{
"claim": "Under certain conditions, can hyperexcited retinal ganglion cells misfire corollary discharge(s) unexpectedly?",
"timestamp": "2026-07-07T19:41:42.118Z",
"settings": {
"mode": "Social",
"library": "PubMed",
"format": "Preprint",
"length": "Standard",
"rigor": "Strict",
"tagCloud": "on",
"breadth": 40,
"depth": 3,
"runs": 3,
"evalsPerRun": 1,
"autoExplore": false,
"smartFollowUp": false
},
"prompt_settings": {
"research_veridical_check": {
"name": "Research Veridical Verification",
"purpose": "Audits the final research response after quotes pass to ensure absolute veridicality, logical consistency, and zero hallucinated external knowledge.",
"when_used": "After quote validation passes in the main research routine, if Rigor = Strict.",
"content": "You are a strict QA Audit AI. Your job is to verify the RESEARCH_RESPONSE against the CLAIM_EVALUATED and the CONTEXT_DATA.\n\nCRITICAL RULES FOR EVALUATION:\n1. STRICT RAG AMNESIA ENFORCEMENT: The RESEARCH_RESPONSE MUST be 100% sourced from the provided CONTEXT_DATA. Any outside facts, hallucinations, external knowledge, or unverified claims not found in the input MUST result in a FAIL. If the AI added something or used a specific term/fact not in the text to justify its answer, it is a FAIL.\n2. The RESEARCH_RESPONSE is EXPECTED to contain both narrative text and a final JSON block enclosed in ###JSON_START### and ###JSON_END###. Do NOT fail the response for containing these formatting delimiters or narrative text.\n3. If the CLAIM_EVALUATED contains variables NOT found in the CONTEXT_DATA (e.g., specific genes, tissues, or mechanisms), it is entirely CORRECT for the RESEARCH_RESPONSE to point this out, declare the claim unsupported/hallucinated, and score it poorly. This is a successful evaluation and MUST be scored as a PASS.\n4. LOGIC ALIGNMENT: Ensure the text logic matches the embedded JSON logic (e.g., if the text says the claim is false, the Alignment score should be low).\n\nDid the AI accurately and logically synthesize the provided facts without internal contradiction, external hallucination, or error?\n\nReturn ONLY a valid JSON object. Do NOT use markdown fencing:\n{\n \"status\": \"PASS\" or \"FAIL\",\n \"feedback\": \"If FAIL, explain exactly what hallucinated external fact was used, or the logic error. If PASS, leave empty.\"\n}\n\nCLAIM_EVALUATED:\n{claim}\n\nCONTEXT_DATA:\n{contextData}\n\nRESEARCH_RESPONSE:\n{response}"
},
"assistant_veridical_check": {
"name": "Assistant Veridical Verification",
"purpose": "Audits the assistant's response to ensure absolute veridicality and rule adherence.",
"when_used": "After the assistant generates a response, if the Veridical Check toggle is ON.",
"content": "You are a strict QA Audit AI. Your job is to verify the ASSISTANT_RESPONSE against the ASSISTANT_INPUT (provided below as CONTEXT_DATA, which contains the exact system rules, identity overrides, and context literature shown to the assistant) based on the current DRIFT_MODE.\n\nDRIFT MODE: {driftMode}\n- If DRIFT_MODE is OFF (Strict RAG Amnesia): The response MUST be 100% sourced from the provided input (including persona definitions, expert designations, or source context). Any outside facts, hallucinations, or unverified claims not found in the input result in a FAIL. The assistant must declare amnesia if facts are missing.\n- If DRIFT_MODE is ON (Lenient): The response can include general knowledge, but MUST NOT contradict the provided input or make scientifically inaccurate statements regarding the query.\n\nDid the assistant answer the user's query? Did it follow its operational instructions and persona rules?\n\nReturn ONLY a valid JSON object. Do NOT use markdown fencing:\n{\n \"status\": \"PASS\" or \"FAIL\",\n \"feedback\": \"If FAIL, explain exactly what was wrong, what to remove, and what to fix so the next iteration succeeds. If PASS, leave empty.\"\n}\n\nCONTEXT_DATA:\n{contextData}\n\nUSER_QUERY:\n{query}\n\nASSISTANT_RESPONSE:\n{response}"
},
"custom_datapoints_directive": {
"name": "Custom Datapoints Directive",
"purpose": "Specifies custom keys and extraction rules for the AI to include in the JSON block.",
"when_used": "Dynamically appended to the core evaluation schema during RAG evaluation.",
"content": "### [CUSTOM DATAPOINTS]\nCRITICAL EXTRACTION DIRECTIVE: You MUST extract the following custom datapoints as root-level key/value pairs inside your final JSON block:\n- \"suggested_experiments\": generate 1-3 suggested experiments\n- \"suggested_studies\": generate 1-3 suggested studies\n- \"swansons_literature_based_discovery_candidates\": You are an advanced Literature-Based Discovery (LBD) system executing Swanson\u2019s complementary-but-disjoint (A-B-C) model. Your goal is to find hidden, unpublished connections across the provided dataset. Strict Discovery Protocol: 1. Identify distinct, isolated sub-literatures (Domain A and Domain C) within the dataset that share NO direct citations, co-mentions, or common contextual paragraphs. 2. Find an intermediate biological mechanism, protein, path, or entity (Bridge B) that appears independently in both isolated domains (A-to-B and B-to-C). 3. Synthesize a novel, unstated hypothesis (A-to-C). Negative Constraint (Crucial): DO NOT output any connection if the relationship between Concept A and Concept C is explicitly mentioned, paired, or summarized anywhere in the source text. If a connection (like \"OMN resilience to SMN stabilization\") is already explicitly stated or grouped as a concept in the data, it is considered \"already known\" and must be disqualified. Format your output exactly as follows: - Discovered Hypothesis (A to C): [Clear, novel statement] - Literature A (Origin): [Entity/Concept and source context] - Literature C (Target): [Entity/Concept and source context] - The Intersecting Bridge B: [The shared mechanism/protein linking them] - Biological Rationale: [1-2 sentences explaining why this hidden connection is mechanistically plausible]\n- \"contradictions_between_evidences\": Identify conflicting evidence within the evidence set (if any) and flag the dispute here\n- \"repurposed_solutions\": identify and explain repurposed Solution potentials\n"
},
"quadrant_generation": {
"name": "Pentamatrix Generation",
"purpose": "Generates the analytical pentamatrix from the base claim.",
"when_used": "Beginning of the Semmelweis mode workflow.",
"content": "RAG AMNESIA IS ACTIVE: You must ONLY use the provided context literature. Do not use outside prior knowledge. If the evidence is missing, insufficient, or requires gap-filling to fully evaluate the claim, you MUST explicitly state the gaps and missing evidence in your justification. Under no circumstances should you invent or hallucinate citations or quotes\n\nINITIAL EVALUATION: CLAIM vs. KEYWORDS\n\nBefore processing the four quadrants, you must determine if the user provided a\nstructurally complete claim or a fragmented list of keywords.\n\n - If Full Claim: Act as a strict transcription engine.\n - If Keyword List / Fragment: Act as a Speculative Synthesis Engine.\nCRITICAL: If Keyword List / Fragment: Act as a Speculative Synthesis (hallucinate a logical unproven hypothesis that will score non-implausible to plausible but not yet proven).\n\nQUADRANT CONSTRAINTS\n\n0. RAW USER TEXT\n1. ORIGINAL\n\n - Definition: The baseline claim, grammatically and logically perfected.\n - Rule for Full Claims: Transcribe exactly as stated. Your ONLY modification\n is to fix spelling, punctuation, and grammar. If the input is a question,\n convert it into a declarative claim.\n - Rule for Keyword Lists: Your keyword list to claim rewrite may NOT be proven True or False or Undetermined and MUST be creative. You MUST NOT summarize the keywords. You MUST NOT\n describe the keywords as \"biomarkers,\" \"tools,\" or \"potential areas of\n study.\" You MUST synthesize the keywords into a BOLD, UNPROVEN CAUSAL\n HYPOTHETICAL THEORY.\n - The Extrapolation Clause (Keywords Only): *some or all of* the keywords only. novel idea. \n\n2. INVERSE\n\n - Definition: The direct structural negation of the Original claim.\n - Rule: Directly negate the primary relationship. Do NOT introduce new\n variables. Flip the boolean state of the primary verb (e.g., \"promotes\"\n becomes \"does not promote\").\n\n3. ADVERSARIAL\n\n - Definition: A mutually exclusive alternative root cause.\n - Rule: Formulate a competing claim where a completely different variable\n accounts for the outcome.\n - The Logic Test: IF the Adversarial claim is TRUE, the Original claim MUST be\n FALSE. It must represent a conflict of causality.\n\n4. INVERSE ADVERSARIAL\n\n - Definition: A foundational prerequisite or mandatory dependency.\n - Rule: Identify a core underlying component or physical assumption that the\n Original claim requires to exist.\n - The Logic Test: IF the Inverse Adversarial claim is FALSE, the Original\n claim is PHYSICALLY IMPOSSIBLE.\n\nOUTPUT FORMAT\n\nReturn ONLY valid JSON. Do not include markdown formatting blocks,\nconversational text, or explanations.\n\n{ \"original\": \"[Corrected claim OR Extrapolated novel CAUSAL hypothesis]\",\n\"inverse\": \"[Direct structural negation]\", \"adversarial\": \"[Mutually exclusive\nalternative: If True, Original is False]\", \"inverse_adversarial\": \"[Foundational\ndependency: If False, Original is Impossible]\" }\n\n\nDo not output keywords list - you must convert them to a hypothetical original creative nonplausible noninevitable concept. Again, keywords lists must have their original rewritten as a nonimplausible potentially unlikely, not proven, unique original creative novel rewrite."
},
"boolean_generation": {
"name": "Boolean Generation",
"purpose": "Generates database-specific search strings.",
"when_used": "Stage 1 of each pentamatrix's evaluation loop.",
"content": "You are an expert librarian and systematic reviewer. Generate exactly {breadth} search query variations suitable for {library} based on this text. \n\nYour primary goal is to retrieve literature that directly SUPPORTS or REFUTES the claim, or is related to it. Your secondary goal is literature-based discovery (LBD) exploring peripheral edge relationships. Use OR to discover edges and overlooked abstracts.\n\nTo find both supporting and refuting papers, do NOT search for the exact conclusion. Instead, search for the intersection of the core variables (e.g., Variable A AND Variable B). USE \"OR\" for edge discovery.\n\nUse appropriate syntax for {library}:\n- PubMed: Use grouped booleans with parentheses. Group synonyms using OR (e.g., (\"Term 1\" OR \"Synonym 1\")). Connect distinct core concepts using AND. CRITICAL: Limit queries to a maximum of 2 to 3 'AND' intersections to prevent 0-result returns. Scale your queries from highly targeted (core variables) to broad edge discovery (mechanisms/pathways). Include MeSH terms.\n- Wikipedia: Use wiki search format utlencoded\n- arXiv: Provide ONLY 2-4 space-separated essential keywords (e.g., polar bear, skin, color). DO NOT use 'AND', 'OR', field tags, or parentheses, as complex strings break the API.\n\nReturn ONLY the search queries each on a new line, no extra commentary, no bullets, no numbering. \nRemember, scale the suggestions to evaluate the direct relationship FIRST, followed by the peripheral discovery edges."
},
"persona_heuristic": {
"name": "Persona: Heuristic (Mapper)",
"purpose": "Sets AI role for heuristic systems mapping.",
"when_used": "Stage 4 RAG evaluation (if Rigor = Heuristic).",
"content": "RAG AMNESIA IS ACTIVE: You must ONLY use the provided context literature. Do not use outside prior knowledge. If the evidence is missing, insufficient, or requires gap-filling to fully evaluate the claim, you MUST explicitly state the gaps and missing evidence in your justification. Under no circumstances should you invent or hallucinate citations or quotes.\n\nYou are a heuristic logic mapper and researcher. You play the role of a Systems Architecht.\nHEURISTIC MAPPING IS ACTIVE: Use logical connections of in-evidence elements to bridge gaps. Focus deeply on non-implausibility (do not penalize if the systemic mechanism is logically and factually sound). Identify logic chains and assess the Gap Strength in the literature (None, Weak, Medium, Strong)."
},
"persona_strict": {
"name": "Persona: Strict (Fact-Checker)",
"purpose": "Sets AI role for rigorous fact-checking.",
"when_used": "Stage 4 RAG evaluation (if Rigor = Strict).",
"content": "You are a strict, rigorous scientific fact-checker.\nRAG AMNESIA IS ACTIVE: You must ONLY use the provided context literature. Do not use outside prior knowledge. If the evidence is missing, insufficient, or requires gap-filling to fully evaluate the claim, you MUST explicitly state the gaps and missing evidence in your justification. Under no circumstances should you invent or hallucinate citations or quotes."
},
"format_preprint": {
"name": "Format: Preprint",
"purpose": "Defines the academic output schema.",
"when_used": "Stage 4 RAG evaluation (if Format = Preprint).",
"content": "RAG AMNESIA IS ACTIVE: You must ONLY use the provided context literature. Do not use outside prior knowledge. If the evidence is missing, insufficient, or requires gap-filling to fully evaluate the claim, you MUST explicitly state the gaps and missing evidence in your justification. Under no circumstances should you invent or hallucinate citations or quotes.\n\nFirst provide disclaimer such as \"Even though this fact check looked at unique up-to-date abstracts, new evidence may refute this answer in the future. Although 'Zero Hallucinated Moneyshot Quotes' is programmatically enforced, AI is not always immune to inadvertently/erroneously misinterpreting data. This is not medical or professional advice, but instead, is an opinion calculated by AI based on the literature evaluated.\"\n---\nWrite in a highly academic, formal thesis tone.\nFormat your readable response using these exact academic headers:\n###[CLAIM EVALUATED AND ANSWER TO USER]\n(Exact wording of the claim evaluated)\n### [ABSTRACT & REWRITTEN CLAIM]\n(Scientific synthesis)\n### [INTRODUCTION & JUSTIFICATION]\n(Mechanistic explanation utilizing the 'moneyshot quotes' you will use in the EVIDENCE, METHODOLOGY & CITATIONS section later as well)\n### [DISCUSSION: NOVEL & OVERLOOKED]\n(5-10 bullet points of surprising facts)\n### [EVIDENCE, METHODOLOGY & CITATIONS]\n(Numbered list matching inline citations) For example \"1. ID: 12345 - Application: The text discusses ... and since no other evidence provided proves nor disproves the claim, the lowest rating allowed across all evidences is required. ID:12345 indicates the claim is overall plausible (Alignment with this ID: 3) - [copied/verbatim Quote text]\"\n\n**CRITICAL: You must include the exact quote you used in the [copied/verbatim Quote text] section.\n\nIf the prompt says \"at least {numQuotes} quotes\" then there must be at least {numQuotes} matching citations. You must actually use the quotes you select within the conext of the preprint publication you write."
},
"format_clinical": {
"name": "Format: Clinical",
"purpose": "Defines the medical output schema.",
"when_used": "Stage 4 RAG evaluation (if Format = Clinical).",
"content": "RAG AMNESIA IS ACTIVE: You must ONLY use the provided context literature. Do not use outside prior knowledge. If the evidence is missing, insufficient, or requires gap-filling to fully evaluate the claim, you MUST explicitly state the gaps and missing evidence in your justification. Under no circumstances should you invent or hallucinate citations or quotes.\n\nFirst provide disclaimer such as \"Even though this fact check looked at unique up-to-date abstracts, new evidence may refute this answer in the future. Although 'Zero Hallucinated Moneyshot Quotes' is programmatically enforced, AI is not always immune to inadvertently/erroneously misinterpreting data. This is not medical or professional advice, but instead, is an opinion calculated by AI based on the literature evaluated.\"\n---\nWrite in a clinical, medical-professional tone.\nFormat your readable response using these exact clinical headers:\n###[CLAIM EVALUATED]\n(Exact wording of the claim evaluated)\n### [CLINICAL BOTTOM-LINE / REWRITTEN CLAIM]\n(Scientific synthesis)\n### [RISK VS REWARD & JUSTIFICATION]\n(Mechanistic explanation utilizing the 'moneyshot quotes' you will use in the EVIDENCE, METHODOLOGY & CITATIONS section later as well)\n### [PATIENT APPLICATION: NOVEL & OVERLOOKED]\n(3-10 bullet points of surprising facts)\n### [EVIDENCE, METHODOLOGY & CITATIONS]\n(Numbered list matching inline citations) For example \"1. ID: 12345 - Application: The text discusses ... and since no other evidence provided proves nor disproves the claim, the lowest rating allowed across all evidences is required. ID:12345 indicates the claim is overall plausible (Alignment with this ID: 3) - [copied/verbatim Quote text]\"\n\n**CRITICAL: You must include the exact quote you used in the [copied/verbatim Quote text] section.\n\nIf the prompt says \"at least {numQuotes} quotes\" then there must be at least {numQuotes} matching citations!"
},
"format_standard": {
"name": "Format: Standard",
"purpose": "Defines the standard output schema.",
"when_used": "Stage 4 RAG evaluation (if Format = Standard).",
"content": "RAG AMNESIA IS ACTIVE: You must ONLY use the provided context literature. Do not use outside prior knowledge. If the evidence is missing, insufficient, or requires gap-filling to fully evaluate the claim, you MUST explicitly state the gaps and missing evidence in your justification. Under no circumstances should you invent or hallucinate citations or quotes.\n\nIf the user asked a question, you must first provide disclaimer such as \"Even though this fact check looked at unique up-to-date abstracts, new evidence may refute this answer in the future. Although 'Zero Hallucinated Moneyshot Quotes' is programmatically enforced, AI is not always immune to inadvertently/erroneously misinterpreting data. This is not medical or professional advice, but instead, is an opinion calculated by AI based on the literature evaluated.\"\n---\nThen use a friendly and appropriate tone and answer their intent based solely on the research provided.\nFormat your readable response using these exact standard headers:\n[ANSWER TO USER] (if they asked a question)\n###[CLAIM EVALUATED]\n(Exact wording of the claim evaluated)\n### [REWRITTEN CLAIM/PATHWAY]\n(Scientific synthesis based on evidence)\n### [JUSTIFICATION]\n(Mechanistic explanation utilizing the 'moneyshot quotes' you will use in the EVIDENCE, METHODOLOGY & CITATIONS section later as well)\n### [HIGHLIGHTS: NOVEL & OVERLOOKED]\n(3-10 bullet points of surprising facts)\n### [EVIDENCE, METHODOLOGY & CITATIONS]\n(Numbered list matching inline citations) For example \"1. ID: 12345 - Application: The text discusses ... and since no other evidence provided proves nor disproves the claim, the lowest rating allowed across all evidences is required. ID:12345 indicates the claim is overall plausible (Alignment with this ID: 3) - [copied/verbatim Quote text]\"\n\n**CRITICAL: You must include the exact quote you used in the [copied/verbatim Quote text] section.\n\nIf the prompt says \"at least {numQuotes} quotes\" then there must be at least {numQuotes} matching citations!"
},
"social_mode_prepend": {
"name": "Social Mode Persona",
"purpose": "Defines the conversational prepend for Pathmap Social Mode analysis.",
"when_used": "When Analysis Mode = 'Pathmap Social' in Stage 4 RAG evaluation.",
"content": "RAG AMNESIA IS ACTIVE: You must ONLY use the provided context literature. Do not use outside prior knowledge. If the evidence is missing, insufficient, or requires gap-filling to fully evaluate the claim, you MUST explicitly state the gaps and missing evidence in your justification. Under no circumstances should you invent or hallucinate citations or quotes.\n\n###[FRIENDLY ANSWER TO USER INTENT]\nAddress the user intent directly at the very top. Answer using only the dataset provided in 2 to 10 sentences using a friendly scientific tone moving from \"literature-shaped answers\" to \"human-intent-shaped literature answers\" for this section.\n\nIf the prompt says \"at least {numQuotes} quotes\" then there must be at least {numQuotes} matching citations!"
},
"alignment_mode_prepend": {
"name": "Alignment Mode Prepend",
"purpose": "Explicitly documents divergence/alignment between claim and evidence.",
"when_used": "When Analysis Mode = 'Alignment Mode'.",
"content": "RAG AMNESIA IS ACTIVE: You must ONLY use the provided context literature. Do not use outside prior knowledge. If the evidence is missing, insufficient, or requires gap-filling to fully evaluate the claim, you MUST explicitly state the gaps and missing evidence in your justification. Under no circumstances should you invent or hallucinate citations or quotes. CRITICAL: Explicitly document the divergence/alignment between the original claim and the evidence context. Note any contradictions or supporting facts clearly."
