neurons found in the retina: photoreceptor cells (i.e. rods and cones), bipolar cells, ganglion cells, horizontal cells, and amacrine cells. I also briefly describe the fovea, our area of highest visual acuity, and the optic disc, which creates a natural blind spot in our visual field.
**CORRECTION** The image of the cell layers of the retina at 0:12-0:15 is reversed. The photoreceptors should be at the very back of the retina; light must travel through the other cell layers of the retina before reaching the photoreceptors. Note that the images throughout the rest of the video (after 0:15) are correct. Follow this link to see a corrected image: https://www.neuroscientificallychallenged.com/retina-correction
For an article (on my website) that explains the retina, click this link: https://neuroscientificallychallenged.com/posts/know-your-brain-retina
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Welcome to 2 minute neuroscience, where I simplistically explain neuroscience topics in 2 minutes or less. In this installment I will discuss the retina.
The retina contains the neural component of the eye. When light reaches the back of the eye, it enters the cellular layers of the retina.
The cells of the retina that detect and respond to light, known as photoreceptors, are located at the very back of the retina. There are two types of photoreceptors: rods and cones. Rods allow us to see in dim light, but don't allow for the perception of color. Cones, on the other hand, allow us to perceive color under normal lighting conditions. Throughout most of the retina, rods outnumber cones. In one area called the fovea, however, there are no rods but many cones. The fovea represents the area of the retina that provides our highest acuity vision, and thus is at the center of our gaze.
When light hits photoreceptors, it interacts with a molecule called photopigment, which begins a chain of events that serves to propagate the visual signal. The signal is transmitted to cells called bipolar cells, which connect photoreceptors to ganglion cells. Bipolar cells pass the signal on to ganglion cells, which leave eye in a large cluster at an area called the optic disc. The optic disc doesn't contain any photoreceptors, and so represents an area on the retina that can't process visual information, creating a natural blind spot. However, we normally don't notice our blind spot. The brain uses information from surrounding photoreceptors and the other eye to fill in the gaps in images that are processed by the retina. After leaving the retina, the ganglion cell fibers are called the optic nerve. The optic nerve carries visual information toward the brain to be processed.
There are two other cell types in the retina that should be mentioned: horizontal and amacrine cells. Horizontal cells receive input from multiple photoreceptor cells. They integrate signaling from different populations of photoreceptor cells, make adjustments to the signals that will be sent to bipolar cells, and regulate activity in photoreceptor cells themselves. Amacrine cells receive signals from bipolar cells and are involved in the regulation and integration of activity in bipolar and ganglion cells.
REFERENCE:
Nolte J. The Human Brain: An Introduction to its Functional Anatomy. 6th ed. Philadelphia, PA. Elsevier; 2009.
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Rods and Cones
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Rods and Cones
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Rods and cones are the light sensitive cells in you eye. This short clip is to illustrate how, when they are struck by light, they generate nerve impulses.
The model of the rods, cone and nerve fibres were created in Zbrush.
I imorted the mesh into Modo for rendering and animation. The nerve impulses were created using animated growing curves.
Composting was done in Hitfilm 3 Pro
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Rods vs Cones photoreceptors physiology, functions and anatomy
Rods vs Cones photoreceptors physiology, functions and anatomy
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Rods vs Cones photoreceptors physiology, functions and anatomy
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Vision: Anatomy and Physiology, Animation
Optical and neural components of the eye. Structure of the retina. Fovea and blind spot. R...
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Vision: Anatomy and Physiology, Animation
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Optical and neural components of the eye. Structure of the retina. Fovea and blind spot. Rods and cones, rhodopsin and retinal. Black and white and color vision. Signal transduction in photoreceptor cells, bipolar cells and ganglion cells. Visual projection pathways in the brain. Part of the sensation and perception series - sight organ.
