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Neuropharmacology of vision in goldfish: A review

Christa NeumeyerCarlos Mora-ferrer

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Parallel processing (psychology)genetic structuresColor visionDopamineMotion PerceptionGlycineColorRetinachemistry.chemical_compoundMotionGABADopamineGoldfishmedicineElectroretinographyParallel processingAnimalsNeurotransmitterNeuropharmacologyVision Oculargamma-Aminobutyric AcidRetinaNeurotransmitter AgentsColor VisionDose-Response Relationship DrugFlickerStrychnineBicucullineSensory Systemseye diseasesAcetylcholineOphthalmologymedicine.anatomical_structurechemistryTime Perceptionsense organsPsychologyNeurosciencemedicine.drug

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AbstractThe goldfish is one of the few animals exceptionally well analyzed in behavioral experiments and also in electrophysiological and neuroanatomical investigations of the retina. To get insight into the functional organization of the retina we studied color vision, motion detection and temporal resolution before and after intra-ocular injection of neuropharmaca with known effects on retinal neurons. Bicuculline, strychnine, curare, atropine, and dopamine D1- and D2-receptor antagonists were used. The results reviewed here indicate separate and parallel processing of L-cone contribution to different visual functions, and the influence of several neurotransmitters (dopamine, acetylcholine, glycine, and GABA) on motion vision, color vision, and temporal resolution.

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2009-05-01Vision Research
10.1016/j.visres.2008.08.004http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.visres.2008.08.004