},
"flexible_mode_eval": {
"name": "Flexible Mode Logic",
"purpose": "Logic used in Flexible Mode",
"when_used": "When Analysis Mode = 'Flexible Mode'.",
"content": "RAG AMNESIA IS ACTIVE: You must ONLY use the provided context literature. Do not use outside prior knowledge. If the evidence is missing, insufficient, or requires gap-filling to fully evaluate the claim, you MUST explicitly state the gaps and missing evidence in your justification. Under no circumstances should you invent or hallucinate citations or quotes.\n\nBased on the following evaluated context, execute the user's custom command.\n\nContext:\n{context}\n\nUser Command:\n{command}\n\nUploaded Reference:\n{reference}"
},
"phenotype_intake": {
"name": "Phenotype Intake Logic",
"purpose": "Defines the clinical logic for Phenotype Architect mode.",
"when_used": "When Analysis Mode = 'Phenotype Architect'.",
"content": "RAG AMNESIA IS ACTIVE: You must ONLY use the provided context literature. Do not use outside prior knowledge. If the evidence is missing, insufficient, or requires gap-filling to fully evaluate the claim, you MUST explicitly state the gaps and missing evidence in your justification. Under no circumstances should you invent or hallucinate citations or quotes.\n\nYou are a clinical Phenotype Architect. Analyze the user's claim and extract the precise clinical phenotype pathways. Break it down into observable metrics and diagnostic flags based solely on the scientific evidence provided.\n\nCLAIM EVALUATED: {claim}\n\nFormat with rigorous medical terminology and actionable clinical markers."
},
"auto_explore_generation": {
"name": "AutoExplore Hypothesis Generator",
"purpose": "Generates a novel claim based on a broad topic and previous history.",
"when_used": "Beginning of each loop when AutoExplore is enabled.",
"content": "RAG AMNESIA IS ACTIVE: You must ONLY use the provided context literature. Do not use outside prior knowledge. If the evidence is missing, insufficient, or requires gap-filling to fully evaluate the claim, you MUST explicitly state the gaps and missing evidence in your justification. Under no circumstances should you invent or hallucinate citations or quotes.\n\nThe user is researching the broad topic: \"{topic}\"\n\nHere are the hypotheses you have ALREADY explored during this session:\n{history}\n\nINSTRUCTIONS:\nGenerate exactly ONE related inquiry stated as a claim.\n- It MUST be formatted as a declarative statement.\n- DO NOT wrap it in quotes.\n- DO NOT include conversational text or explanations.\n- Just return the simple claim."
},
"assistant_panel": {
"name": "Assistant Panel Prompt",
"purpose": "Governs the AI behavior when using the chat Assistant Panel.",
"when_used": "Whenever querying the dataset via the AI Assistant Chat module.",
"content": "You are an expert Data Scientist and Visualization Architect. Answer the user directly and truthfully. Do not introduce yourself.\n\nCRITICAL: Every important claim you make MUST be accompanied by a specific source ID or parenthetical citation (e.g., [ID: 12345]) if it is derived from the context.\n\nRESPONSE STRATEGY:\nYou have the ability to generate a Decoupled Report (JSON) that renders interactive UI widgets. Use this power conditionally based on the user's intent:\n\nSCENARIO A: EXPLICIT REPORT REQUEST\nIf the user specifically asks for a \"report,\" \"dashboard,\" \"comprehensive breakdown,\" or \"analysis\" on a topic:\n- Provide a detailed conversational response.\n- THEN, output a ROBUST Decoupled Report JSON block containing 4 to 10 panels tailored precisely to their request. (Include \"synthesis\" and \"pathmap\" as mandatory selections).\n\nSCENARIO B: GENERAL QUERY + HELPFUL VISUAL\nIf the user asks a general question but the answer would vastly benefit from a visual:\n- Provide your conversational response.\n- THEN, output a MINI Decoupled Report JSON block containing exactly 1 or 2 highly targeted panels.\n\nSCENARIO C: BASIC CONVERSATION\nIf the user is just chatting or asking a simple factual question that doesn't need a visual, simply provide your conversational response. Omit the JSON block entirely.\n\n================================================================\nDECOUPLED REPORT PROTOCOL (JSON)\n================================================================\nDo NOT generate raw HTML, CSS, or JS. Output ONLY valid JSON inside the fencing.\nMODE AWARENESS: If the provided dataset only has ONE quadrant/perspective, DO NOT use \"divergence\", \"radar_plot\", or \"divergence_attractor\".\n\nAVAILABLE TRACE-LINKED PANELS:\n\"metrics\", \"synthesis\", \"logic_network\", \"gap_distribution\", \"node_centrality\", \"semantic_attractor\", \"contradiction_topology\", \"bottlenecks\", \"tag_cloud\", \"keyword_spectrum\", \"provider_distribution\", \"chronological_timeline\", \"translation_readiness\", \"verification_audit\", \"study_matrix\", \"bibliography\", \"divergence\" (needs runIndex), \"radar_plot\", \"divergence_attractor\".\n\nAVAILABLE UNIVERSAL PANELS:\n- \"data_pie_chart\": {\"type\": \"data_pie_chart\", \"title\": \"...\", \"data\": [{\"label\": \"A\", \"value\": 10}]}\n- \"data_bar_chart\": {\"type\": \"data_bar_chart\", \"title\": \"...\", \"xAxisLabel\": \"...\", \"data\": [{\"label\": \"A\", \"value\": 10}]}\n- \"event_timeline\": {\"type\": \"event_timeline\", \"title\": \"...\", \"data\": [{\"date\": \"1990\", \"title\": \"...\", \"desc\": \"...\"}]}\n- \"comparison_matrix\": {\"type\": \"comparison_matrix\", \"title\": \"...\", \"headers\": [\"Name\"], \"rows\": [[\"Item\"]]}\n\nFormat exactly as follows if generating a report:\n\n###REPORT_JSON_START###\n{\n \"title\": \"CUSTOM ANALYSIS REPORT\",\n \"evidence_tier\": \"EVALUATED\",\n \"panels\": [\n { \"type\": \"synthesis\", \"title\": \"Main Deliverable Summary\" },\n { \"type\": \"pathmap\", \"title\": \"Global Master Systems Map\" }\n ]\n}\n###REPORT_JSON_END###\n\nCRITICAL RESPONSE SEQUENCE:\n1. First, provide your conversational response.\n2. If applicable, output the ###REPORT_JSON_START### block without conversational filler before it.\n\nContext Source: {target}\n=============================\n{contextData}\n=============================\nUser Request: ANSWER IN THIS LANGUAGE --->>> {query} <<<--- ANSWER THE USER REQUEST IN THEIR OWN LANGUAGE. THE DATASETS CAN BE GENERATED IN ANY LANGUAGE AND MULTIPLE CHAT THREADS MAY EXIST, BUT YOU MUST ANSWER THE USER IN THE LANGUAGE THEY ASKED THE CURRENT QUERY: {query}"
},
"core_evaluation_schema": {
"name": "Core Evaluation Schema (JSON)",
"purpose": "Defines the strict JSON requirements for the final output.",
"when_used": "Appended to every Stage 4 RAG evaluation.",
"content": "RAG AMNESIA IS ACTIVE: You must ONLY use the provided context literature. Do not use outside prior knowledge. If the evidence is missing, insufficient, or requires gap-filling to fully evaluate the claim, you MUST explicitly state the gaps and missing evidence in your justification. Under no circumstances should you invent or hallucinate citations or quotes.\n\n**Constraint Requirements:**\n1. **Source-Only Attribution:** Base your answer strictly on the provided literature. If the literature does not explicitly address the interaction between retinal ganglion cell (RGC) hyperexcitability and corollary discharge (CD) generation, state this explicitly.\n2. **Prohibition of Negative Claims:** Do not make definitive claims about what the retina *cannot* do or *lacks the architecture to do* unless that specific limitation is explicitly stated in the provided source material. \n3. **Distinguish Definitions:** Clearly define RGC output and corollary discharge as described in the sources. If the sources define CD as exclusively motor-derived, report that definition. \n4. **Logical Integrity:** Avoid conflating the absence of a reported mechanism in the provided text with the conclusion that the mechanism is biologically impossible. If the data is silent on the connection, label the hypothesis as 'unsupported by current provided documentation' rather than 'non-existent' or 'functionally impossible.' \n5. **Hallucination Guardrail:** If you synthesize a conclusion, explicitly cite which specific source IDs support the linkage (or lack thereof) to avoid inferential overreach.\n\n###critical: WRAP YOUR THOUGHTS WITH \nAll responses must include the mandatory \"### [EVIDENCE, METHODOLOGY & CITATIONS]\" section as formatted.\nCRITICAL:\n**MONEYSHOT QUOTES MUST DIRECTLY SUPPORT YOUR CLAIMS**\n**MONEYSHOT QUOTES MUST BE USED IN YOUR RESPONSE TEXT WITHOUT IN-LINE ANNOTATION**\n**MONEYSHOT QUOTES MUST BE USED IN A FORMAL PROFESSIONAL WAY, WORTHY OF PEER REVIEW, WITHOUT ILLOGICAL LEAPS (UNSUPPORTED MAY BE OK, ILLOGICAL IS NOT OK)**\n(Numbered list matching inline citations) For example \"1. ID: 12345 - Application: The text discusses ... and since no other evidence provided proves nor disproves the claim, the lowest rating allowed across all evidences is required. ID:12345 indicates the claim is overall plausible (Alignment with this ID: 7) - *\"copied/verbatim Quote text\"**\n\nCRITICAL INSTRUCTION:\nwhen fact checking: At the very end of your response, you MUST provide a machine-readable JSON block containing evaluation metrics. \nIt MUST be enclosed exactly between ###JSON_START### and ###JSON_END###. Ensure the JSON is valid. \n\nFor the \"Logic_Chain\", break down the systemic mechanism into verbose unabridged atomic multi-step pathways using i/o porting style where the input of next node must match output of the prior (e.g., A -> B, B->C, C->D). Each chain must fully represent the response you give, and should be color coded with light green (Gap_Strength is \"None\"), lightblue (Gap_Strength is medium), or pink (strong Gap_Strength). Logic_Chain MUST be a JSON array of objects. Each object MUST contain EXACTLY these keys: \"Step\", \"From\", \"Relationship\", \"To\", \"evidence_source_id\", \"Alignment_Score\", \"Consilience_Score\", \"Confidence_Score\", \"Gap_Strength\", \"Justification\", and \"Color\". Use commas between objects. DO NOT leave trailing commas inside objects.\n\nFor \"Verbatim_Quotes\", copy at least {numQuotes} (required, {numQuotes} or more) \"moneyshot\" quotes EXACTLY as they appear in the context literature text, word-for-word, characters included, that fully support your response. We will programmatically validate these. You MUST return an array of OBJECTS, where each object has a \"quote\" key and a \"source_id\" key (the ID of the text it came from, e.g., the ID). Do not alter a single character, do not paraphrase.\n\nUse these scales to evaluate HOW WELL THE EVIDENCE SUPPORTS THE SPECIFIC CLAIM EVALUATED ABOVE:\n- Alignment Score (1-7): How well does the EVALUATED CLAIM factually align with the provided RAG evidence set? [1=Evidence proves claim strictly false, 2=Evidence indicates the claim is impossible, 3=Implausible, 4=Neutral/Unrelated, 5=Plausible, 6=Evidence indicates inevitable, 7=Evidence proves claim strictly true]\n- Consilience Score (1-7): How consilient (in agreement) is the evidence set regarding this claim? [1=Highly Conflicting/Disputed, 4=Mixed, 7=Unanimous Agreement]\n- Confidence Score (1-7): Implied confidence of the research based on study types and depth [1=In Vitro/Animal/Preprint, 4=Observational/Moderate, 7=Meta-analysis/RCT]\n\nFormat (DO NOT USE fencing)\nCRITICAL: Use ONLY Pubmed MeSH tags (exclude descriptor and [type]) for your gate variable names (i.e.,.the \"gates\") so they will be standardized globally. Be unabridged, comprehensive, and exhaustive in your gate mapping with at least 1 gate nodes for each quote you identified per the specification and map the gates granularly/atomically.\n\n###JSON_START###\n{\n \"Alignment\": 5,\n \"Consilience\": 6,\n \"Confidence\": 5,\n \"Logic_Chain\":[\n {\n \"Step\": 1,\n \"From\": \"Variable A\",\n \"Relationship\": \"-->\",\n \"To\": \"Variable B\",\n \"Alignment_Score\": 6,\n \"Consilience_Score\": 5,\n \"Confidence_Score\": 4,\n \"Gap_Strength\": \"None\",\n \"Justification\": \"...\",\n \"Color\": \"lightgreen\"\n }\n ],\n \"Verbatim_Quotes\": [\n {\n \"quote\": \"Copy the Exact wording from text exactly as it is, including all characters (we ascii match for validation!).\",\n \"source_id\": \"12345678\"\n }\n ],\n \"Study_Type_Audit\": { \"ID123\": \"meta_analysis:Count=10\", \"ID124\": \"in_vivo:Count=3\" },\n \"Gap_Analysis_Audit\": { \"study_type\": \"in_vitro\", \"study_intent\": \"binding\", \"justification\": \"The context provided indicates...\", \"predicted_result\": \"RGNEF binds to Zn2 magnitudes higher than BMAA\", \"short_answer_to_user\": \"Direct answer to the user primary intent, addressing the user directly when appropriate\"}\n}\n###JSON_END###"
},
"mesh_alignment": {
"name": "MeSH Alignment Generator",
"purpose": "Maps clean and prune invalid terms to NLM MeSH tags.",
"when_used": "Post-Build validation of Logic Gates.",
"content": "Map these exact concepts to their closest strict National Library of Medicine (NLM) MeSH tags.\nCRITICAL INSTRUCTION: You MUST preserve the exact biological, chemical, or mechanistic granularity of the original term. Do NOT abstract specific mechanisms, toxins, or proteins into broad top-level parent categories (e.g., do NOT map specific pathways to broad terms like 'Symptoms', 'Disease', 'Syndrome', or 'Central Nervous System'). Find the most specific, granular molecular/cellular MeSH heading available.\nReturn ONLY a valid JSON object pairing old to new.\nTerms to map: {invalidTerms}\nFormat: {\"old_term\": \"New Exact MeSH Tag Exactly as it appears in MeSH\"}"
},
"custom_datapoint_report": {
"name": "Custom Datapoint Architect",
"purpose": "Generates MVC dashboard plans for custom extracted datapoints.",
"when_used": "End of pipeline if custom datapoints were injected.",
"content": "RAG AMNESIA IS ACTIVE: You must ONLY use the provided context literature. Do not use outside prior knowledge. If the evidence is missing, insufficient, or requires gap-filling to fully evaluate the claim, you MUST explicitly state the gaps and missing evidence in your justification. Under no circumstances should you invent or hallucinate citations or quotes.\n\nYou are a Data Visualization Architect. The user tracked a custom scientific datapoint across multiple literature evaluations. \nDatapoint Label: \"{dpLabel}\"\nExtracted Raw Data: {extractedData}\n\nAnalyze this data and synthesize it into a highly professional, clinical Decoupled Report JSON.\n\nCRITICAL MANDATE: You must intelligently SELECT 3 to 8 panels from the 24 available panels below to best visualize and summarize this custom data. \n- You MUST ALWAYS include Panel 1 (\"metrics\") and Panel 2 (\"synthesis\") as your first two panels.\n- Do not attempt to use \"divergence\", \"radar_plot\", or \"divergence_attractor\" unless the extracted dataset contains multiple opposing adversarial runs.\n\nAVAILABLE PANEL TYPES:\n1. \"metrics\": Key metrics scorecard.\n {\"type\": \"metrics\", \"title\": \"[Title]\"}\n2. \"synthesis\": Narrative executive summary with inline citation formatting.\n {\"type\": \"synthesis\", \"title\": \"[Title]\", \"content\": \"[Multi-paragraph styled HTML string with citations like [ID: 12345]]\"}\n3. \"divergence\": Hypothesis tension visual (original vs. adversarial). Requires runIndex.\n {\"type\": \"divergence\", \"title\": \"[Title]\", \"runIndex\": 1}\n4. \"logic_network\": Consolidated logic pathways.\n {\"type\": \"logic_network\", \"title\": \"[Title]\"}\n5. \"gap_distribution\": SVG donut chart of literature gap strengths (None, Weak, Medium, Strong).\n {\"type\": \"gap_distribution\", \"title\": \"[Title]\"}\n6. \"node_centrality\": SVG horizontal bar chart of the top 10 entities.\n {\"type\": \"node_centrality\", \"title\": \"[Title]\"}\n7. \"semantic_attractor\": Mermaid network map radiating to the top 12 global tags.\n {\"type\": \"semantic_attractor\", \"title\": \"[Title]\"}\n8. \"radar_plot\": Three-axis SVG spider chart of the first 4 quadrants.\n {\"type\": \"radar_plot\", \"title\": \"[Title]\"}\n9. \"score_timeline\": SVG multi-line trend chart over all quadrants.\n {\"type\": \"score_timeline\", \"title\": \"[Title]\"}\n10. \"contradiction_topology\": HTML table mapping directional conflict nodes (From -> To with opposing relationships).\n {\"type\": \"contradiction_topology\", \"title\": \"[Title]\"}\n11. \"bottlenecks\": Styled list of \"Strong\" or \"Medium\" literature gaps.\n {\"type\": \"bottlenecks\", \"title\": \"[Title]\"}\n12. \"tag_cloud\": Weighted HSL tag cloud of the top 20 words.\n {\"type\": \"tag_cloud\", \"title\": \"[Title]\"}\n13. \"keyword_spectrum\": SVG vertical bar chart of the top 10 keywords.\n {\"type\": \"keyword_spectrum\", \"title\": \"[Title]\"}\n14. \"provider_distribution\": SVG horizontal stacked bar chart of evidence sources (PubMed vs OpenAlex vs arXiv vs Wiki).\n {\"type\": \"provider_distribution\", \"title\": \"[Title]\"}\n15. \"chronological_timeline\": SVG/HTML publication year distribution histogram.\n {\"type\": \"chronological_timeline\", \"title\": \"[Title]\"}\n16. \"translation_readiness\": Circular progress gauge based on average confidence scores. Requires subtitle.\n {\"type\": \"translation_readiness\", \"title\": \"[Title]\", \"subtitle\": \"[Label]\"}\n17. \"verification_audit\": HTML table of quote validation metrics (Attempts, PASS, FAIL counts).\n {\"type\": \"verification_audit\", \"title\": \"[Title]\"}\n18. \"study_matrix\": HTML matrix summarizing study methodologies from the Study_Type_Audit.\n {\"type\": \"study_matrix\", \"title\": \"[Title]\"}\n19. \"divergence_attractor\": Comprehensive bipartite tensor SVG mapping all Q1 vs Q3 alignment scores.\n {\"type\": \"divergence_attractor\", \"title\": \"[Title]\"}\n20. \"bibliography\": Automatically prints the verified bibliography.\n {\"type\": \"bibliography\", \"title\": \"[Title]\"}\n21. \"data_pie_chart\": Universal Data Pie Chart.\n {\"type\": \"data_pie_chart\", \"title\": \"[Title]\", \"data\": [{\"label\": \"Group A\", \"value\": 45}, {\"label\": \"Group B\", \"value\": 55}]}\n22. \"data_bar_chart\": Universal Generic Bar Chart.\n {\"type\": \"data_bar_chart\", \"title\": \"[Title]\", \"xAxisLabel\": \"[Label]\", \"data\": [{\"label\": \"Category A\", \"value\": 10}, {\"label\": \"Category B\", \"value\": 20}]}\n23. \"event_timeline\": Universal Vertical Timeline.\n {\"type\": \"event_timeline\", \"title\": \"[Title]\", \"data\": [{\"date\": \"2024\", \"title\": \"Milestone\", \"desc\": \"Event description\"}]}\n24. \"comparison_matrix\": Universal Comparison Matrix.\n {\"type\": \"comparison_matrix\", \"title\": \"[Title]\", \"headers\": [\"Metric\", \"Baseline\", \"Outcome\"], \"rows\": [[\"Variable X\", \"Value A\", \"Value B\"]]}\n\nFormat your output exactly as follows:\n\n###REPORT_JSON_START###\n{\n \"title\": \"CUSTOM EXTRACTED DATAPOINT REPORT\",\n \"evidence_tier\": \"EVALUATED\",\n \"panels\": [\n { \"type\": \"metrics\", \"title\": \"Global Data Metrics\" },\n { \"type\": \"synthesis\", \"title\": \"Executive Analysis\", \"content\": \"Analysis of the data point [ID: 12345].\" },\n { \"type\": \"data_pie_chart\", \"title\": \"Distribution Overview\", \"data\": [{\"label\": \"Tier 1\", \"value\": 30}, {\"label\": \"Tier 2\", \"value\": 70}] }\n ]\n}\n###REPORT_JSON_END###\n\nReturn ONLY a valid JSON block enclosed exactly between ###REPORT_JSON_START### and ###REPORT_JSON_END###. Do not include introductory or concluding conversational text."