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The main optical components are the cornea, the lens, and the iris. The cornea and the lens refract light and focus the image on the retina. The iris acts as an aperture, it controls the amount of light that enters the eye by adjusting the size of the pupil.
The neural components are the retina - a light-sensitive tissue lining the inner surface of the eye, and the optic nerve. Light is absorbed by photoreceptor cells in the retina. The optical information is then passed through several cell layers, where it is converted into action potentials and sent, via the optic nerve, to the visual cortex of the brain.
The optic disk, where the optic nerve leaves the eye, has no photoreceptor cells. It corresponds to the blind spot in the visual field.
The major photoreceptor cells of the retina are rods and cones. There are 3 kinds of cones named after the color that they absorb best: red, green and blue. A color is perceived based on proportions of signals coming from these cones. Color blindness occurs when a person lacks a certain kind of cones.
The ability of photoreceptor cells to detect light is due to their light-receptor molecules, called visual pigments. It’s rhodopsin in rods, and iodopsins in cones. These molecules consist of 2 components: a protein called opsin, and a vitamin A-derivative called retinal.
In the dark, there is a so-called dark current in photoreceptor cells. This is due to the presence of cGMP, which permits a constant influx of sodium. The cells are depolarized, they release the neurotransmitter glutamate at the synapse with bipolar cells.
The retinal exists in 2 conformations: cis and trans. In the dark, the cis-form is bound to opsin, keeping it inactive. As the retinal absorbs light, it changes to trans-form and dissociates from the opsin, which now becomes an active enzyme. The enzyme degrades cGMP, sodium channel closes, dark current stops and so does glutamate secretion. The drop in glutamate tells the bipolar cells that light has been absorbed.
On average, each ganglion cell receives signals from over a hundred of rods. This degree of convergence is at the basis of the high sensitivity of rod cells. A dim light produces only a weak signal in a rod, but together, hundreds of these signals converge and become one strong signal acting on a single ganglion cell. However, as the signal comes from a large area of the retina, the image resolution is poor.
The cones have a much lower degree of convergence. The fovea in particular has only cones and no rods, and each cone conveys signal to one ganglion cell. Because one ganglion cell receives input from a very small area of the retina, this setup produces high resolution images. But high resolution comes with low sensitivity, because each cone must be stimulated with a signal strong enough to generate action potentials in the ganglion cell. This also explains why there is no color vision in dim light.
The bipolar cells are first-order neurons, and ganglion cells are second-order neurons. The axons of ganglion cells form the optic nerve. The 2 optic nerves from the 2 eyes converge at the optic chiasm. Here, the medial half of nerve fibers from each eye cross to the other side of the brain. Most of the fibers then continue to the thalamus and synapse with third-order neurons, whose axons project to the primary visual cortex. Some fibers take a different route: they terminate in the midbrain and are responsible for pupillary light reflex and accommodation reflex, among others.
Note that objects in the left visual field are perceived by the right side of the brain, which also controls motor responses of the body’s left side – the same side as the objects.
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2-Minute Neuroscience: Phototransduction
Phototransduction is the process that occurs in the retina where light is converted into e...
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2-Minute Neuroscience: Phototransduction
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Phototransduction is the process that occurs in the retina where light is converted into electrical signals that can be understood by the rest of the nervous system. In this video, I explain the mechanism underlying phototransduction in rod photoreceptor cells.
This process is a little complicated; I'd suggest at least having a good understanding of membrane potential before you try to grasp phototransduction. You can learn more about membrane potential in this video: https://youtu.be/tIzF2tWy6KI
TRANSCRIPT:
Welcome to 2 minute neuroscience, where I explain neuroscience topics in 2 minutes or less. In this installment I will discuss phototransduction.
Phototransduction is the process that occurs in the retina where light is converted into electrical signals that can be understood by the nervous system. It primarily takes place in photoreceptor cells, of which there are two main types: rods and cones. I will discuss phototransduction in rods, although the process is similar in cones.