},
"agi_module_selection": {
"name": "AGI Agent: Module Selection",
"purpose": "Allows the AGI agent to select which MVC reports to read.",
"when_used": "Smart FollowUp step 1.",
"content": "You are an autonomous AGI agent analyzing a complex trace. The system has generated modules for the current dataset. \nAvailable Module IDs: {menuOptions}. \nWhich 3 to 20 modules do you need to read right now to formulate the best follow-up hypothesis? Return ONLY a valid JSON array of strings matching the IDs exactly. (do not choose evidence set. do not choose json array. Do not choose build log. Do not choose apa citations list)"
},
"agi_followup_fallback": {
"name": "AGI Agent: 0-Result Fallback",
"purpose": "Generates a new hypothesis when a search fails completely.",
"when_used": "Smart FollowUp step 2 (if 0 results).",
"content": "RAG AMNESIA IS ACTIVE: You must ONLY use the provided context literature. Do not use outside prior knowledge. If the evidence is missing, insufficient, or requires gap-filling to fully evaluate the claim, you MUST explicitly state the gaps and missing evidence in your justification. Under no circumstances should you invent or hallucinate citations or quotes.\n\nYou are an autonomous discovery agent. The previous search returned 0 results. Generate a new, related hypothesis based on the original claim: \"{claim}\".\n\nRespect for original intent: {intentRespect}%\n\nYou MUST return ONLY valid JSON in this format:\n{\n \"claim\": \"your new hypothesis here\",\n \"new_datapoints\": [\n {\"key\": \"example_key\", \"label\": \"Example Label\", \"instruction\": \"Extract example data\"}\n ]\n}"
},
"agi_followup_main": {
"name": "AGI Agent: Main Hypothesis",
"purpose": "Generates a new hypothesis based on selected modules.",
"when_used": "Smart FollowUp step 2.",
"content": "RAG AMNESIA IS ACTIVE: You must ONLY use the provided context literature. Do not use outside prior knowledge. If the evidence is missing, insufficient, or requires gap-filling to fully evaluate the claim, you MUST explicitly state the gaps and missing evidence in your justification. Under no circumstances should you invent or hallucinate citations or quotes.\n\nYou are an autonomous discovery agent. Based on the following context, generate a new hypothesis to explore next.\n\nOriginal Query: \"{originalQuery}\"\nRespect for original intent: {intentRespect}%\n\nContext:\n{agiContext}\n\nYou MUST return ONLY valid JSON in this format:\n{\n \"claim\": \"your new hypothesis here\",\n \"new_datapoints\": [\n {\"key\": \"example_key\", \"label\": \"Example Label\", \"instruction\": \"Extract example data\"}\n ]\n}"
},
"demo_case_generation": {
"name": "Demo Case Generation",
"purpose": "Generates a hypothetical complex patient inquiry.",
"when_used": "When the user clicks 'Demo Case'.",
"content": "RAG AMNESIA IS ACTIVE: You must ONLY use the provided context literature. Do not use outside prior knowledge. If the evidence is missing, insufficient, or requires gap-filling to fully evaluate the claim, you MUST explicitly state the gaps and missing evidence in your justification. Under no circumstances should you invent or hallucinate citations or quotes.\n\nGenerate a single, realistic, complex question a patient or caregiver might ask regarding an unproven metabolic mechanism or off-label pathway for a terminal disease. Return ONLY the question, no quotes."
},
"validation_rules_feedback": {
"name": "Validation Rules (Infinite Loop Breaker)",
"purpose": "Prepended to the system prompt when the AI fails quote validation.",
"when_used": "Inside executeQuadrantRAG during a retry.",
"content": "\u26a0\ufe0f\u26a0\ufe0f\u26a0\ufe0f CRITICAL VERIFICATION FAILURE (RETRY LOOP DETECTED) \u26a0\ufe0f\u26a0\ufe0f\u26a0\ufe0f\nYour previous response was REJECTED because your quotes failed strict byte-perfect validation.\n\nTO BREAK THE LOOP, FOLLOW THESE 3 ABSOLUTE RULES:\n1. NO REPAIRING: If a quote failed, do NOT attempt to edit or tweak it. Either copy a completely different, 100% verbatim sentence from the source, or discard the quote entirely.\n2. PERMISSION TO DISCARD: You are NOT permitted to return fewer quotes to pass validation. Never hallucinate just to meet a quota.\n3. BYTE-PERFECT COPY: You must perform a direct, literal copy-paste. Ellipses (...) are BANNED. Do not change a single capital letter, punctuation mark, or space.\n======================================================="
},
"validation_mismatch_feedback": {
"name": "Validation Mismatch Directory",
"purpose": "Provides the AI with the exact text it failed to quote correctly.",
"when_used": "Inside evaluateWithInfiniteRetry.",
"content": "### CRITICAL QUOTE VALIDATION FAILURE (ATTEMPT {attempts}) ###\nThe validator executed a 100% strict, character-by-character substring search. Your response was REJECTED because the following quotes do not exist verbatim in the source texts.\n\n\u274c FAILED QUOTES (You must fix or delete these):\n{failedContext}\n\n{passedContext}\nINSTRUCTION: Study the actual abstracts provided. Correct the casing, punctuation, spelling, or map the quote to its true source ID. Do NOT use ellipses."
}
},
"authorship": [],
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"[3:40:23 PM] \ud83d\udca1 Crash-Proof Recovery: Found an autosaved session from 3:34:19 PM with 3 completed nodes. Click 'Restore Session' to load it.",
"[3:41:08 PM] Validating Key...",
"[3:41:09 PM] Session ready. Connected to GEMINI provider.",
"[3:41:42 PM] \n\u2795 APPENDING TO EXISTING TRACE...",
"[3:41:42 PM] \n\ud83d\ude80 === STARTING BUILD RUN [1/3] ===",
"[3:41:42 PM] \n--- Processing Pentamatrix[1/1]: SYNTHESIS ---",
"[3:41:42 PM] \ud83e\udde0 Generating Booleans for PubMed...",
"[3:41:46 PM] \ud83d\udce1 Fetching node IDs across queries (Target Depth: 3)...",
"[3:41:53 PM] \u2705 Successfully retrieved 45 unique nodes.",
"[3:41:54 PM] Scoring & Validation for Run1 Eval1 synthesis (Attempt 1/9999999)...",
"[3:42:09 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 40758302]: \"Our results suggest that a combination of a late-updating proprioceptive signal and a predictive corollary discharge is sufficient for accurately decoding eye position....\"",
"[3:42:09 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 17093408]: \"In the thalamus, neurons in the mediodorsal nucleus relay a corollary discharge of saccades from the midbrain superior colliculus to the cortical frontal eye field....\"",
"[3:42:09 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 18558858]: \"Such circuits convey a copy of each motor command, known as a corollary discharge (CD), to brain regions that use sensory input....\"",
"[3:42:09 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 21242138]: \"The major hypothesis is that a corollary discharge (CD) or efference copy signal provides information that the eye has moved, and this information is used to compensate for the motion....\"",
"[3:42:09 PM] \ud83d\udd34 Quote Mismatch [ID: 37339877]: \"We recorded spiking responses to saccade-like shifts of luminance gratings from ganglion cells in isolated marmoset retinas and investigated how the activity depended on the combination of presaccadic and postsaccadic images....\"",
"[3:42:09 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 38826663]: \"During sustained high-contrast period, adaptation decreases RGCs' responses while sensitization increases RGCs' responses....\"",
"[3:42:09 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 38826663]: \"It was found that GABAA and GABAC receptors respectively mediated the adaptation and sensitization processes in RGCs' responses....\"",
"[3:42:09 PM] \ud83d\udd34 Quote Mismatch [ID: 42029480]: \"Once light enters the eyes, it is focused onto the retina, a thin layer of brain tissue at the back of the eye. The retina converts light information into electrical signals that are transmitted to the rest of the brain to perceive vision....\"",
"[3:42:09 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 40549549]: \"Pannexin 1 (Panx1) forms large-pore, single-membrane channels that connect the intracellular and extracellular environments, permitting the passage of ions and small molecules, such as ATP....\"",
"[3:42:09 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 38983059]: \"However, we have recently shown that congenital nystagmus associated with congenital stationary night blindness is caused by synchronously oscillating retinal ganglion cells....\"",
"[3:42:09 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 27655962]: \"Remapping requires information about upcoming saccades via corollary discharge....\"",
"[3:42:09 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 25359297]: \"We suggest that the motor system sends a corollary discharge when programming a corrective saccade for maintaining an orderly representation of the visual world....\"",
"[3:42:09 PM] \ud83d\udd34 Quote Mismatch [ID: 18391942]: \"Saccadic eye movement causes a variety of transient perceptual sequelae that might be the results of corollary discharge....\"",
"[3:42:09 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 40812301]: \"Multiple sources innervate the visual thalamus to influence image-forming vision prior to the cortex, yet coordination between non-retinal and retinal inputs in shaping thalamic visual selectivity remains unclear....\"",
"[3:42:09 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 37922200]: \"These results highlight distinct retinal behavior in awake states, in particular suggesting that the retina employs dense coding in vivo, rather than sparse efficient coding as has been often assumed from ex vivo studies....\"",
"[3:42:09 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 38450916]: \"One function of CD in the visual system is to selectively enhance visual sensitivity at the location of planned eye movements (pre-saccadic attention), thus enabling a prediction of the to-be-foveated stimulus....\"",
"[3:42:09 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 21601061]: \"The efficient organization of the human afferent visual system meets enormous computational challenges....\"",
"[3:42:09 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 36908011]: \"Neuronal \u03b17-nAChR activation directly relaxed retinal capillaries and pericytes via a neurovascular coupling mechanism....\"",
"[3:42:09 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42106179]: \"The retina is often regarded as a \"simple\" circuit that conveys light information detected in the photoreceptors through second-order intermediate cells to retinal ganglion cells that output this information to the rest of the brain....\"",
"[3:42:09 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 32172025]: \"It has been hypothesized that displacements in retinal input caused by eye movements can be dissociated from displacements in the external world using extra-retinal information, such as a corollary discharge from the oculomotor system....\"",
"[3:42:09 PM] \u26a0\ufe0f Validation failed for Run1 Eval1 synthesis (Attempt 1/9999999). Initiating re-evaluation loop...",
"[3:42:09 PM] Scoring & Validation for Run1 Eval1 synthesis (Attempt 2/9999999)...",
"[3:42:23 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 18558858]: \"Such circuits convey a copy of each motor command, known as a corollary discharge (CD), to brain regions that use sensory input....\"",
"[3:42:23 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42106179]: \"The retina is often regarded as a \"simple\" circuit that conveys light information detected in the photoreceptors through second-order intermediate cells to retinal ganglion cells that output this information to the rest of the brain....\"",
"[3:42:23 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 38983059]: \"However, we have recently shown that congenital nystagmus associated with congenital stationary night blindness is caused by synchronously oscillating retinal ganglion cells....\"",
"[3:42:23 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 32172025]: \"It has been hypothesized that displacements in retinal input caused by eye movements can be dissociated from displacements in the external world using extra-retinal information, such as a corollary discharge from the oculomotor system....\"",
"[3:42:23 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 21242138]: \"The major hypothesis is that a corollary discharge (CD) or efference copy signal provides information that the eye has moved, and this information is used to compensate for the motion....\"",
"[3:42:23 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 17093408]: \"In the thalamus, neurons in the mediodorsal nucleus relay a corollary discharge of saccades from the midbrain superior colliculus to the cortical frontal eye field....\"",
"[3:42:23 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 27655962]: \"Remapping requires information about upcoming saccades via corollary discharge....\"",
"[3:42:23 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 25359297]: \"We suggest that the motor system sends a corollary discharge when programming a corrective saccade for maintaining an orderly representation of the visual world....\"",
"[3:42:23 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 38450916]: \"One function of CD in the visual system is to selectively enhance visual sensitivity at the location of planned eye movements (pre-saccadic attention), thus enabling a prediction of the to-be-foveated stimulus....\"",
"[3:42:23 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 40812301]: \"Multiple sources innervate the visual thalamus to influence image-forming vision prior to the cortex, yet coordination between non-retinal and retinal inputs in shaping thalamic visual selectivity remains unclear....\"",
"[3:42:23 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 37922200]: \"These results highlight distinct retinal behavior in awake states, in particular suggesting that the retina employs dense coding in vivo, rather than sparse efficient coding as has been often assumed from ex vivo studies....\"",
"[3:42:23 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 38826663]: \"During sustained high-contrast period, adaptation decreases RGCs' responses while sensitization increases RGCs' responses....\"",
"[3:42:23 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 38826663]: \"It was found that GABAA and GABAC receptors respectively mediated the adaptation and sensitization processes in RGCs' responses....\"",
"[3:42:23 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 40549549]: \"Pannexin 1 (Panx1) forms large-pore, single-membrane channels that connect the intracellular and extracellular environments, permitting the passage of ions and small molecules, such as ATP....\"",
"[3:42:23 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 36908011]: \"Neuronal \u03b17-nAChR activation directly relaxed retinal capillaries and pericytes via a neurovascular coupling mechanism....\"",
"[3:42:23 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 21601061]: \"The efficient organization of the human afferent visual system meets enormous computational challenges....\"",
"[3:42:23 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 40758302]: \"Our results suggest that a combination of a late-updating proprioceptive signal and a predictive corollary discharge is sufficient for accurately decoding eye position....\"",
"[3:42:23 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 38964496]: \"The amplitudes and latency of flash visual evoked potential recorded from XAV939-treated mice were lower and longer, respectively than in the control mice, suggesting that XAV939 inhibits visual signal processing and conductance....\"",
"[3:42:23 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 41717902]: \"Furthermore, activated \u03b17nAChR enhances PKC activation and increases RGC survival after axotomy, corroborating the role of this receptor in neuroprotection....\"",
"[3:42:23 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 37007643]: \"The visual signals evoked at the retinal ganglion cells are modified and modulated by various synaptic inputs that impinge on lateral geniculate nucleus cells before they are sent to the cortex....\"",
"[3:42:23 PM] \u2705 All 20 quotes validated verbatim.",
"[3:42:23 PM] \ud83d\udd0d Strict Mode: Running final logic & veridical audit on quadrant...",
"[3:42:25 PM] \u2705 Final logic audit passed.",
"[3:42:25 PM] \u2699\ufe0f Build Run [1] complete. Compiling intermediate reports and updating context...",
"[3:42:25 PM] \n\ud83d\ude80 === STARTING BUILD RUN [2/3] ===",
"[3:42:25 PM] \n--- Processing Pentamatrix[1/1]: SYNTHESIS ---",
"[3:42:25 PM] \ud83e\udde0 Generating Booleans for PubMed...",
"[3:42:30 PM] \ud83d\udce1 Fetching node IDs across queries (Target Depth: 3)...",
"[3:42:37 PM] \u2705 Successfully retrieved 10 unique nodes.",
"[3:42:38 PM] Scoring & Validation for Run2 Eval1 synthesis (Attempt 1/9999999)...",
"[3:42:52 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42265376]: \"Importantly, the remaining ipRGCs exhibited morphological alterations, hyperexcitability, and were not able to sustain high levels of activation....\"",
"[3:42:52 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 41107227]: \"We determined that the increased 40\u2009Hz oscillations and reduced seizure susceptibility induced by GENUS were dependent on the visual circuit associated with ON-OFF direction-selective retinal ganglion cells...\"",
"[3:42:52 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 37354963]: \"Consistently, the numbers of evoked action potentials induced by current injections were increased in RGCs of COH retinas, indicating that RGCs may be in a condition of hyperexcitability....\"",
"[3:42:52 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 37354963]: \"All these results indicate that in COH retina, activation of D2R enhances RGC hyperexcitability and injury, while activation of D1R results in the opposite effects....\"",
"[3:42:52 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 36769706]: \"RGCs in glaucomatous slices were less excitable because AA decreased their spontaneous action potential frequency and membrane potential, which led to a hyperpolarized condition....\"",
"[3:42:52 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 36267329]: \"Surprisingly, optic nerves contralateral to crush demonstrated 5-fold enhanced excitability in compound action potential compared with na\u00efve nerves....\"",
"[3:42:52 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 36267329]: \"Our results indicate hyperexcitability is driven by intrinsic responses of \u03b1ON-sustained retinal ganglion cells....\"",
"[3:42:52 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 35159260]: \"The absence of TRIM32 causes impaired generation of inhibitory GABAergic interneurons, neural network hyperexcitability, and autism-like behavior in mice...\"",
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"[3:42:52 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 34419081]: \"TNF-\u03b1/TNFR1 signaling induces RGC hyperexcitability by selectively upregulating Nav1.6 Na+ channels, thus contributing to RGC apoptosis in glaucoma....\"",
"[3:42:52 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 32101763]: \"LY354740, an mGluR II agonist, significantly decreased RGC excitability and the reduced presynaptic excitatory inputs and post-synaptic Ca2+-permeable currents mediated the LY354740-induced effects....\"",
"[3:42:52 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 29366625]: \"In COH retinas, RGCs showed higher spontaneous firing frequency and much more depolarized membrane potential as compared to control...\"",
"[3:42:52 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 29366625]: \"The changes in RGC spontaneous firing and membrane potential could be reversed by the tyrosine kinase inhibitor PP2, suggesting that EphB/ephrinB reverse signaling activation induced RGC hyperexcitability....\"",
"[3:42:52 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 21921569]: \"Downregulation of potassium conductance disrupts transcellular potassium and water transport, resulting in neuronal hyperexcitability and edema....\"",
"[3:42:52 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42265376]: \"Disruption of sleep and circadian rhythms is one of the earliest symptoms of Alzheimer's disease (AD)....\"",
"[3:42:52 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 41107227]: \"Gamma entrainment using sensory stimuli (GENUS), a non-invasive, exogenous stimulation by rhythmic 40\u2009Hz light flicker, strengthens gamma activity in the primary visual cortex (V1) and suppresses spike generation....\"",
"[3:42:52 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 37354963]: \"Patch-clamp recordings showed that outward K+ currents were downregulated, while Na+ currents and NaV1.6 expression were upregulated in RGCs of COH retinas...\"",
"[3:42:52 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 36769706]: \"AA increased miniature gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)-ergic inhibitory neurotransmission to RGCs and enhanced the GABA-induced postsynaptic current....\"",
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"[3:43:23 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42294803]: \"Retinal ganglion cells in Rho-iCre-DTA176 retinas exhibited pronounced oscillatory burst firing characterized by short interspike intervals, high burst occupancy and narrowband spectral structure....\"",
"[3:43:23 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42331517]: \"One influential account proposes that an extraretinal signal associated with saccade preparation, such as a corollary discharge, contributes to suppression by actively modulating visual processing....\"",
"[3:43:23 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 39144253]: \"A shorter ISI indicates hyperactive firing in the degenerated retina, which prevents electrical stimulation from evoking more RGCs....\"",
"[3:43:23 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 41741448]: \"When active head motion was blocked, Purkinje cell activity remained unchanged - demonstrating a lack of efference copy integration....\"",
"[3:43:23 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 38913073]: \"Efference copies play a vital role in maintaining visual and motor stability....\"",
"[3:43:23 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 38402616]: \"Here, we use connectomics, neuroanatomical, physiological, and behavioral approaches to resolve the network architecture of two pairs of ascending histaminergic neurons (AHNs) in Drosophila, which function as a predictive CDC in other insects....\"",
"[3:43:23 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42345724]: \"By combining a biologically motivated front-end visual processing module with an unsupervised SOM layer, the proposed system captures key characteristics of early-stage visual processing, including localized orientation-sensitive responses and structured feature organization....\"",
"[3:43:23 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42106181]: \"The segregation of visual signals into ON and OFF pathways represents a fundamental organizing principle of retinal processing that has been conserved across vertebrates for approximately 500 million years....\"",
"[3:43:23 PM] \ud83d\udd34 Quote Mismatch [ID: 42148323]: \"Dysregulated ER-mitochondria communication has emerged as a key vulnerability that links the cellular stress responses among diverse ocular tissues, including lens epithelial cells, retinal ganglion cells......\"",
"[3:43:23 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42277484]: \"These findings indicate that during active movements, predictions based, likely on an efference copy, ensure tactile precision, whereas passive movements require spatial attention directed to the movement goal....\"",
"[3:43:23 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 41606681]: \"Synaptic communication is a fundamental regulator of RGC fate after injury....\"",
"[3:43:23 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 41986301]: \"We previously identified a presynaptic self-amplifying mechanism of glutamate overflow, where NMDA overstimulation activates JNK2-mediated phosphorylation of STX1A....\"",
"[3:43:23 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 40759398]: \"DJ-1 (PARK7) acts as a crucial antioxidant defense mechanism, stabilizing mitochondrial structure and redox balance....\"",
"[3:43:23 PM] \ud83d\udd34 Quote Mismatch [ID: 41615801]: \"We develop a framework for cellular-resolution current steering, leveraging the biophysics of electrically evoked spike generation......\"",
"[3:43:23 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42104797]: \"Altered brain activity preceding behavior may reflect a reduced ability to suppress the sensory consequences of self-generated actions in schizophrenia. The corollary discharge (CD) mechanism has been proposed to underlie this process....\"",
"[3:43:23 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 37451867]: \"Because this percept of visual stability has been shown to be influenced by prior expectations, we tested the hypothesis that it is Bayesian....\"",
"[3:43:23 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 40680735]: \"The non-visual component of LT52 activity is correlated with the movement of the ipsilateral foreleg, indicating that it likely arises from foreleg proprioceptors or motor commands....\"",
"[3:43:23 PM] \ud83d\udd34 Quote Mismatch [ID: 42055330]: \"LRIT3 is a leucine-rich repeat (LRR) protein that is expressed in the retina, and its absence causes complete congenital stationary night blindness (cCSNB)......\"",