In the dark, positively charged sodium ions flow into rod cells through ion channels that are activated by a substance called cyclic guanosine monophosphate, or cGMP. This influx of positively charged ions causes cells to remain in a depolarized state, leading to the continuous release of the neurotransmitter glutamate. Inside the rod cell there is a substance called rhodopsin, which is made up of a protein called opsin and a molecule called retinal, which is capable of absorbing light. When retinal absorbs light, its configuration changes, an event that prompts opsin to activate a protein called transducin. Transducin activates a type of enzyme known as a phosphodiesterase, which begins breaking down cGMP. As cGMP levels fall, the ion channels that are opened by cGMP begin to close. Thus, less sodium enters the cell and the cell becomes hyperpolarized due to potassium ions that regularly leave the cell. Consequently, glutamate release decreases. Strangely enough, this decrease in neurotransmitter release acts as a signal that a light stimulus is present. The rod cell returns to its normal state quickly when activated rhodopsin is inactivated, and a protein called arrestin subsequently binds to it. Arrestin blocks the ability of rhodopsin to activate transducin, which makes the cascade unable to continue. A complex process then restores retinal to its original configuration, making it ready to absorb light once again.
References:
Meister M, Tessier-Lavigne M. Low-Level Visual Processing: The Retina. In: Kandel ER, Schwartz JH, Jessell TM, Siegelbaum SA, Hudspeth AJ, eds. Principles of Neural Science. 5th ed. New York: McGraw Hill; 2013.
Purves D, Augustine GJ, Fitzpatrick P, Hall WC, Lamantia AS, Mooney RD, Platt ML, White LE, eds. Neuroscience. 6th ed. New York: Sinauer Associates; 2018.
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Rod cells vs Cone cells |Quick Differences & Comparisons|
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Special Senses | Photoreceptors | Rods and Cones
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ABC Zoom - Colour vision: cone cells, retinal and light
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ABC Zoom - Colour vision: cone cells, retinal and light
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Key concepts: eye, retina, colour vision, photon, cone cell, nerve signal
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ABC Zoom is a science-based game set in deep space.
The space ship Polaris has come under attack. The ship and her captain have sustained damage that can only be repaired at the molecular or cellular level.
Your mission: Use the futuristic tool you'll find on the ship to zoom down to the microscopic and atomic levels, reviving the captain and her ship.
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Rod versus Cone cells Physiology
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Rod versus Cone cells Physiology
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Cone cell
Cone cells, or cones, are one of two types of photoreceptor cells in the retina of the eye. They are responsible for color vision and function best in relatively bright light, as opposed to rod cells, which work better in dim light. Cone cells are densely packed in the fovea centralis, a 0.3 mm diameter rod-free area with very thin, densely packed cones which quickly reduce in number towards the periphery of the retina. There are about six to seven million cones in a human eye and are most concentrated towards the macula.
A commonly cited figure of six million in the human eye was found by Osterberg in 1935. Oyster's textbook (1999) cites work by Curcio et al. (1990) indicating an average close to 4.5 million cone cells and 90 million rod cells in the human retina.
Cones are less sensitive to light than the rod cells in the retina (which support vision at low light levels), but allow the perception of colour. They are also able to perceive finer detail and more rapid changes in images, because their response times to stimuli are faster than those of rods. Cones are normally one of the three types, each with different pigment, namely: S-cones, M-cones and L-cones. Each cone is therefore sensitive to visible wavelengths of light that correspond to short-wavelength, medium-wavelength and long-wavelength light. Because humans usually have three kinds of cones with different photopsins, which have different response curves and thus respond to variation in colour in different ways, we have trichromatic vision. Being colour blind can change this, and there have been some verified reports of people with four or more types of cones, giving them tetrachromatic vision. The three pigments responsible for detecting light have been shown to vary in their exact chemical composition due to genetic mutation; different individuals will have cones with different color sensitivity. Destruction of the cone cells from disease would result in blindness.
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