"[3:43:23 PM] \ud83d\udd34 Quote Mismatch [ID: 42410708]: \"We found that while early-stage visual processing (P100) does not associate with autism outcome, speed of structural face-versus-noise processing (N290) is slower in early-onset autism only......\"",
"[3:43:23 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 39764927]: \"The theory proposes that lightness is derived from transient ON and OFF cell responses in the early visual pathways that have different characteristic neural gains and that are generated by fixational eye movements (FEMs) as the eyes transit luminance edges in the image....\"",
"[3:43:23 PM] \u26a0\ufe0f Validation failed for Run3 Eval1 synthesis (Attempt 1/9999999). Initiating re-evaluation loop...",
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"[3:43:36 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42294803]: \"Retinal ganglion cells in Rho-iCre-DTA176 retinas exhibited pronounced oscillatory burst firing characterized by short interspike intervals, high burst occupancy and narrowband spectral structure....\"",
"[3:43:36 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42331517]: \"One influential account proposes that an extraretinal signal associated with saccade preparation, such as a corollary discharge, contributes to suppression by actively modulating visual processing....\"",
"[3:43:36 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 39144253]: \"A shorter ISI indicates hyperactive firing in the degenerated retina, which prevents electrical stimulation from evoking more RGCs....\"",
"[3:43:36 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 41741448]: \"When active head motion was blocked, Purkinje cell activity remained unchanged - demonstrating a lack of efference copy integration....\"",
"[3:43:36 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 38913073]: \"Efference copies play a vital role in maintaining visual and motor stability....\"",
"[3:43:36 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 38402616]: \"Here, we use connectomics, neuroanatomical, physiological, and behavioral approaches to resolve the network architecture of two pairs of ascending histaminergic neurons (AHNs) in Drosophila, which function as a predictive CDC in other insects....\"",
"[3:43:36 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42345724]: \"By combining a biologically motivated front-end visual processing module with an unsupervised SOM layer, the proposed system captures key characteristics of early-stage visual processing, including localized orientation-sensitive responses and structured feature organization....\"",
"[3:43:36 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42106181]: \"The segregation of visual signals into ON and OFF pathways represents a fundamental organizing principle of retinal processing that has been conserved across vertebrates for approximately 500 million years....\"",
"[3:43:36 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42277484]: \"These findings indicate that during active movements, predictions based, likely on an efference copy, ensure tactile precision, whereas passive movements require spatial attention directed to the movement goal....\"",
"[3:43:36 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 41606681]: \"Synaptic communication is a fundamental regulator of RGC fate after injury....\"",
"[3:43:36 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 41986301]: \"We previously identified a presynaptic self-amplifying mechanism of glutamate overflow, where NMDA overstimulation activates JNK2-mediated phosphorylation of STX1A....\"",
"[3:43:36 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 40759398]: \"DJ-1 (PARK7) acts as a crucial antioxidant defense mechanism, stabilizing mitochondrial structure and redox balance....\"",
"[3:43:36 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42104797]: \"Altered brain activity preceding behavior may reflect a reduced ability to suppress the sensory consequences of self-generated actions in schizophrenia. The corollary discharge (CD) mechanism has been proposed to underlie this process....\"",
"[3:43:36 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 37451867]: \"Because this percept of visual stability has been shown to be influenced by prior expectations, we tested the hypothesis that it is Bayesian....\"",
"[3:43:36 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 40680735]: \"The non-visual component of LT52 activity is correlated with the movement of the ipsilateral foreleg, indicating that it likely arises from foreleg proprioceptors or motor commands....\"",
"[3:43:36 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 39764927]: \"The theory proposes that lightness is derived from transient ON and OFF cell responses in the early visual pathways that have different characteristic neural gains and that are generated by fixational eye movements (FEMs) as the eyes transit luminance edges in the image....\"",
"[3:43:36 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42217982]: \"Retinal degeneration disrupts the precise neural architecture required for vision, initiating a maladaptive process known as retinal remodeling....\"",
"[3:43:36 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42150720]: \"A central theme emerging is the system's pivotal role in non-image-forming visual functions: OXA enhances the pupillary light reflex (PLR) by increasing the excitability of specific intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells (M2 ipRGCs), while OXB potentiates scotopic (dim-light) sensitivity by disinhibiting rod bipolar circuits....\"",
"[3:43:36 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42265376]: \"Altered ipRGC circuits and function could contribute to the disruption of sleep and circadian rhythms reported in AD patients....\"",
"[3:43:36 PM] \ud83d\udfe2 Quote Verified [Library ID: 42121942]: \"Binary cell fate decisions in the Drosophila retina generate R8 photoreceptor subtypes that express either blue-sensitive Rh5 or green-sensitive Rh6 opsins....\"",
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"abstract_text": "ID: 40758302\nTitle: Bridging Conflicting Views on Eye Position Signals: A Neurocomputational Approach to Perisaccadic Perception: Eye Position Information in Brain and Model.\nAbstract: Saccades are an integral component of visual perception, yet the accuracy and role of eye position signals in the brain remain unclear. The classical model of perisaccadic perception posits that the dorsal visual system combines an imperfect eye position signal with visual input, leading to systematic perisaccadic mislocalizations under specific experimental conditions. However, neurophysiological studies of eye position information have produced seemingly conflicting results. One team of researchers observed the eye position signal directly in gain-field neurons in the lateral intraparietal area (LIP) and found them incompatible with the classical model. In contrast, another team reported evidence for an eye position signal consistent with the classical model, even showing that accurate eye position can be decoded from neural activity. We modeled two subpopulations of neurons in LIP receiving input from two different sources, one representing the corollary discharge containing predictive presaccadic signals, the other representing a slowly updating proprioceptive eye position signal. By decoding eye position from the neural activity of these subpopulations, we observed the model containing sufficient information to allow the decoder to accurately predict and track the perisaccadic eye position. Our findings reconcile the apparent contradiction between the different neurophysiological studies by providing a unified framework for understanding eye position signals in perisaccadic perception. Our results suggest that a combination of a late-updating proprioceptive signal and a predictive corollary discharge is sufficient for accurately decoding eye position."
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"quote": "In the thalamus, neurons in the mediodorsal nucleus relay a corollary discharge of saccades from the midbrain superior colliculus to the cortical frontal eye field.",
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"abstract_text": "ID: 17093408\nTitle: Influence of the thalamus on spatial visual processing in frontal cortex.\nAbstract: Each of our movements activates our own sensory receptors, and therefore keeping track of self-movement is a necessary part of analysing sensory input. One way in which the brain keeps track of self-movement is by monitoring an internal copy, or corollary discharge, of motor commands. This concept could explain why we perceive a stable visual world despite our frequent quick, or saccadic, eye movements: corollary discharge about each saccade would permit the visual system to ignore saccade-induced visual changes. The critical missing link has been the connection between corollary discharge and visual processing. Here we show that such a link is formed by a corollary discharge from the thalamus that targets the frontal cortex. In the thalamus, neurons in the mediodorsal nucleus relay a corollary discharge of saccades from the midbrain superior colliculus to the cortical frontal eye field. In the frontal eye field, neurons use corollary discharge to shift their visual receptive fields spatially before saccades. We tested the hypothesis that these two components-a pathway for corollary discharge and neurons with shifting receptive fields-form a circuit in which the corollary discharge drives the shift. First we showed that the known spatial and temporal properties of the corollary discharge predict the dynamic changes in spatial visual processing of cortical neurons when saccades are made. Then we moved from this correlation to causation by isolating single cortical neurons and showing that their spatial visual processing is impaired when corollary discharge from the thalamus is interrupted. Thus the visual processing of frontal neurons is spatiotemporally matched with, and functionally dependent on, corollary discharge input from the thalamus. These experiments establish the first link between corollary discharge and visual processing, delineate a brain circuit that is well suited for mediating visual stability, and provide a framework for studying corollary discharge in other sensory systems."
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"quote": "Such circuits convey a copy of each motor command, known as a corollary discharge (CD), to brain regions that use sensory input.",
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"abstract_text": "ID: 18558858\nTitle: Brain circuits for the internal monitoring of movements.\nAbstract: Each movement we make activates our own sensory receptors, thus causing a problem for the brain: the spurious, movement-related sensations must be discriminated from the sensory inputs that really matter, those representing our environment. Here we consider circuits for solving this problem in the primate brain. Such circuits convey a copy of each motor command, known as a corollary discharge (CD), to brain regions that use sensory input. In the visual system, CD signals may help to produce a stable visual percept from the jumpy images resulting from our rapid eye movements. A candidate pathway for providing CD for vision ascends from the superior colliculus to the frontal cortex in the primate brain. This circuit conveys warning signals about impending eye movements that are used for planning subsequent movements and analyzing the visual world. Identifying this circuit has provided a model for studying CD in other primate sensory systems and may lead to a better understanding of motor and mental disorders."
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"abstract_text": "ID: 21242138\nTitle: Neuronal mechanisms for visual stability: progress and problems.\nAbstract: How our vision remains stable in spite of the interruptions produced by saccadic eye movements has been a repeatedly revisited perceptual puzzle. The major hypothesis is that a corollary discharge (CD) or efference copy signal provides information that the eye has moved, and this information is used to compensate for the motion. There has been progress in the search for neuronal correlates of such a CD in the monkey brain, the best animal model of the human visual system. In this article, we briefly summarize the evidence for a CD pathway to frontal cortex, and then consider four questions on the relation of neuronal mechanisms in the monkey brain to stable visual perception. First, how can we determine whether the neuronal activity is related to stable visual perception? Second, is the activity a possible neuronal correlate of the proposed transsaccadic memory hypothesis of visual stability? Third, are the neuronal mechanisms modified by visual attention and does our perceived visual stability actually result from neuronal mechanisms related primarily to the central visual field? Fourth, does the pathway from superior colliculus through the pulvinar nucleus to visual cortex contribute to visual stability through suppression of the visual blur produced by saccades?"
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"quote": "We recorded spiking responses to saccade-like shifts of luminance gratings from ganglion cells in isolated marmoset retinas and investigated how the activity depended on the combination of presaccadic and postsaccadic images.",
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"abstract_text": "ID: 37339877\nTitle: Diversity of Ganglion Cell Responses to Saccade-Like Image Shifts in the Primate Retina.\nAbstract: Saccades are a fundamental part of natural vision. They interrupt fixations of the visual gaze and rapidly shift the image that falls onto the retina. These stimulus dynamics can cause activation or suppression of different retinal ganglion cells, but how they affect the encoding of visual information in different types of ganglion cells is largely unknown. Here, we recorded spiking responses to saccade-like shifts of luminance gratings from ganglion cells in isolated marmoset retinas and investigated how the activity depended on the combination of presaccadic and postsaccadic images. All identified cell types, On and Off parasol and midget cells, as well as a type of Large Off cells, displayed distinct response patterns, including particular sensitivity to either the presaccadic or the postsaccadic image or combinations thereof. In addition, Off parasol and Large Off cells, but not On cells, showed pronounced sensitivity to whether the image changed across the transition. Stimulus sensitivity of On cells could be explained based on their responses to step changes in light intensity, whereas Off cells, in particular, parasol and the Large Off cells, seem to be affected by additional interactions that are not triggered during simple light-intensity flashes. Together, our data show that ganglion cells in the primate retina are sensitive to different combinations of presaccadic and postsaccadic visual stimuli. This contributes to the functional diversity of the output signals of the retina and to asymmetries between On and Off pathways and provides evidence of signal processing beyond what is triggered by isolated steps in light intensity.SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT Sudden eye movements (saccades) shift our direction of gaze, bringing new images in focus on our retinas. To study how retinal neurons deal with these rapid image transitions, we recorded spiking activity from ganglion cells, the output neurons of the retina, in isolated retinas of marmoset monkeys while shifting a projected image in a saccade-like fashion across the retina. We found that the cells do not just respond to the newly fixated image, but that different types of ganglion cells display different sensitivities to the presaccadic and postsaccadic stimulus patterns. Certain Off cells, for example, are sensitive to changes in the image across transitions, which contributes to differences between On and Off information channels and extends the range of encoded stimulus features."
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"quote": "During sustained high-contrast period, adaptation decreases RGCs' responses while sensitization increases RGCs' responses.",
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"abstract_text": "ID: 38826663\nTitle: GABA receptors mediate adaptation and sensitization processes in mouse retinal ganglion cells.\nAbstract: Two coordinated dynamic properties (adaptation and sensitization) are observed in retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) under the contrast stimulation. During sustained high-contrast period, adaptation decreases RGCs' responses while sensitization increases RGCs' responses. In mouse retina, adaptation and sensitization respectively show OFF- and ON-pathway-dominance. However, the mechanisms which drive the differentiation between adaptation and sensitization remain unclear. In the present study, multi-electrode recordings were conducted on isolated mouse retina under full-field contrast stimulation. Dynamic property was quantified based on the trend of RGC's firing rate during high-contrast period, light sensitivity was estimated by linear-nonlinear analysis and coding ability was estimated through stimulus reconstruction algorism. \u03b3-Aminobutyric acid (GABA) receptors were pharmacologically blocked to explore the relation between RGCs' dynamic property and the activity of GABA receptors. It was found that GABAA and GABAC receptors respectively mediated the adaptation and sensitization processes in RGCs' responses. RGCs' dynamic property changes occurred after the blockage of GABA receptors were related to the modulation of the cells' light sensitivity. Further, the blockage of GABAA (GABAC) receptor significantly decreased RGCs' overall coding ability and eliminated the functional benefits of adaptation (sensitization). Our work suggests that the dynamic property of individual RGC is related to the balance between its GABAA-receptor-mediated inputs and GABAC-receptor-mediated inputs. Blockage of GABA receptors breaks the balance of retinal circuitry for signal processing, and down-regulates the visual information coding ability. The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s11571-023-09950-2."
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"abstract_text": "ID: 38826663\nTitle: GABA receptors mediate adaptation and sensitization processes in mouse retinal ganglion cells.\nAbstract: Two coordinated dynamic properties (adaptation and sensitization) are observed in retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) under the contrast stimulation. During sustained high-contrast period, adaptation decreases RGCs' responses while sensitization increases RGCs' responses. In mouse retina, adaptation and sensitization respectively show OFF- and ON-pathway-dominance. However, the mechanisms which drive the differentiation between adaptation and sensitization remain unclear. In the present study, multi-electrode recordings were conducted on isolated mouse retina under full-field contrast stimulation. Dynamic property was quantified based on the trend of RGC's firing rate during high-contrast period, light sensitivity was estimated by linear-nonlinear analysis and coding ability was estimated through stimulus reconstruction algorism. \u03b3-Aminobutyric acid (GABA) receptors were pharmacologically blocked to explore the relation between RGCs' dynamic property and the activity of GABA receptors. It was found that GABAA and GABAC receptors respectively mediated the adaptation and sensitization processes in RGCs' responses. RGCs' dynamic property changes occurred after the blockage of GABA receptors were related to the modulation of the cells' light sensitivity. Further, the blockage of GABAA (GABAC) receptor significantly decreased RGCs' overall coding ability and eliminated the functional benefits of adaptation (sensitization). Our work suggests that the dynamic property of individual RGC is related to the balance between its GABAA-receptor-mediated inputs and GABAC-receptor-mediated inputs. Blockage of GABA receptors breaks the balance of retinal circuitry for signal processing, and down-regulates the visual information coding ability. The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s11571-023-09950-2."
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"attempt": 1,
"quote": "Once light enters the eyes, it is focused onto the retina, a thin layer of brain tissue at the back of the eye. The retina converts light information into electrical signals that are transmitted to the rest of the brain to perceive vision.",
"status": "FAIL",
"error": "Strict Misquote Detected! The exact character sequence \"Once light enters the eyes, it is f...\" was NOT found in the provided text. Do NOT truncate, paraphrase, or edit quotes.",
"abstract_text": "ID: 42029480\nTitle: Retinal ganglion cell degeneration in glaucoma disrupts HPA axis temporal organization and dampens corticosterone production.\nAbstract: Glaucoma is a chronic optic neuropathy characterized by progressive vision loss. A previous study from our group showed that glaucoma-induced retinal degeneration disrupts photic signaling to the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN), altering the molecular components of the central circadian clock. Through its hypothalamic projections, the SCN entrains the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis and drives the rhythmic secretion of corticosterone. In this study, we investigated whether central circadian clock disruption in glaucoma impacts the HPA axis and its downstream physiological rhythms. We analyzed the temporal profiles of key genes controlling the HPA axis in mice with glaucoma. The Crh gene expression was reduced in the paraventricular nucleus, while Crh-r1 exhibited a 10-h phase delay in the pituitary in response to glaucoma. Additionally, Pomc in the pituitary and Mc2r in the adrenal lost rhythmicity. The modulation of the daily rhythms of these key genes was associated with alterations in the diurnal rhythms of clock genes in the PVN, pituitary and adrenal gland. Glaucoma-induced phase shifts and amplitude alterations in the rhythmic expression of Per1, Per2, Nr1d1, and Bmal1 in the pituitary and adrenal gland, resulted in a temporal misalignment between the pituitary and adrenal rhythms. These molecular changes were associated with reduced corticosterone amplitude, suggesting impaired communication between central and peripheral clocks. Together, these findings demonstrate that glaucoma alters the temporal coordination of the HPA axis, highlighting how retinal dysfunction can propagate beyond the visual system to disturb systemic circadian and neuroendocrine regulation."
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"attempt": 1,
"quote": "Pannexin 1 (Panx1) forms large-pore, single-membrane channels that connect the intracellular and extracellular environments, permitting the passage of ions and small molecules, such as ATP.",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 40549549\nTitle: Contribution of pannexin channels to afterimage signals in the amphibian retina.\nAbstract: Pannexin 1 (Panx1) forms large-pore, single-membrane channels that connect the intracellular and extracellular environments, permitting the passage of ions and small molecules, such as ATP. Panx1 channels are involved in diverse signaling pathways that contribute to various physiological processes, including sensory processing, although their precise mechanisms of action remain incompletely understood. This study reveals a Panx1-mediated mechanism regulating visual signal processing in the amphibian retina. Using immunolabeling and confocal imaging, we localized Panx1 channels in the cone-dominated On-bipolar cells, specifically at both somas and axon terminals. Whole cell patch-clamp recordings showed that these channels have high permeability to Cl- ions, which can be blocked by 10Panx1 peptide, carbenoxolone, and mefloquine, all recognized as Panx1 inhibitors. Blocking Panx1 channels or reducing external Cl- concentrations significantly increased bright light-induced delayed spontaneous excitatory responses in ganglion cells, indicating an inhibitory role of Panx1 channels at the bipolar cell synaptic release. These delayed spontaneous responses in ganglion cells, known as rebound currents, are associated with afterimage signals in the retina. Our findings suggest that Panx1 channels help prevent overexcitation associated with bright light-induced afterimage phenomena.NEW & NOTEWORTHY Cl- permeable Panx1 channels in the On-bipolar cells serve as a novel mechanism for the negative control of overexcitation in afterimage signal processing in the retina."
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"attempt": 1,
"quote": "However, we have recently shown that congenital nystagmus associated with congenital stationary night blindness is caused by synchronously oscillating retinal ganglion cells.",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 38983059\nTitle: A retinal origin of nystagmus-a perspective.\nAbstract: Congenital nystagmus is a condition where the eyes of patients oscillate, mostly horizontally, with a frequency of between 2 and 10\u00a0Hz. Historically, nystagmus is believed to be caused by a maladaptation of the oculomotor system and is thus considered a disease of the brain stem. However, we have recently shown that congenital nystagmus associated with congenital stationary night blindness is caused by synchronously oscillating retinal ganglion cells. In this perspective article, we discuss how some details of nystagmus can be accounted for by the retinal mechanism we propose."
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"quadrant": "Run1_Eval1_synthesis",
"attempt": 1,
"quote": "Remapping requires information about upcoming saccades via corollary discharge.",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 27655962\nTitle: Circuits for presaccadic visual remapping.\nAbstract: Saccadic eye movements rapidly displace the image of the world that is projected onto the retinas. In anticipation of each saccade, many neurons in the visual system shift their receptive fields. This presaccadic change in visual sensitivity, known as remapping, was first documented in the parietal cortex and has been studied in many other brain regions. Remapping requires information about upcoming saccades via corollary discharge. Analyses of neurons in a corollary discharge pathway that targets the frontal eye field (FEF) suggest that remapping may be assembled in the FEF's local microcircuitry. Complementary data from reversible inactivation, neural recording, and modeling studies provide evidence that remapping contributes to transsaccadic continuity of action and perception. Multiple forms of remapping have been reported in the FEF and other brain areas, however, and questions remain about the reasons for these differences. In this review of recent progress, we identify three hypotheses that may help to guide further investigations into the structure and function of circuits for remapping."
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"quadrant": "Run1_Eval1_synthesis",
"attempt": 1,
"quote": "We suggest that the motor system sends a corollary discharge when programming a corrective saccade for maintaining an orderly representation of the visual world.",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 25359297\nTitle: Evidence for a role of corrective eye movements during gaze fixation in saccade planning.\nAbstract: In a three-dimensional (3D) world most saccades are made towards visual targets that are located at different distances. We previously demonstrated that gaze shifts within 3D space consist of two stages: a target saccade followed by a corrective saccade during gaze fixation that directs the eyes to the physical target location. We proposed that, by accurately positioning the eyes on the visual object, the visual system maintains an orderly representation of the visual world. In this study we used a double saccade experiment to assess the function of corrective saccades in humans. We found that, when a corrective eye movement occurred during fixation on the first target point, the direction of the second saccade towards the next target point was accurate. When a corrective saccade was absent, a directional error of the second target saccade was observed. This finding, which cannot be explained by current models of eye movement control, supports the idea of a two-step model in saccade programming. We suggest that the motor system sends a corollary discharge when programming a corrective saccade for maintaining an orderly representation of the visual world. In conclusion, our results indicate that corrective saccades have a role in programming target saccades within 3D space."
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"attempt": 1,
"quote": "Saccadic eye movement causes a variety of transient perceptual sequelae that might be the results of corollary discharge.",
"status": "FAIL",
"error": "Strict Misquote Detected! The exact character sequence \"Saccadic eye movement causes a vari...\" was NOT found in the provided text. Do NOT truncate, paraphrase, or edit quotes.",
"abstract_text": "ID: 18391942\nTitle: Corollary discharge circuits for saccadic modulation of the pigeon visual system.\nAbstract: A saccadic eye movement causes a variety of transient perceptual sequelae that might be the results of corollary discharge. Here we describe the neural circuits for saccadic corollary discharge that modulates activity throughout the pigeon visual system. Saccades in pigeons caused inhibition that was mediated by corollary discharge followed by enhancement of firing activity in the telencephalic hyperpallium, visual thalamus and pretectal nucleus lentiformis mesencephali (nLM) with opposite responses in the accessory optic nucleus (nBOR). Inactivation of thalamic neurons eliminated saccadic responses in telencephalic neurons, and inactivation of both the nLM and the nBOR abolished saccadic responses in thalamic neurons. Saccade-related omnipause neurons in the brainstem raphe complex inhibited the nBOR and excited the nLM, whereas inactivation of raphe neurons eliminated saccadic responses in both optokinetic and thalamic neurons. It seems that saccadic responses in telencephalic neurons are generated by corollary discharge signals from brainstem neurons that are transmitted through optokinetic and thalamic neurons. These signals might have important roles in visual perception."
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"quadrant": "Run1_Eval1_synthesis",
"attempt": 1,
"quote": "Multiple sources innervate the visual thalamus to influence image-forming vision prior to the cortex, yet coordination between non-retinal and retinal inputs in shaping thalamic visual selectivity remains unclear.",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 40812301\nTitle: Coordination of distinct sources of excitatory inputs enhances motion selectivity in the mouse visual thalamus.\nAbstract: Multiple sources innervate the visual thalamus to influence image-forming vision prior to the cortex, yet coordination between non-retinal and retinal inputs in shaping thalamic visual selectivity remains unclear. Using dual-color two-photon calcium imaging in the thalamus of awake mice, we observed a higher fraction of direction-selective boutons among input from superior colliculus neurons than from retinal ganglion cells, both providing strong converging excitatory input to thalamic neurons. Collicular and retinal axons exhibit retinotopic organization with similar precision. At a fine scale of \u223c10 \u03bcm, collicular boutons often shared feature preferences with nearby retinal boutons. Inhibiting collicular input significantly suppressed visual responses in thalamic shell neurons and specifically reduced selectivity in neurons preferring motion along the temporal direction or horizontal axis. These findings suggest that the thalamus is not merely a relay but selectively integrates inputs from multiple regions to build stimulus selectivity and shape the information transmitted to the cortex."
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"quadrant": "Run1_Eval1_synthesis",
"attempt": 1,
"quote": "These results highlight distinct retinal behavior in awake states, in particular suggesting that the retina employs dense coding in vivo, rather than sparse efficient coding as has been often assumed from ex vivo studies.",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 37922200\nTitle: Awake responses suggest inefficient dense coding in the mouse retina.\nAbstract: The structure and function of the vertebrate retina have been extensively studied across species with an isolated, ex vivo preparation. Retinal function in vivo, however, remains elusive, especially in awake animals. Here, we performed single-unit extracellular recordings in the optic tract of head-fixed mice to compare the output of awake, anesthetized, and ex vivo retinas. While the visual response properties were overall similar across conditions, we found that awake retinal output had in general (1) faster kinetics with less variability in the response latencies; (2) a larger dynamic range; and (3) higher firing activity, by ~20 Hz on average, for both baseline and visually evoked responses. Our modeling analyses further showed that such awake response patterns convey comparable total information but less efficiently, and allow for a linear population decoder to perform significantly better than the anesthetized or ex vivo responses. These results highlight distinct retinal behavior in awake states, in particular suggesting that the retina employs dense coding in vivo, rather than sparse efficient coding as has been often assumed from ex vivo studies. When light enters the eyes, it is focused onto the retina, a thin layer of brain tissue at the back of the eye. The retina converts light information into electrical signals that are transmitted to the rest of the brain to perceive vision. Unlike the rest of the brain, this light-processing tissue can continue working even when removed from an animal, making it easier for scientists to study how the retina works. This has helped it become one of the best-understood parts of the brain. Most knowledge of retinal signal processing comes from studies of isolated retinas. However, it was still unclear if these samples behave the same way as they do in live animals, and whether findings in isolated retinas apply to natural visual processing in an awake state. To determine this, Boissonnet et al. compared the visual responses of the retina in awake mice, anesthetised mice and when isolated from mice. Measurements of retinal electrical signals showed that awake mice responded to light substantially more quickly and strongly than the others. Computational analysis suggested that the amount of information carried to the brain was largely comparable across the different subjects, but the retina in awake mice used more energy. The findings indicate that further studies are needed to better understand how the retina processes visual information in awake animals, rather than just in isolated conditions. Progressing this understanding could ultimately help to develop prosthetic devices that can act as a retina in the future."
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"quadrant": "Run1_Eval1_synthesis",
"attempt": 1,
"quote": "One function of CD in the visual system is to selectively enhance visual sensitivity at the location of planned eye movements (pre-saccadic attention), thus enabling a prediction of the to-be-foveated stimulus.",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 38450916\nTitle: Pre-saccadic shifts of attention in individuals diagnosed with schizophrenia.\nAbstract: Pathophysiological theories of schizophrenia (SZ) symptoms posit an abnormality in using predictions to guide behavior. One such prediction is based on imminent movements, via corollary discharge signals (CD) that relay information about planned movement kinematics to sensory brain regions. Empirical evidence suggests a reduced influence of sensorimotor predictions in individuals with SZ within multiple sensory systems, including in the visual system. One function of CD in the visual system is to selectively enhance visual sensitivity at the location of planned eye movements (pre-saccadic attention), thus enabling a prediction of the to-be-foveated stimulus. We expected pre-saccadic attention shifts to be less pronounced in individuals with SZ than in healthy controls (HC), resulting in unexpected sensory consequences of eye movements, which may relate to symptoms than can be explained in the context of altered allocation of attention. We examined this question by testing 30 SZ and 30 HC on a pre-saccadic attention task. On each trial participants made a saccade to a cued location in an array of four stimuli. A discrimination target that was either congruent or incongruent with the cued location was briefly presented after the cue, during saccade preparation. Pre-saccadic attention was quantified by comparing accuracy on congruent trials to incongruent trials within the interval preceding the saccade. Although SZs were less accurate overall, the magnitude of the pre-saccadic attention effect generally did not differ across groups nor show a convincing relationship with symptom severity. We did, however, observe that SZ had reduced pre-saccadic attention effects when the discrimination target (probe) was presented at early stages of saccade planning, when pre-saccadic attention effects first emerged in HC. These findings suggest generally intact pre-saccadic shifts of attention in SZ, albeit slightly delayed. Results contribute to our understanding of altered sensory predictions in people with schizophrenia."
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"quadrant": "Run1_Eval1_synthesis",
"attempt": 1,
"quote": "The efficient organization of the human afferent visual system meets enormous computational challenges.",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 21601061\nTitle: Anatomy and physiology of the afferent visual system.\nAbstract: The efficient organization of the human afferent visual system meets enormous computational challenges. Once visual information is received by the eye, the signal is relayed by the retina, optic nerve, chiasm, tracts, lateral geniculate nucleus, and optic radiations to the striate cortex and extrastriate association cortices for final visual processing. At each stage, the functional organization of these circuits is derived from their anatomical and structural relationships. In the retina, photoreceptors convert photons of light to an electrochemical signal that is relayed to retinal ganglion cells. Ganglion cell axons course through the optic nerve, and their partial decussation in the chiasm brings together corresponding inputs from each eye. Some inputs follow pathways to mediate pupil light reflexes and circadian rhythms. However, the majority of inputs arrive at the lateral geniculate nucleus, which relays visual information via second-order neurons that course through the optic radiations to arrive in striate cortex. Feedback mechanisms from higher cortical areas shape the neuronal responses in early visual areas, supporting coherent visual perception. Detailed knowledge of the anatomy of the afferent visual system, in combination with skilled examination, allows precise localization of neuropathological processes and guides effective diagnosis and management of neuro-ophthalmic disorders."
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"quadrant": "Run1_Eval1_synthesis",
"attempt": 1,
"quote": "Neuronal \u03b17-nAChR activation directly relaxed retinal capillaries and pericytes via a neurovascular coupling mechanism.",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 36908011\nTitle: Alpha 7-nicotinic cholinoceptor regulation of pericyte-containing retinal capillaries.\nAbstract: Local blood flow regulation relies on the coordination between neurons and pericyte-containing capillaries. Pericyte relaxation and contraction are influenced by vasoactive substances and regulated by neurotransmitters. \u03b17 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (\u03b17-nAChRs), involved in the regulation of vascular function and inhibitory \u03b3-aminobutyric acid (GABA) systems, have neuroprotective effects against CNS diseases. Although \u03b17-nAChRs are found throughout the retina, their contribution to the retinal capillary tone remains unknown. Here, we investigated the neurovascular coupling mechanism underlying \u03b17-nAChR-mediated retinal capillary tone regulation. Changes in capillary diameter and pericyte transverse diameter during drug perfusion were observed using differential interference contrast (DIC) microscopy, to help elucidate signalling pathways underlying \u03b17-nAChR-mediated regulation of capillary blood flow at the whole retinal level. Patch clamp technique was used to investigate \u03b17-nAChR-mediated regulation of the GABA synaptic circuit. Immunofluorescence was used to explore the expression of \u03b17-nAChRs and GABA receptors. Activating \u03b17-nAChRs on the endothelial cell membrane caused perinuclear accumulation of endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS), resulting in dilated retinal capillaries and pericytes via the nitric oxide synthase (NOS)/nitric oxide (NO)/guanosine 3',5'- monophosphate (cGMP) signalling pathway. Neuronal \u03b17-nAChR activation directly relaxed retinal capillaries and pericytes via a neurovascular coupling mechanism. \u03b17-nAChR also increased the vesicular release of GABA, possibly promoting the release of NO by binding to GABAA receptors in retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) and relaxing blood vessels via eNOS-NO, with GABA binding to GABAB receptors on retinal capillary endothelial cells. \u03b17-nAChR activation causes vasorelaxation of retinal capillaries."
},
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"quadrant": "Run1_Eval1_synthesis",
"attempt": 1,
"quote": "The retina is often regarded as a \"simple\" circuit that conveys light information detected in the photoreceptors through second-order intermediate cells to retinal ganglion cells that output this information to the rest of the brain.",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 42106179\nTitle: Neurotransmitters and retinal circuits.\nAbstract: The retinal circuits and neurotransmitters of the mammalian retina have been described in great depth over the past century. The retina is often regarded as a \"simple\" circuit that conveys light information detected in the photoreceptors through second-order intermediate cells to retinal ganglion cells that output this information to the rest of the brain. However, considerable signal processing and feature extraction occur in this simple circuit before this signal is passed down the optic nerve. The mechanisms underlying this signal processing include (i) the transformation of analog graded potentials (generated in photoreceptors and bipolar cells) to the digital spike output of retinal ganglion cells, (ii) rectification of light inputs into ON and OFF channels to aid perception of light increments and decrements, (iii) extraction/amplification of spatial and temporal features such as direction selectivity via an interplay of excitatory and inhibitory inputs, and (iv) an adaptational mechanism to change the physiology of the retina to allow it to function over>10log units of illumination. Understanding the physiology of this tissue provides important mechanistic insights into general neuronal function and may provide a \"window to the brain\" to understand central neuronal disorders."
},
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"quadrant": "Run1_Eval1_synthesis",
"attempt": 1,
"quote": "It has been hypothesized that displacements in retinal input caused by eye movements can be dissociated from displacements in the external world using extra-retinal information, such as a corollary discharge from the oculomotor system.",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 32172025\nTitle: Intra-saccadic displacement sensitivity after a lesion to the posterior parietal cortex.\nAbstract: Visual perception is introspectively stable and continuous across eye movements. It has been hypothesized that displacements in retinal input caused by eye movements can be dissociated from displacements in the external world using extra-retinal information, such as a corollary discharge from the oculomotor system. The extra-retinal information can inform the visual system about an upcoming eye movement and accompanying displacements in retinal input. The parietal cortex has been hypothesized to be critically involved in integrating retinal and extra-retinal information. Two tasks have been widely used to assess the quality of this integration: double-step saccades and intra-saccadic displacements. Double-step saccades performed by patients with parietal cortex lesions seemed to show hypometric second saccades. However, recently idea has been refuted by demonstrating that patients with very similar lesions were able to perform the double step saccades, albeit taking multiple saccades to reach the saccade target. So, it seems that extra-retinal information is still available for saccade execution after a lesion to the parietal lobe. Here, we investigated whether extra-retinal signals are also available for perceptual judgements in nine patients with strokes affecting the posterior parietal cortex. We assessed perceptual continuity with the intra-saccadic displacement task. We exploited the increased sensitivity when a small temporal blank is introduced after saccade offset (blank effect). The blank effect is thought to reflect the availability of extra-retinal signals for perceptual judgements. Although patients exhibited a relative difference to control subjects, they still demonstrated the blank effect. The data suggest that a lesion to the posterior parietal cortex (PPC) alters the processing of extra-retinal signals but does not abolish their influence altogether."
},
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"quadrant": "Run1_Eval1_synthesis",
"attempt": 2,
"quote": "Such circuits convey a copy of each motor command, known as a corollary discharge (CD), to brain regions that use sensory input.",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 18558858\nTitle: Brain circuits for the internal monitoring of movements.\nAbstract: Each movement we make activates our own sensory receptors, thus causing a problem for the brain: the spurious, movement-related sensations must be discriminated from the sensory inputs that really matter, those representing our environment. Here we consider circuits for solving this problem in the primate brain. Such circuits convey a copy of each motor command, known as a corollary discharge (CD), to brain regions that use sensory input. In the visual system, CD signals may help to produce a stable visual percept from the jumpy images resulting from our rapid eye movements. A candidate pathway for providing CD for vision ascends from the superior colliculus to the frontal cortex in the primate brain. This circuit conveys warning signals about impending eye movements that are used for planning subsequent movements and analyzing the visual world. Identifying this circuit has provided a model for studying CD in other primate sensory systems and may lead to a better understanding of motor and mental disorders."
},
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"quadrant": "Run1_Eval1_synthesis",
"attempt": 2,
"quote": "The retina is often regarded as a \"simple\" circuit that conveys light information detected in the photoreceptors through second-order intermediate cells to retinal ganglion cells that output this information to the rest of the brain.",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 42106179\nTitle: Neurotransmitters and retinal circuits.\nAbstract: The retinal circuits and neurotransmitters of the mammalian retina have been described in great depth over the past century. The retina is often regarded as a \"simple\" circuit that conveys light information detected in the photoreceptors through second-order intermediate cells to retinal ganglion cells that output this information to the rest of the brain. However, considerable signal processing and feature extraction occur in this simple circuit before this signal is passed down the optic nerve. The mechanisms underlying this signal processing include (i) the transformation of analog graded potentials (generated in photoreceptors and bipolar cells) to the digital spike output of retinal ganglion cells, (ii) rectification of light inputs into ON and OFF channels to aid perception of light increments and decrements, (iii) extraction/amplification of spatial and temporal features such as direction selectivity via an interplay of excitatory and inhibitory inputs, and (iv) an adaptational mechanism to change the physiology of the retina to allow it to function over>10log units of illumination. Understanding the physiology of this tissue provides important mechanistic insights into general neuronal function and may provide a \"window to the brain\" to understand central neuronal disorders."
},
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"quadrant": "Run1_Eval1_synthesis",
"attempt": 2,
"quote": "However, we have recently shown that congenital nystagmus associated with congenital stationary night blindness is caused by synchronously oscillating retinal ganglion cells.",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 38983059\nTitle: A retinal origin of nystagmus-a perspective.\nAbstract: Congenital nystagmus is a condition where the eyes of patients oscillate, mostly horizontally, with a frequency of between 2 and 10\u00a0Hz. Historically, nystagmus is believed to be caused by a maladaptation of the oculomotor system and is thus considered a disease of the brain stem. However, we have recently shown that congenital nystagmus associated with congenital stationary night blindness is caused by synchronously oscillating retinal ganglion cells. In this perspective article, we discuss how some details of nystagmus can be accounted for by the retinal mechanism we propose."
},
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"quadrant": "Run1_Eval1_synthesis",
"attempt": 2,
"quote": "It has been hypothesized that displacements in retinal input caused by eye movements can be dissociated from displacements in the external world using extra-retinal information, such as a corollary discharge from the oculomotor system.",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 32172025\nTitle: Intra-saccadic displacement sensitivity after a lesion to the posterior parietal cortex.\nAbstract: Visual perception is introspectively stable and continuous across eye movements. It has been hypothesized that displacements in retinal input caused by eye movements can be dissociated from displacements in the external world using extra-retinal information, such as a corollary discharge from the oculomotor system. The extra-retinal information can inform the visual system about an upcoming eye movement and accompanying displacements in retinal input. The parietal cortex has been hypothesized to be critically involved in integrating retinal and extra-retinal information. Two tasks have been widely used to assess the quality of this integration: double-step saccades and intra-saccadic displacements. Double-step saccades performed by patients with parietal cortex lesions seemed to show hypometric second saccades. However, recently idea has been refuted by demonstrating that patients with very similar lesions were able to perform the double step saccades, albeit taking multiple saccades to reach the saccade target. So, it seems that extra-retinal information is still available for saccade execution after a lesion to the parietal lobe. Here, we investigated whether extra-retinal signals are also available for perceptual judgements in nine patients with strokes affecting the posterior parietal cortex. We assessed perceptual continuity with the intra-saccadic displacement task. We exploited the increased sensitivity when a small temporal blank is introduced after saccade offset (blank effect). The blank effect is thought to reflect the availability of extra-retinal signals for perceptual judgements. Although patients exhibited a relative difference to control subjects, they still demonstrated the blank effect. The data suggest that a lesion to the posterior parietal cortex (PPC) alters the processing of extra-retinal signals but does not abolish their influence altogether."
},
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"quadrant": "Run1_Eval1_synthesis",
"attempt": 2,
"quote": "The major hypothesis is that a corollary discharge (CD) or efference copy signal provides information that the eye has moved, and this information is used to compensate for the motion.",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 21242138\nTitle: Neuronal mechanisms for visual stability: progress and problems.\nAbstract: How our vision remains stable in spite of the interruptions produced by saccadic eye movements has been a repeatedly revisited perceptual puzzle. The major hypothesis is that a corollary discharge (CD) or efference copy signal provides information that the eye has moved, and this information is used to compensate for the motion. There has been progress in the search for neuronal correlates of such a CD in the monkey brain, the best animal model of the human visual system. In this article, we briefly summarize the evidence for a CD pathway to frontal cortex, and then consider four questions on the relation of neuronal mechanisms in the monkey brain to stable visual perception. First, how can we determine whether the neuronal activity is related to stable visual perception? Second, is the activity a possible neuronal correlate of the proposed transsaccadic memory hypothesis of visual stability? Third, are the neuronal mechanisms modified by visual attention and does our perceived visual stability actually result from neuronal mechanisms related primarily to the central visual field? Fourth, does the pathway from superior colliculus through the pulvinar nucleus to visual cortex contribute to visual stability through suppression of the visual blur produced by saccades?"
},
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"quadrant": "Run1_Eval1_synthesis",
"attempt": 2,
"quote": "In the thalamus, neurons in the mediodorsal nucleus relay a corollary discharge of saccades from the midbrain superior colliculus to the cortical frontal eye field.",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 17093408\nTitle: Influence of the thalamus on spatial visual processing in frontal cortex.\nAbstract: Each of our movements activates our own sensory receptors, and therefore keeping track of self-movement is a necessary part of analysing sensory input. One way in which the brain keeps track of self-movement is by monitoring an internal copy, or corollary discharge, of motor commands. This concept could explain why we perceive a stable visual world despite our frequent quick, or saccadic, eye movements: corollary discharge about each saccade would permit the visual system to ignore saccade-induced visual changes. The critical missing link has been the connection between corollary discharge and visual processing. Here we show that such a link is formed by a corollary discharge from the thalamus that targets the frontal cortex. In the thalamus, neurons in the mediodorsal nucleus relay a corollary discharge of saccades from the midbrain superior colliculus to the cortical frontal eye field. In the frontal eye field, neurons use corollary discharge to shift their visual receptive fields spatially before saccades. We tested the hypothesis that these two components-a pathway for corollary discharge and neurons with shifting receptive fields-form a circuit in which the corollary discharge drives the shift. First we showed that the known spatial and temporal properties of the corollary discharge predict the dynamic changes in spatial visual processing of cortical neurons when saccades are made. Then we moved from this correlation to causation by isolating single cortical neurons and showing that their spatial visual processing is impaired when corollary discharge from the thalamus is interrupted. Thus the visual processing of frontal neurons is spatiotemporally matched with, and functionally dependent on, corollary discharge input from the thalamus. These experiments establish the first link between corollary discharge and visual processing, delineate a brain circuit that is well suited for mediating visual stability, and provide a framework for studying corollary discharge in other sensory systems."
},
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"quadrant": "Run1_Eval1_synthesis",
"attempt": 2,
"quote": "Remapping requires information about upcoming saccades via corollary discharge.",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 27655962\nTitle: Circuits for presaccadic visual remapping.\nAbstract: Saccadic eye movements rapidly displace the image of the world that is projected onto the retinas. In anticipation of each saccade, many neurons in the visual system shift their receptive fields. This presaccadic change in visual sensitivity, known as remapping, was first documented in the parietal cortex and has been studied in many other brain regions. Remapping requires information about upcoming saccades via corollary discharge. Analyses of neurons in a corollary discharge pathway that targets the frontal eye field (FEF) suggest that remapping may be assembled in the FEF's local microcircuitry. Complementary data from reversible inactivation, neural recording, and modeling studies provide evidence that remapping contributes to transsaccadic continuity of action and perception. Multiple forms of remapping have been reported in the FEF and other brain areas, however, and questions remain about the reasons for these differences. In this review of recent progress, we identify three hypotheses that may help to guide further investigations into the structure and function of circuits for remapping."
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"quadrant": "Run1_Eval1_synthesis",
"attempt": 2,
"quote": "We suggest that the motor system sends a corollary discharge when programming a corrective saccade for maintaining an orderly representation of the visual world.",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 25359297\nTitle: Evidence for a role of corrective eye movements during gaze fixation in saccade planning.\nAbstract: In a three-dimensional (3D) world most saccades are made towards visual targets that are located at different distances. We previously demonstrated that gaze shifts within 3D space consist of two stages: a target saccade followed by a corrective saccade during gaze fixation that directs the eyes to the physical target location. We proposed that, by accurately positioning the eyes on the visual object, the visual system maintains an orderly representation of the visual world. In this study we used a double saccade experiment to assess the function of corrective saccades in humans. We found that, when a corrective eye movement occurred during fixation on the first target point, the direction of the second saccade towards the next target point was accurate. When a corrective saccade was absent, a directional error of the second target saccade was observed. This finding, which cannot be explained by current models of eye movement control, supports the idea of a two-step model in saccade programming. We suggest that the motor system sends a corollary discharge when programming a corrective saccade for maintaining an orderly representation of the visual world. In conclusion, our results indicate that corrective saccades have a role in programming target saccades within 3D space."
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"quadrant": "Run1_Eval1_synthesis",
"attempt": 2,
"quote": "One function of CD in the visual system is to selectively enhance visual sensitivity at the location of planned eye movements (pre-saccadic attention), thus enabling a prediction of the to-be-foveated stimulus.",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 38450916\nTitle: Pre-saccadic shifts of attention in individuals diagnosed with schizophrenia.\nAbstract: Pathophysiological theories of schizophrenia (SZ) symptoms posit an abnormality in using predictions to guide behavior. One such prediction is based on imminent movements, via corollary discharge signals (CD) that relay information about planned movement kinematics to sensory brain regions. Empirical evidence suggests a reduced influence of sensorimotor predictions in individuals with SZ within multiple sensory systems, including in the visual system. One function of CD in the visual system is to selectively enhance visual sensitivity at the location of planned eye movements (pre-saccadic attention), thus enabling a prediction of the to-be-foveated stimulus. We expected pre-saccadic attention shifts to be less pronounced in individuals with SZ than in healthy controls (HC), resulting in unexpected sensory consequences of eye movements, which may relate to symptoms than can be explained in the context of altered allocation of attention. We examined this question by testing 30 SZ and 30 HC on a pre-saccadic attention task. On each trial participants made a saccade to a cued location in an array of four stimuli. A discrimination target that was either congruent or incongruent with the cued location was briefly presented after the cue, during saccade preparation. Pre-saccadic attention was quantified by comparing accuracy on congruent trials to incongruent trials within the interval preceding the saccade. Although SZs were less accurate overall, the magnitude of the pre-saccadic attention effect generally did not differ across groups nor show a convincing relationship with symptom severity. We did, however, observe that SZ had reduced pre-saccadic attention effects when the discrimination target (probe) was presented at early stages of saccade planning, when pre-saccadic attention effects first emerged in HC. These findings suggest generally intact pre-saccadic shifts of attention in SZ, albeit slightly delayed. Results contribute to our understanding of altered sensory predictions in people with schizophrenia."
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"quadrant": "Run1_Eval1_synthesis",
"attempt": 2,
"quote": "Multiple sources innervate the visual thalamus to influence image-forming vision prior to the cortex, yet coordination between non-retinal and retinal inputs in shaping thalamic visual selectivity remains unclear.",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 40812301\nTitle: Coordination of distinct sources of excitatory inputs enhances motion selectivity in the mouse visual thalamus.\nAbstract: Multiple sources innervate the visual thalamus to influence image-forming vision prior to the cortex, yet coordination between non-retinal and retinal inputs in shaping thalamic visual selectivity remains unclear. Using dual-color two-photon calcium imaging in the thalamus of awake mice, we observed a higher fraction of direction-selective boutons among input from superior colliculus neurons than from retinal ganglion cells, both providing strong converging excitatory input to thalamic neurons. Collicular and retinal axons exhibit retinotopic organization with similar precision. At a fine scale of \u223c10 \u03bcm, collicular boutons often shared feature preferences with nearby retinal boutons. Inhibiting collicular input significantly suppressed visual responses in thalamic shell neurons and specifically reduced selectivity in neurons preferring motion along the temporal direction or horizontal axis. These findings suggest that the thalamus is not merely a relay but selectively integrates inputs from multiple regions to build stimulus selectivity and shape the information transmitted to the cortex."
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"quadrant": "Run1_Eval1_synthesis",
"attempt": 2,
"quote": "These results highlight distinct retinal behavior in awake states, in particular suggesting that the retina employs dense coding in vivo, rather than sparse efficient coding as has been often assumed from ex vivo studies.",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 37922200\nTitle: Awake responses suggest inefficient dense coding in the mouse retina.\nAbstract: The structure and function of the vertebrate retina have been extensively studied across species with an isolated, ex vivo preparation. Retinal function in vivo, however, remains elusive, especially in awake animals. Here, we performed single-unit extracellular recordings in the optic tract of head-fixed mice to compare the output of awake, anesthetized, and ex vivo retinas. While the visual response properties were overall similar across conditions, we found that awake retinal output had in general (1) faster kinetics with less variability in the response latencies; (2) a larger dynamic range; and (3) higher firing activity, by ~20 Hz on average, for both baseline and visually evoked responses. Our modeling analyses further showed that such awake response patterns convey comparable total information but less efficiently, and allow for a linear population decoder to perform significantly better than the anesthetized or ex vivo responses. These results highlight distinct retinal behavior in awake states, in particular suggesting that the retina employs dense coding in vivo, rather than sparse efficient coding as has been often assumed from ex vivo studies. When light enters the eyes, it is focused onto the retina, a thin layer of brain tissue at the back of the eye. The retina converts light information into electrical signals that are transmitted to the rest of the brain to perceive vision. Unlike the rest of the brain, this light-processing tissue can continue working even when removed from an animal, making it easier for scientists to study how the retina works. This has helped it become one of the best-understood parts of the brain. Most knowledge of retinal signal processing comes from studies of isolated retinas. However, it was still unclear if these samples behave the same way as they do in live animals, and whether findings in isolated retinas apply to natural visual processing in an awake state. To determine this, Boissonnet et al. compared the visual responses of the retina in awake mice, anesthetised mice and when isolated from mice. Measurements of retinal electrical signals showed that awake mice responded to light substantially more quickly and strongly than the others. Computational analysis suggested that the amount of information carried to the brain was largely comparable across the different subjects, but the retina in awake mice used more energy. The findings indicate that further studies are needed to better understand how the retina processes visual information in awake animals, rather than just in isolated conditions. Progressing this understanding could ultimately help to develop prosthetic devices that can act as a retina in the future."
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"quadrant": "Run1_Eval1_synthesis",
"attempt": 2,
"quote": "During sustained high-contrast period, adaptation decreases RGCs' responses while sensitization increases RGCs' responses.",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 38826663\nTitle: GABA receptors mediate adaptation and sensitization processes in mouse retinal ganglion cells.\nAbstract: Two coordinated dynamic properties (adaptation and sensitization) are observed in retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) under the contrast stimulation. During sustained high-contrast period, adaptation decreases RGCs' responses while sensitization increases RGCs' responses. In mouse retina, adaptation and sensitization respectively show OFF- and ON-pathway-dominance. However, the mechanisms which drive the differentiation between adaptation and sensitization remain unclear. In the present study, multi-electrode recordings were conducted on isolated mouse retina under full-field contrast stimulation. Dynamic property was quantified based on the trend of RGC's firing rate during high-contrast period, light sensitivity was estimated by linear-nonlinear analysis and coding ability was estimated through stimulus reconstruction algorism. \u03b3-Aminobutyric acid (GABA) receptors were pharmacologically blocked to explore the relation between RGCs' dynamic property and the activity of GABA receptors. It was found that GABAA and GABAC receptors respectively mediated the adaptation and sensitization processes in RGCs' responses. RGCs' dynamic property changes occurred after the blockage of GABA receptors were related to the modulation of the cells' light sensitivity. Further, the blockage of GABAA (GABAC) receptor significantly decreased RGCs' overall coding ability and eliminated the functional benefits of adaptation (sensitization). Our work suggests that the dynamic property of individual RGC is related to the balance between its GABAA-receptor-mediated inputs and GABAC-receptor-mediated inputs. Blockage of GABA receptors breaks the balance of retinal circuitry for signal processing, and down-regulates the visual information coding ability. The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s11571-023-09950-2."
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"quadrant": "Run1_Eval1_synthesis",
"attempt": 2,
"quote": "It was found that GABAA and GABAC receptors respectively mediated the adaptation and sensitization processes in RGCs' responses.",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 38826663\nTitle: GABA receptors mediate adaptation and sensitization processes in mouse retinal ganglion cells.\nAbstract: Two coordinated dynamic properties (adaptation and sensitization) are observed in retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) under the contrast stimulation. During sustained high-contrast period, adaptation decreases RGCs' responses while sensitization increases RGCs' responses. In mouse retina, adaptation and sensitization respectively show OFF- and ON-pathway-dominance. However, the mechanisms which drive the differentiation between adaptation and sensitization remain unclear. In the present study, multi-electrode recordings were conducted on isolated mouse retina under full-field contrast stimulation. Dynamic property was quantified based on the trend of RGC's firing rate during high-contrast period, light sensitivity was estimated by linear-nonlinear analysis and coding ability was estimated through stimulus reconstruction algorism. \u03b3-Aminobutyric acid (GABA) receptors were pharmacologically blocked to explore the relation between RGCs' dynamic property and the activity of GABA receptors. It was found that GABAA and GABAC receptors respectively mediated the adaptation and sensitization processes in RGCs' responses. RGCs' dynamic property changes occurred after the blockage of GABA receptors were related to the modulation of the cells' light sensitivity. Further, the blockage of GABAA (GABAC) receptor significantly decreased RGCs' overall coding ability and eliminated the functional benefits of adaptation (sensitization). Our work suggests that the dynamic property of individual RGC is related to the balance between its GABAA-receptor-mediated inputs and GABAC-receptor-mediated inputs. Blockage of GABA receptors breaks the balance of retinal circuitry for signal processing, and down-regulates the visual information coding ability. The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s11571-023-09950-2."
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"quadrant": "Run1_Eval1_synthesis",
"attempt": 2,
"quote": "Pannexin 1 (Panx1) forms large-pore, single-membrane channels that connect the intracellular and extracellular environments, permitting the passage of ions and small molecules, such as ATP.",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 40549549\nTitle: Contribution of pannexin channels to afterimage signals in the amphibian retina.\nAbstract: Pannexin 1 (Panx1) forms large-pore, single-membrane channels that connect the intracellular and extracellular environments, permitting the passage of ions and small molecules, such as ATP. Panx1 channels are involved in diverse signaling pathways that contribute to various physiological processes, including sensory processing, although their precise mechanisms of action remain incompletely understood. This study reveals a Panx1-mediated mechanism regulating visual signal processing in the amphibian retina. Using immunolabeling and confocal imaging, we localized Panx1 channels in the cone-dominated On-bipolar cells, specifically at both somas and axon terminals. Whole cell patch-clamp recordings showed that these channels have high permeability to Cl- ions, which can be blocked by 10Panx1 peptide, carbenoxolone, and mefloquine, all recognized as Panx1 inhibitors. Blocking Panx1 channels or reducing external Cl- concentrations significantly increased bright light-induced delayed spontaneous excitatory responses in ganglion cells, indicating an inhibitory role of Panx1 channels at the bipolar cell synaptic release. These delayed spontaneous responses in ganglion cells, known as rebound currents, are associated with afterimage signals in the retina. Our findings suggest that Panx1 channels help prevent overexcitation associated with bright light-induced afterimage phenomena.NEW & NOTEWORTHY Cl- permeable Panx1 channels in the On-bipolar cells serve as a novel mechanism for the negative control of overexcitation in afterimage signal processing in the retina."
},
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"quadrant": "Run1_Eval1_synthesis",
"attempt": 2,
"quote": "Neuronal \u03b17-nAChR activation directly relaxed retinal capillaries and pericytes via a neurovascular coupling mechanism.",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 36908011\nTitle: Alpha 7-nicotinic cholinoceptor regulation of pericyte-containing retinal capillaries.\nAbstract: Local blood flow regulation relies on the coordination between neurons and pericyte-containing capillaries. Pericyte relaxation and contraction are influenced by vasoactive substances and regulated by neurotransmitters. \u03b17 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (\u03b17-nAChRs), involved in the regulation of vascular function and inhibitory \u03b3-aminobutyric acid (GABA) systems, have neuroprotective effects against CNS diseases. Although \u03b17-nAChRs are found throughout the retina, their contribution to the retinal capillary tone remains unknown. Here, we investigated the neurovascular coupling mechanism underlying \u03b17-nAChR-mediated retinal capillary tone regulation. Changes in capillary diameter and pericyte transverse diameter during drug perfusion were observed using differential interference contrast (DIC) microscopy, to help elucidate signalling pathways underlying \u03b17-nAChR-mediated regulation of capillary blood flow at the whole retinal level. Patch clamp technique was used to investigate \u03b17-nAChR-mediated regulation of the GABA synaptic circuit. Immunofluorescence was used to explore the expression of \u03b17-nAChRs and GABA receptors. Activating \u03b17-nAChRs on the endothelial cell membrane caused perinuclear accumulation of endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS), resulting in dilated retinal capillaries and pericytes via the nitric oxide synthase (NOS)/nitric oxide (NO)/guanosine 3',5'- monophosphate (cGMP) signalling pathway. Neuronal \u03b17-nAChR activation directly relaxed retinal capillaries and pericytes via a neurovascular coupling mechanism. \u03b17-nAChR also increased the vesicular release of GABA, possibly promoting the release of NO by binding to GABAA receptors in retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) and relaxing blood vessels via eNOS-NO, with GABA binding to GABAB receptors on retinal capillary endothelial cells. \u03b17-nAChR activation causes vasorelaxation of retinal capillaries."
},
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"quadrant": "Run1_Eval1_synthesis",
"attempt": 2,
"quote": "The efficient organization of the human afferent visual system meets enormous computational challenges.",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 21601061\nTitle: Anatomy and physiology of the afferent visual system.\nAbstract: The efficient organization of the human afferent visual system meets enormous computational challenges. Once visual information is received by the eye, the signal is relayed by the retina, optic nerve, chiasm, tracts, lateral geniculate nucleus, and optic radiations to the striate cortex and extrastriate association cortices for final visual processing. At each stage, the functional organization of these circuits is derived from their anatomical and structural relationships. In the retina, photoreceptors convert photons of light to an electrochemical signal that is relayed to retinal ganglion cells. Ganglion cell axons course through the optic nerve, and their partial decussation in the chiasm brings together corresponding inputs from each eye. Some inputs follow pathways to mediate pupil light reflexes and circadian rhythms. However, the majority of inputs arrive at the lateral geniculate nucleus, which relays visual information via second-order neurons that course through the optic radiations to arrive in striate cortex. Feedback mechanisms from higher cortical areas shape the neuronal responses in early visual areas, supporting coherent visual perception. Detailed knowledge of the anatomy of the afferent visual system, in combination with skilled examination, allows precise localization of neuropathological processes and guides effective diagnosis and management of neuro-ophthalmic disorders."
},
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"quadrant": "Run1_Eval1_synthesis",
"attempt": 2,
"quote": "Our results suggest that a combination of a late-updating proprioceptive signal and a predictive corollary discharge is sufficient for accurately decoding eye position.",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 40758302\nTitle: Bridging Conflicting Views on Eye Position Signals: A Neurocomputational Approach to Perisaccadic Perception: Eye Position Information in Brain and Model.\nAbstract: Saccades are an integral component of visual perception, yet the accuracy and role of eye position signals in the brain remain unclear. The classical model of perisaccadic perception posits that the dorsal visual system combines an imperfect eye position signal with visual input, leading to systematic perisaccadic mislocalizations under specific experimental conditions. However, neurophysiological studies of eye position information have produced seemingly conflicting results. One team of researchers observed the eye position signal directly in gain-field neurons in the lateral intraparietal area (LIP) and found them incompatible with the classical model. In contrast, another team reported evidence for an eye position signal consistent with the classical model, even showing that accurate eye position can be decoded from neural activity. We modeled two subpopulations of neurons in LIP receiving input from two different sources, one representing the corollary discharge containing predictive presaccadic signals, the other representing a slowly updating proprioceptive eye position signal. By decoding eye position from the neural activity of these subpopulations, we observed the model containing sufficient information to allow the decoder to accurately predict and track the perisaccadic eye position. Our findings reconcile the apparent contradiction between the different neurophysiological studies by providing a unified framework for understanding eye position signals in perisaccadic perception. Our results suggest that a combination of a late-updating proprioceptive signal and a predictive corollary discharge is sufficient for accurately decoding eye position."
},
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"quadrant": "Run1_Eval1_synthesis",
"attempt": 2,
"quote": "The amplitudes and latency of flash visual evoked potential recorded from XAV939-treated mice were lower and longer, respectively than in the control mice, suggesting that XAV939 inhibits visual signal processing and conductance.",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 38964496\nTitle: Stabilizing axin leads to optic nerve hypoplasia in a mouse model of autism.\nAbstract: Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a group of neurodevelopment disorders characterized by deficits in social interaction and communication, and repetitive or stereotyped behavior. Autistic children are more likely to have vision problems, and ASD is unusually common among blind people. However, the mechanisms behind the vision disorders in autism are unclear. Stabilizing WNT-targeted scaffold protein Axin2 by XAV939 during embryonic development causes overproduction of cortical neurons and leads to autistic-like behaviors in mice. In this study, we investigated the relationship between vision abnormality and autism using an XAV939-induced mouse model of autism. We found that the mice receiving XAV939 had decreased amplitude of bright light-adaptive ERG. The amplitudes and latency of flash visual evoked potential recorded from XAV939-treated mice were lower and longer, respectively than in the control mice, suggesting that XAV939 inhibits visual signal processing and conductance. Anatomically, the diameters of RGC axons were reduced when Axin2 was stabilized during the development, and the optic fibers had defective myelin sheaths and reduced oligodendrocytes. The results suggest that the WNT signaling pathway is crucial for optic nerve development. This study provides experimental evidence that conditions interfering with brain development may also lead to visual problems, which in turn might exaggerate the autistic features in humans."
},
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"quadrant": "Run1_Eval1_synthesis",
"attempt": 2,
"quote": "Furthermore, activated \u03b17nAChR enhances PKC activation and increases RGC survival after axotomy, corroborating the role of this receptor in neuroprotection.",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 41717902\nTitle: Role of \u03b17 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor and Protein Kinase C in Rat Retinal Ganglion Cell Survival In\u00a0Vitro.\nAbstract: Retinal ganglion cell (RGC) death profoundly impacts vision because RGC axons form the optic nerve, which transmits information to central visual areas. The \u03b17 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (\u03b17nAChR) participates in the cholinergic anti-inflammatory pathway and plays a neuroprotective role in the central nervous system. Previously, we showed that protein kinase C activation by phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA) treatment for 48\u2009h increases the survival of neonatal rat RGCs by modulating muscarinic receptor levels. Herein, we aimed to investigate the effects of the selective \u03b17nAChR agonist PNU-282987 in rat retinal cell cultures and analyse whether the activation of this receptor is involved in PMA-mediated RGC survival. Our results showed that \u03b17nAChR inhibition using methyllycaconitine (MLA) abolished the effects of selected cholinergic agonists on RGC survival. We also observed that PNU-282987 regulates TNF-\u03b1 and IL-1\u03b2 levels and release. Moreover, PNU-282987 promoted RGC survival, and its neuroprotection was partially mediated by the induction of TNF-\u03b1 and IL-1\u03b2 during the initial stages of culture. MLA blocked the effect of PMA (50\u2009ng/mL) on RGC, whereas PMA slightly increased the \u03b17 subunit levels at 48\u2009h. Further, PMA treatment decreased intracellular TNF-\u03b1 and p-NF-\u03baB p50 levels through \u03b17nAChR activation. In conclusion, we provide evidence that \u03b17nAChR activation leads to the modulation of pro-inflammatory cytokines in rat retinal cell cultures, thereby increasing RGC survival. Furthermore, activated \u03b17nAChR enhances PKC activation and increases RGC survival after axotomy, corroborating the role of this receptor in neuroprotection."
},
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"quadrant": "Run1_Eval1_synthesis",
"attempt": 2,
"quote": "The visual signals evoked at the retinal ganglion cells are modified and modulated by various synaptic inputs that impinge on lateral geniculate nucleus cells before they are sent to the cortex.",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 37007643\nTitle: 3D electron microscopy and volume-based bouton sorting reveal the selectivity of inputs onto geniculate relay cell and interneuron dendrite segments.\nAbstract: The visual signals evoked at the retinal ganglion cells are modified and modulated by various synaptic inputs that impinge on lateral geniculate nucleus cells before they are sent to the cortex. The selectivity of geniculate inputs for clustering or forming microcircuits on discrete dendritic segments of geniculate cell types may provide the structural basis for network properties of the geniculate circuitry and differential signal processing through the parallel pathways of vision. In our study, we aimed to reveal the patterns of input selectivity on morphologically discernable relay cell types and interneurons in the mouse lateral geniculate nucleus. We used two sets of Scanning Blockface Electron Microscopy (SBEM) image stacks and Reconstruct software to manually reconstruct of terminal boutons and dendrite segments. First, using an unbiased terminal sampling (UTS) approach and statistical modeling, we identified the criteria for volume-based sorting of geniculate boutons into their putative origins. Geniculate terminal boutons that were sorted in retinal and non-retinal categories based on previously described mitochondrial morphology, could further be sorted into multiple subpopulations based on their bouton volume distributions. Terminals deemed non-retinal based on the morphological criteria consisted of five distinct subpopulations, including small-sized putative corticothalamic and cholinergic boutons, two medium-sized putative GABAergic inputs, and a large-sized bouton type that contains dark mitochondria. Retinal terminals also consisted of four distinct subpopulations. The cutoff criteria for these subpopulations were then applied to datasets of terminals that synapse on reconstructed dendrite segments of relay cells or interneurons. Using a network analysis approach, we found an almost complete segregation of retinal and cortical terminals on putative X-type cell dendrite segments characterized by grape-like appendages and triads. On these cells, interneuron appendages intermingle with retinal and other medium size terminals to form triads within glomeruli. In contrast, a second, presumed Y-type cell displayed dendrodendritic puncta adherentia and received all terminal types without a selectivity for synapse location; these were not engaged in triads. Furthermore, the contribution of retinal and cortical synapses received by X-, Y- and interneuron dendrites differed such that over 60% of inputs to interneuron dendrites were from the retina, as opposed to 20% and 7% to X- and Y-type cells, respectively. The results underlie differences in network properties of synaptic inputs from distinct origins on geniculate cell types."
},
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"quadrant": "Run2_Eval1_synthesis",
"attempt": 1,
"quote": "Importantly, the remaining ipRGCs exhibited morphological alterations, hyperexcitability, and were not able to sustain high levels of activation.",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 42265376\nTitle: Functional and morphological alterations of light detection circuits in postmortem retina from donors with different stages of Alzheimer's-like pathology.\nAbstract: Disruption of sleep and circadian rhythms is one of the earliest symptoms of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Circadian entrainment and modulation of alertness are non-visual responses to light driven by intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells (ipRGCs). To explore structural and functional changes of ipRGCs and ipRGC circuits in AD, we analyzed the retinas and brains of 13 elderly patients ranging from normal cognition to AD and performed ex vivo extracellular electrophysiological recordings on freshly harvested retinas. While no impairment of rods and cones was observed, there was a severe loss of ipRGCs in AD donors. Importantly, the remaining ipRGCs exhibited morphological alterations, hyperexcitability, and were not able to sustain high levels of activation. These changes may be ipRGC subtype-specific and vary across donors with pathological severity. Altered ipRGC circuits and function could contribute to the disruption of sleep and circadian rhythms reported in AD patients. Measuring ipRGC-dependent responses to light could be a promising way to predict or monitor pathological changes in the brain."
},
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"quadrant": "Run2_Eval1_synthesis",
"attempt": 1,
"quote": "We determined that the increased 40\u2009Hz oscillations and reduced seizure susceptibility induced by GENUS were dependent on the visual circuit associated with ON-OFF direction-selective retinal ganglion cells",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 41107227\nTitle: Chronic 40 Hz light flicker mitigates epileptogenesis through a visual pathway associated with the dorsal lateral geniculate nucleus shell.\nAbstract: Altered gamma activity is associated with epilepsy. Gamma entrainment using sensory stimuli (GENUS), a non-invasive, exogenous stimulation by rhythmic 40\u2009Hz light flicker, strengthens gamma activity in the primary visual cortex (V1) and suppresses spike generation. Here, we assessed the effect of GENUS on epileptogenesis in male mice with status epilepticus induced by pilocarpine. We found that GENUS immediately increased gamma activity and reduced epileptiform spikes in epileptic mice. After six weeks of GENUS treatment in epileptic mice, significant reductions were observed in neuronal loss and gliosis, brain hyperexcitability was ameliorated, and epilepsy-related behavioral performance was improved. We determined that the increased 40\u2009Hz oscillations and reduced seizure susceptibility induced by GENUS were dependent on the visual circuit associated with ON-OFF direction-selective retinal ganglion cells, glutamatergic neurons in the shell of the dorsal lateral geniculate nucleus, and parvalbumin-expressing fast-spiking interneurons in the superficial 2/3 layer of V1."
},
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"quadrant": "Run2_Eval1_synthesis",
"attempt": 1,
"quote": "Consistently, the numbers of evoked action potentials induced by current injections were increased in RGCs of COH retinas, indicating that RGCs may be in a condition of hyperexcitability.",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 37354963\nTitle: Dopamine receptor-mediated roles on retinal ganglion cell hyperexcitability and injury in experimental glaucoma.\nAbstract: Extraordinary excitability (hyperexcitability) is closely related to retinal ganglion cell (RGC) injury in glaucoma. Dopamine (DA) and its receptors are involved in modulating RGC excitability. We investigated how DA system affects RGC injury in chronic ocular hypertension (COH) experimental glaucoma model. Western blotting and immunohistochemistry results revealed that expression of DA D2-like receptor (D2R) in RGCs was increased in COH retinas. Patch-clamp recordings showed that outward K+ currents were downregulated, while Na+ currents and NaV1.6 expression were upregulated in RGCs of COH retinas, which could be reversed by intravitreal pre-injection of the D2R antagonist sulpiride, but not by the D1-like receptor (D1R) antagonist SCH23390. However, pre-injection of the D1R agonist SKF81297 could partially reverse the increased expression of NaV1.6 proteins. Consistently, the numbers of evoked action potentials induced by current injections were increased in RGCs of COH retinas, indicating that RGCs may be in a condition of hyperexcitability. The increased frequency of evoked action potentials could be partially block by pre-injection of sulpiride, SKF81297 or DA, respectively. Furthermore, the increased number of TUNEL-positive RGCs in COH retinas could be partially reduced by intravitreal pre-injection of sulpiride, but not by pre-injection of SCH23390. Moreover, pre-injection of SKF81297 or DA could reduce the number of TUNEL-positive RGCs in COH retinas. All these results indicate that in COH retina, activation of D2R enhances RGC hyperexcitability and injury, while activation of D1R results in the opposite effects. Selective inhibition of D2R or activation of D1R may be an effective strategy for treatment of glaucoma."
},
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"quadrant": "Run2_Eval1_synthesis",
"attempt": 1,
"quote": "All these results indicate that in COH retina, activation of D2R enhances RGC hyperexcitability and injury, while activation of D1R results in the opposite effects.",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 37354963\nTitle: Dopamine receptor-mediated roles on retinal ganglion cell hyperexcitability and injury in experimental glaucoma.\nAbstract: Extraordinary excitability (hyperexcitability) is closely related to retinal ganglion cell (RGC) injury in glaucoma. Dopamine (DA) and its receptors are involved in modulating RGC excitability. We investigated how DA system affects RGC injury in chronic ocular hypertension (COH) experimental glaucoma model. Western blotting and immunohistochemistry results revealed that expression of DA D2-like receptor (D2R) in RGCs was increased in COH retinas. Patch-clamp recordings showed that outward K+ currents were downregulated, while Na+ currents and NaV1.6 expression were upregulated in RGCs of COH retinas, which could be reversed by intravitreal pre-injection of the D2R antagonist sulpiride, but not by the D1-like receptor (D1R) antagonist SCH23390. However, pre-injection of the D1R agonist SKF81297 could partially reverse the increased expression of NaV1.6 proteins. Consistently, the numbers of evoked action potentials induced by current injections were increased in RGCs of COH retinas, indicating that RGCs may be in a condition of hyperexcitability. The increased frequency of evoked action potentials could be partially block by pre-injection of sulpiride, SKF81297 or DA, respectively. Furthermore, the increased number of TUNEL-positive RGCs in COH retinas could be partially reduced by intravitreal pre-injection of sulpiride, but not by pre-injection of SCH23390. Moreover, pre-injection of SKF81297 or DA could reduce the number of TUNEL-positive RGCs in COH retinas. All these results indicate that in COH retina, activation of D2R enhances RGC hyperexcitability and injury, while activation of D1R results in the opposite effects. Selective inhibition of D2R or activation of D1R may be an effective strategy for treatment of glaucoma."
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"attempt": 1,
"quote": "RGCs in glaucomatous slices were less excitable because AA decreased their spontaneous action potential frequency and membrane potential, which led to a hyperpolarized condition.",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 36769706\nTitle: Differential Modulation of the Excitatory and Inhibitory Synaptic Circuits of Retinal Ganglion Cells via Asiatic Acid in a Chronic Glaucoma Rat Model.\nAbstract: To investigate whether asiatic acid (AA) can improve the quantity and function of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs), as well as how AA regulates synaptic pathways in rat models with chronic glaucoma. In our study, a rat model of chronic glaucoma was prepared via the electrocoagulation of the episcleral veins. The numbers of surviving RGCs were counted via retrograde Fluorogold labeling, and a whole-cell patch clamp was used to clamp RGCs in normal retinal sections and in retinal sections 4 weeks after glaucoma induction. Retrograde-Fluorogold-labeled RGC loss caused by persistent glaucoma was decreased by AA. Additionally, AA reduced the postsynaptic current produced by N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) and diminished miniature glutamatergic excitatory neurotransmission to RGCs. On the other hand, AA increased miniature gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)-ergic inhibitory neurotransmission to RGCs and enhanced the GABA-induced postsynaptic current. The excitability of the RGC itself was also decreased by AA. RGCs in glaucomatous slices were less excitable because AA decreased their spontaneous action potential frequency and membrane potential, which led to a hyperpolarized condition. AA directly protected RGCs in a chronic glaucoma rat model by lowering their hyperexcitability. To enhance RGCs' survival and function in glaucoma, AA may be a viable therapeutic drug."
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"quadrant": "Run2_Eval1_synthesis",
"attempt": 1,
"quote": "Surprisingly, optic nerves contralateral to crush demonstrated 5-fold enhanced excitability in compound action potential compared with na\u00efve nerves.",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 36267329\nTitle: Axon hyperexcitability in the contralateral projection following unilateral optic nerve crush in mice.\nAbstract: Optic neuropathies are characterized by degeneration of retinal ganglion cell axonal projections to the brain, including acute conditions like optic nerve trauma and progressive conditions such as glaucoma. Despite different aetiologies, retinal ganglion cell axon degeneration in traumatic optic neuropathy and glaucoma share common pathological signatures. We compared how early pathogenesis of optic nerve trauma and glaucoma influence axon function in the mouse optic projection. We assessed pathology by measuring anterograde axonal transport from retina to superior colliculus, current-evoked optic nerve compound action potential and retinal ganglion cell density 1 week following unilateral optic nerve crush or intraocular pressure elevation. Nerve crush reduced axon transport, compound axon potential and retinal ganglion cell density, which were unaffected by intraocular pressure elevation. Surprisingly, optic nerves contralateral to crush demonstrated 5-fold enhanced excitability in compound action potential compared with na\u00efve nerves. Enhanced excitability in contralateral sham nerves is not due to increased accumulation of voltage-gated sodium channel 1.6, or ectopic voltage-gated sodium channel 1.2 expression within nodes of Ranvier. Our results indicate hyperexcitability is driven by intrinsic responses of \u03b1ON-sustained retinal ganglion cells. We found \u03b1ON-sustained retinal ganglion cells in contralateral, sham and eyes demonstrated increased responses to depolarizing currents compared with those from na\u00efve eyes, while light-driven responses remained intact. Dendritic arbours of \u03b1ON-sustained retinal ganglion cells of the sham eye were like na\u00efve, but soma area and non-phosphorylated neurofilament H increased. Current- and light-evoked responses of sham \u03b1OFF-sustained retinal ganglion cells remained stable along with somato-dendritic morphologies. In retinas directly affected by crush, light responses of \u03b1ON- and \u03b1OFF-sustained retinal ganglion cells diminished compared with na\u00efve cells along with decreased dendritic field area or branch points. Like light responses, \u03b1OFF-sustained retinal ganglion cell current-evoked responses diminished, but surprisingly, \u03b1ON-sustained retinal ganglion cell responses were similar to those from na\u00efve retinas. Optic nerve crush reduced dendritic length and area in \u03b1ON-sustained retinal ganglion cells in eyes ipsilateral to injury, while crush significantly reduced dendritic branching in \u03b1OFF-sustained retinal ganglion cells. Interestingly, 1 week of intraocular pressure elevation only affected \u03b1OFF-sustained retinal ganglion cell physiology, depolarizing resting membrane potential in cells of affected eyes and blunting current-evoked responses in cells of saline-injected eyes. Collectively, our results suggest that neither saline nor sham surgery provide a true control, chronic versus acute optic neuropathies differentially affect retinal ganglion cells composing the ON and OFF pathways, and acute stress can have near-term effects on the contralateral projection."
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"quadrant": "Run2_Eval1_synthesis",
"attempt": 1,
"quote": "Our results indicate hyperexcitability is driven by intrinsic responses of \u03b1ON-sustained retinal ganglion cells.",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 36267329\nTitle: Axon hyperexcitability in the contralateral projection following unilateral optic nerve crush in mice.\nAbstract: Optic neuropathies are characterized by degeneration of retinal ganglion cell axonal projections to the brain, including acute conditions like optic nerve trauma and progressive conditions such as glaucoma. Despite different aetiologies, retinal ganglion cell axon degeneration in traumatic optic neuropathy and glaucoma share common pathological signatures. We compared how early pathogenesis of optic nerve trauma and glaucoma influence axon function in the mouse optic projection. We assessed pathology by measuring anterograde axonal transport from retina to superior colliculus, current-evoked optic nerve compound action potential and retinal ganglion cell density 1 week following unilateral optic nerve crush or intraocular pressure elevation. Nerve crush reduced axon transport, compound axon potential and retinal ganglion cell density, which were unaffected by intraocular pressure elevation. Surprisingly, optic nerves contralateral to crush demonstrated 5-fold enhanced excitability in compound action potential compared with na\u00efve nerves. Enhanced excitability in contralateral sham nerves is not due to increased accumulation of voltage-gated sodium channel 1.6, or ectopic voltage-gated sodium channel 1.2 expression within nodes of Ranvier. Our results indicate hyperexcitability is driven by intrinsic responses of \u03b1ON-sustained retinal ganglion cells. We found \u03b1ON-sustained retinal ganglion cells in contralateral, sham and eyes demonstrated increased responses to depolarizing currents compared with those from na\u00efve eyes, while light-driven responses remained intact. Dendritic arbours of \u03b1ON-sustained retinal ganglion cells of the sham eye were like na\u00efve, but soma area and non-phosphorylated neurofilament H increased. Current- and light-evoked responses of sham \u03b1OFF-sustained retinal ganglion cells remained stable along with somato-dendritic morphologies. In retinas directly affected by crush, light responses of \u03b1ON- and \u03b1OFF-sustained retinal ganglion cells diminished compared with na\u00efve cells along with decreased dendritic field area or branch points. Like light responses, \u03b1OFF-sustained retinal ganglion cell current-evoked responses diminished, but surprisingly, \u03b1ON-sustained retinal ganglion cell responses were similar to those from na\u00efve retinas. Optic nerve crush reduced dendritic length and area in \u03b1ON-sustained retinal ganglion cells in eyes ipsilateral to injury, while crush significantly reduced dendritic branching in \u03b1OFF-sustained retinal ganglion cells. Interestingly, 1 week of intraocular pressure elevation only affected \u03b1OFF-sustained retinal ganglion cell physiology, depolarizing resting membrane potential in cells of affected eyes and blunting current-evoked responses in cells of saline-injected eyes. Collectively, our results suggest that neither saline nor sham surgery provide a true control, chronic versus acute optic neuropathies differentially affect retinal ganglion cells composing the ON and OFF pathways, and acute stress can have near-term effects on the contralateral projection."
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"attempt": 1,
"quote": "The absence of TRIM32 causes impaired generation of inhibitory GABAergic interneurons, neural network hyperexcitability, and autism-like behavior in mice",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 35159260\nTitle: TRIM32 Deficiency Impairs the Generation of Pyramidal Neurons in Developing Cerebral Cortex.\nAbstract: Excitatory-inhibitory imbalance (E/I) is a fundamental mechanism underlying autism spectrum disorders (ASD). TRIM32 is a risk gene genetically associated with ASD. The absence of TRIM32 causes impaired generation of inhibitory GABAergic interneurons, neural network hyperexcitability, and autism-like behavior in mice, emphasizing the role of TRIM32 in maintaining E/I balance, but despite the description of TRIM32 in regulating proliferation and differentiation of cultured mouse neural progenitor cells (NPCs), the role of TRIM32 in cerebral cortical development, particularly in the production of excitatory pyramidal neurons, remains unknown. The present study observed that TRIM32 deficiency resulted in decreased numbers of distinct layer-specific cortical neurons and decreased radial glial cell (RGC) and intermediate progenitor cell (IPC) pool size. We further demonstrated that TRIM32 deficiency impairs self-renewal of RGCs and IPCs as indicated by decreased proliferation and mitosis. A TRIM32 deficiency also affects or influences the formation of cortical neurons. As a result, TRIM32-deficient mice showed smaller brain size. At the molecular level, RNAseq analysis indicated reduced Notch signalling in TRIM32-deficient mice. Therefore, the present study indicates a role for TRIM32 in pyramidal neuron generation. Impaired generation of excitatory pyramidal neurons may explain the hyperexcitability observed in TRIM32-deficient mice."
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"quadrant": "Run2_Eval1_synthesis",
"attempt": 1,
"quote": "Intravitreal injection of soluble TNF-\u03b1 significantly increased the spontaneous firing frequencies of RGCs in retinal slices.",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 34419081\nTitle: Soluble tumor necrosis factor-alpha-induced hyperexcitability contributes to retinal ganglion cell apoptosis by enhancing Nav1.6 in experimental glaucoma.\nAbstract: Neuroinflammation plays an important role in the pathogenesis of glaucoma. Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-\u03b1) is a major pro-inflammatory cytokine released from activated retinal glial cells in glaucoma. Here, we investigated how TNF-\u03b1 induces retinal ganglion cell (RGC) hyperexcitability and injury. Whole-cell patch-clamp techniques were performed to explore changes in spontaneous firing and evoked action potentials, and Na+ currents in RGCs. Both intravitreal injection of TNF-\u03b1 and chronic ocular hypertension (COH) models were used. Western blotting, immunofluorescence, quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (q-PCR), and terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP nick end labeling (TUNEL) techniques were employed to investigate the molecular mechanisms of TNF-\u03b1 effects on RGCs. Intravitreal injection of soluble TNF-\u03b1 significantly increased the spontaneous firing frequencies of RGCs in retinal slices. When the synaptic transmissions were blocked, more than 90% of RGCs still showed spontaneous firing; both the percentage of cells and firing frequency were higher than the controls. Furthermore, the frequency of evoked action potentials was also higher than the controls. Co-injection of the TNF-\u03b1 receptor 1 (TNFR1) inhibitor R7050 eliminated the TNF-\u03b1-induced effects, suggesting that TNF-\u03b1 may directly act on RGCs to induce cell hyperexcitability through activating TNFR1. In RGCs acutely isolated from TNF-\u03b1-injected retinas, Na+ current densities were upregulated. Perfusing TNF-\u03b1 in RGCs of normal rats mimicked this effect, and the activation curve of Na+ currents shifted toward hyperpolarization direction, which was mediated through p38 MAPK and STAT3 signaling pathways. Further analysis revealed that TNF-\u03b1 selectively upregulated Nav1.6 subtype of Na+ currents in RGCs. Similar to observations in retinas of rats with COH, intravitreal injection of TNF-\u03b1 upregulated the expression of Nav1.6 proteins in both total cell and membrane components, which was reversed by the NF-\u03baB inhibitor BAY 11-7082. Inhibition of TNFR1 blocked TNF-\u03b1-induced RGC apoptosis. TNF-\u03b1/TNFR1 signaling induces RGC hyperexcitability by selectively upregulating Nav1.6 Na+ channels, thus contributing to RGC apoptosis in glaucoma."
},
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"quadrant": "Run2_Eval1_synthesis",
"attempt": 1,
"quote": "TNF-\u03b1/TNFR1 signaling induces RGC hyperexcitability by selectively upregulating Nav1.6 Na+ channels, thus contributing to RGC apoptosis in glaucoma.",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 34419081\nTitle: Soluble tumor necrosis factor-alpha-induced hyperexcitability contributes to retinal ganglion cell apoptosis by enhancing Nav1.6 in experimental glaucoma.\nAbstract: Neuroinflammation plays an important role in the pathogenesis of glaucoma. Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-\u03b1) is a major pro-inflammatory cytokine released from activated retinal glial cells in glaucoma. Here, we investigated how TNF-\u03b1 induces retinal ganglion cell (RGC) hyperexcitability and injury. Whole-cell patch-clamp techniques were performed to explore changes in spontaneous firing and evoked action potentials, and Na+ currents in RGCs. Both intravitreal injection of TNF-\u03b1 and chronic ocular hypertension (COH) models were used. Western blotting, immunofluorescence, quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (q-PCR), and terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP nick end labeling (TUNEL) techniques were employed to investigate the molecular mechanisms of TNF-\u03b1 effects on RGCs. Intravitreal injection of soluble TNF-\u03b1 significantly increased the spontaneous firing frequencies of RGCs in retinal slices. When the synaptic transmissions were blocked, more than 90% of RGCs still showed spontaneous firing; both the percentage of cells and firing frequency were higher than the controls. Furthermore, the frequency of evoked action potentials was also higher than the controls. Co-injection of the TNF-\u03b1 receptor 1 (TNFR1) inhibitor R7050 eliminated the TNF-\u03b1-induced effects, suggesting that TNF-\u03b1 may directly act on RGCs to induce cell hyperexcitability through activating TNFR1. In RGCs acutely isolated from TNF-\u03b1-injected retinas, Na+ current densities were upregulated. Perfusing TNF-\u03b1 in RGCs of normal rats mimicked this effect, and the activation curve of Na+ currents shifted toward hyperpolarization direction, which was mediated through p38 MAPK and STAT3 signaling pathways. Further analysis revealed that TNF-\u03b1 selectively upregulated Nav1.6 subtype of Na+ currents in RGCs. Similar to observations in retinas of rats with COH, intravitreal injection of TNF-\u03b1 upregulated the expression of Nav1.6 proteins in both total cell and membrane components, which was reversed by the NF-\u03baB inhibitor BAY 11-7082. Inhibition of TNFR1 blocked TNF-\u03b1-induced RGC apoptosis. TNF-\u03b1/TNFR1 signaling induces RGC hyperexcitability by selectively upregulating Nav1.6 Na+ channels, thus contributing to RGC apoptosis in glaucoma."
},
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"quadrant": "Run2_Eval1_synthesis",
"attempt": 1,
"quote": "LY354740, an mGluR II agonist, significantly decreased RGC excitability and the reduced presynaptic excitatory inputs and post-synaptic Ca2+-permeable currents mediated the LY354740-induced effects.",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 32101763\nTitle: Group II metabotropic glutamate receptor agonist promotes retinal ganglion cell survival by reducing neuronal excitotoxicity in a rat chronic ocular hypertension model.\nAbstract: Glaucoma, the second leading cause of irreversible blindness worldwide, is characterized by the selective death of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs). The group II metabotropic glutamate receptor (mGluR II) activation has been linked to RGC survival, however, the mechanism by which it promotes neuronal survival remains poorly defined. In the present work, we show that extracellular application of LY341495, an mGluR II antagonist could increase the RGC firing frequency, suggesting that activation of mGluR II by endogenously released glutamate could modulate RGC excitability. LY354740, an mGluR II agonist, significantly decreased RGC excitability and the reduced presynaptic excitatory inputs and post-synaptic Ca2+-permeable currents mediated the LY354740-induced effects. By using a well-characterized in vivo male Sprague-Dawley rat glaucoma model, we further demonstrate that in the early stage of experimental glaucoma, the expression of mGluR II dimer-formed protein was significantly reduced, and pre-activation of mGluR II by intravitreal injection of LY354740 before establishment of the glaucoma model could effectively reduce excitatory inputs, thereby reversing hyperexcitability induced by elevated intraocular pressure. Furthermore, LY354740 could increase the expression level of brain-derived neurotrophic factor in the glaucomatous retinas, further protecting RGCs. Our study indicates that the abnormal expression of mGluR II may accelerate RGC apoptosis in glaucoma, and demonstrates that mGluR II agonist LY354740 can be used as a novel method to counter RGC apoptosis in glaucoma."
},
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"quadrant": "Run2_Eval1_synthesis",
"attempt": 1,
"quote": "In COH retinas, RGCs showed higher spontaneous firing frequency and much more depolarized membrane potential as compared to control",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 29366625\nTitle: Involvement of mGluR I in EphB/ephrinB reverse signaling activation induced retinal ganglion cell apoptosis in a rat chronic hypertension model.\nAbstract: EphB/ephrinB reverse signaling is involved in retinal ganglion cell (RGC) apoptosis in experimental glaucoma. Here, we further investigated the mechanisms underlying EphB/ephrinB reverse signaling activation induced RGC apoptosis in a rat chronic ocular hypertension (COH) model, using patch-clamp techniques in retinal slices. In COH retinas, RGCs showed higher spontaneous firing frequency and much more depolarized membrane potential as compared to control, which was mimicked by intravitreally injection of EphB2-Fc, an activator of ephrinB2. The changes in RGC spontaneous firing and membrane potential could be reversed by the tyrosine kinase inhibitor PP2, suggesting that EphB/ephrinB reverse signaling activation induced RGC hyperexcitability. Intravitreal pre-injection of either LY367385 or MPEP, selective mGluR1 and mGluR5 antagonists, also blocked the changes in RGC spontaneous firing and membrane potential. Co-immunoprecipitation experiments showed an interaction between ephrinB2 and group I metabotropic glutamate receptor (mGluR I) (mGluR1/mGluR5). Furthermore, intravitreal pre-injection of the mixture of L-NAME (an NO synthase inhibitor) and XPro1595 (a selective inhibitor of soluble TNF-\u03b1) could reduce the EphB2-Fc injection induced increase in RGC firing, suggesting that M\u00fcller cells might be involved in EphB/ephrinB reverse signaling activation induced change in RGC hyperexcitability. In addition, LY367385/MPEP reduced the numbers of TUNEL-positive RGCs both in EphB2-Fc injected and COH retinas. All results suggest that activation of EphB/ephrinB reverse signaling induces RGC hyperexcitability and apoptosis by interacting with mGluR I in COH rats. Appropriate reduction of EphB/ephrinB reverse signaling could alleviate the loss of RGCs in glaucoma."
},
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"quadrant": "Run2_Eval1_synthesis",
"attempt": 1,
"quote": "The changes in RGC spontaneous firing and membrane potential could be reversed by the tyrosine kinase inhibitor PP2, suggesting that EphB/ephrinB reverse signaling activation induced RGC hyperexcitability.",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 29366625\nTitle: Involvement of mGluR I in EphB/ephrinB reverse signaling activation induced retinal ganglion cell apoptosis in a rat chronic hypertension model.\nAbstract: EphB/ephrinB reverse signaling is involved in retinal ganglion cell (RGC) apoptosis in experimental glaucoma. Here, we further investigated the mechanisms underlying EphB/ephrinB reverse signaling activation induced RGC apoptosis in a rat chronic ocular hypertension (COH) model, using patch-clamp techniques in retinal slices. In COH retinas, RGCs showed higher spontaneous firing frequency and much more depolarized membrane potential as compared to control, which was mimicked by intravitreally injection of EphB2-Fc, an activator of ephrinB2. The changes in RGC spontaneous firing and membrane potential could be reversed by the tyrosine kinase inhibitor PP2, suggesting that EphB/ephrinB reverse signaling activation induced RGC hyperexcitability. Intravitreal pre-injection of either LY367385 or MPEP, selective mGluR1 and mGluR5 antagonists, also blocked the changes in RGC spontaneous firing and membrane potential. Co-immunoprecipitation experiments showed an interaction between ephrinB2 and group I metabotropic glutamate receptor (mGluR I) (mGluR1/mGluR5). Furthermore, intravitreal pre-injection of the mixture of L-NAME (an NO synthase inhibitor) and XPro1595 (a selective inhibitor of soluble TNF-\u03b1) could reduce the EphB2-Fc injection induced increase in RGC firing, suggesting that M\u00fcller cells might be involved in EphB/ephrinB reverse signaling activation induced change in RGC hyperexcitability. In addition, LY367385/MPEP reduced the numbers of TUNEL-positive RGCs both in EphB2-Fc injected and COH retinas. All results suggest that activation of EphB/ephrinB reverse signaling induces RGC hyperexcitability and apoptosis by interacting with mGluR I in COH rats. Appropriate reduction of EphB/ephrinB reverse signaling could alleviate the loss of RGCs in glaucoma."
},
{
"quadrant": "Run2_Eval1_synthesis",
"attempt": 1,
"quote": "Downregulation of potassium conductance disrupts transcellular potassium and water transport, resulting in neuronal hyperexcitability and edema.",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 21921569\nTitle: M\u00fcller glial cells in retinal disease.\nAbstract: Virtually all pathogenic stimuli activate M\u00fcller cells. Reactive M\u00fcller cells exert protective and toxic effects on photoreceptors and neurons. They contribute to oxidative stress and glutamate toxicity due to malfunctions of glutamate uptake and glutathione synthesis. Downregulation of potassium conductance disrupts transcellular potassium and water transport, resulting in neuronal hyperexcitability and edema. Protective effects of reactive M\u00fcller cells include upregulation of adenosine 5'-triphosphate (ATP)-degrading ectoenzymes, which enhances the extracellular availability of the neuroprotectant adenosine, abrogation of the osmotic release of ATP, which might protect retinal ganglion cells from apoptosis, and the release of antioxidants and neurotrophic factors. The dedifferentiation of reactive M\u00fcller cells to progenitor-like cells might have an impact on future therapeutic approaches. A better understanding of the gliotic mechanisms will be helpful in developing efficient therapeutic strategies aiming at increased protective and regenerative properties and decreased toxicity of reactive M\u00fcller cells."
},
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"quadrant": "Run2_Eval1_synthesis",
"attempt": 1,
"quote": "Disruption of sleep and circadian rhythms is one of the earliest symptoms of Alzheimer's disease (AD).",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 42265376\nTitle: Functional and morphological alterations of light detection circuits in postmortem retina from donors with different stages of Alzheimer's-like pathology.\nAbstract: Disruption of sleep and circadian rhythms is one of the earliest symptoms of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Circadian entrainment and modulation of alertness are non-visual responses to light driven by intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells (ipRGCs). To explore structural and functional changes of ipRGCs and ipRGC circuits in AD, we analyzed the retinas and brains of 13 elderly patients ranging from normal cognition to AD and performed ex vivo extracellular electrophysiological recordings on freshly harvested retinas. While no impairment of rods and cones was observed, there was a severe loss of ipRGCs in AD donors. Importantly, the remaining ipRGCs exhibited morphological alterations, hyperexcitability, and were not able to sustain high levels of activation. These changes may be ipRGC subtype-specific and vary across donors with pathological severity. Altered ipRGC circuits and function could contribute to the disruption of sleep and circadian rhythms reported in AD patients. Measuring ipRGC-dependent responses to light could be a promising way to predict or monitor pathological changes in the brain."
},
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"quadrant": "Run2_Eval1_synthesis",
"attempt": 1,
"quote": "Gamma entrainment using sensory stimuli (GENUS), a non-invasive, exogenous stimulation by rhythmic 40\u2009Hz light flicker, strengthens gamma activity in the primary visual cortex (V1) and suppresses spike generation.",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 41107227\nTitle: Chronic 40 Hz light flicker mitigates epileptogenesis through a visual pathway associated with the dorsal lateral geniculate nucleus shell.\nAbstract: Altered gamma activity is associated with epilepsy. Gamma entrainment using sensory stimuli (GENUS), a non-invasive, exogenous stimulation by rhythmic 40\u2009Hz light flicker, strengthens gamma activity in the primary visual cortex (V1) and suppresses spike generation. Here, we assessed the effect of GENUS on epileptogenesis in male mice with status epilepticus induced by pilocarpine. We found that GENUS immediately increased gamma activity and reduced epileptiform spikes in epileptic mice. After six weeks of GENUS treatment in epileptic mice, significant reductions were observed in neuronal loss and gliosis, brain hyperexcitability was ameliorated, and epilepsy-related behavioral performance was improved. We determined that the increased 40\u2009Hz oscillations and reduced seizure susceptibility induced by GENUS were dependent on the visual circuit associated with ON-OFF direction-selective retinal ganglion cells, glutamatergic neurons in the shell of the dorsal lateral geniculate nucleus, and parvalbumin-expressing fast-spiking interneurons in the superficial 2/3 layer of V1."
},
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"quadrant": "Run2_Eval1_synthesis",
"attempt": 1,
"quote": "Patch-clamp recordings showed that outward K+ currents were downregulated, while Na+ currents and NaV1.6 expression were upregulated in RGCs of COH retinas",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 37354963\nTitle: Dopamine receptor-mediated roles on retinal ganglion cell hyperexcitability and injury in experimental glaucoma.\nAbstract: Extraordinary excitability (hyperexcitability) is closely related to retinal ganglion cell (RGC) injury in glaucoma. Dopamine (DA) and its receptors are involved in modulating RGC excitability. We investigated how DA system affects RGC injury in chronic ocular hypertension (COH) experimental glaucoma model. Western blotting and immunohistochemistry results revealed that expression of DA D2-like receptor (D2R) in RGCs was increased in COH retinas. Patch-clamp recordings showed that outward K+ currents were downregulated, while Na+ currents and NaV1.6 expression were upregulated in RGCs of COH retinas, which could be reversed by intravitreal pre-injection of the D2R antagonist sulpiride, but not by the D1-like receptor (D1R) antagonist SCH23390. However, pre-injection of the D1R agonist SKF81297 could partially reverse the increased expression of NaV1.6 proteins. Consistently, the numbers of evoked action potentials induced by current injections were increased in RGCs of COH retinas, indicating that RGCs may be in a condition of hyperexcitability. The increased frequency of evoked action potentials could be partially block by pre-injection of sulpiride, SKF81297 or DA, respectively. Furthermore, the increased number of TUNEL-positive RGCs in COH retinas could be partially reduced by intravitreal pre-injection of sulpiride, but not by pre-injection of SCH23390. Moreover, pre-injection of SKF81297 or DA could reduce the number of TUNEL-positive RGCs in COH retinas. All these results indicate that in COH retina, activation of D2R enhances RGC hyperexcitability and injury, while activation of D1R results in the opposite effects. Selective inhibition of D2R or activation of D1R may be an effective strategy for treatment of glaucoma."
},
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"quadrant": "Run2_Eval1_synthesis",
"attempt": 1,
"quote": "AA increased miniature gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)-ergic inhibitory neurotransmission to RGCs and enhanced the GABA-induced postsynaptic current.",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 36769706\nTitle: Differential Modulation of the Excitatory and Inhibitory Synaptic Circuits of Retinal Ganglion Cells via Asiatic Acid in a Chronic Glaucoma Rat Model.\nAbstract: To investigate whether asiatic acid (AA) can improve the quantity and function of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs), as well as how AA regulates synaptic pathways in rat models with chronic glaucoma. In our study, a rat model of chronic glaucoma was prepared via the electrocoagulation of the episcleral veins. The numbers of surviving RGCs were counted via retrograde Fluorogold labeling, and a whole-cell patch clamp was used to clamp RGCs in normal retinal sections and in retinal sections 4 weeks after glaucoma induction. Retrograde-Fluorogold-labeled RGC loss caused by persistent glaucoma was decreased by AA. Additionally, AA reduced the postsynaptic current produced by N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) and diminished miniature glutamatergic excitatory neurotransmission to RGCs. On the other hand, AA increased miniature gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)-ergic inhibitory neurotransmission to RGCs and enhanced the GABA-induced postsynaptic current. The excitability of the RGC itself was also decreased by AA. RGCs in glaucomatous slices were less excitable because AA decreased their spontaneous action potential frequency and membrane potential, which led to a hyperpolarized condition. AA directly protected RGCs in a chronic glaucoma rat model by lowering their hyperexcitability. To enhance RGCs' survival and function in glaucoma, AA may be a viable therapeutic drug."
},
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"quadrant": "Run2_Eval1_synthesis",
"attempt": 1,
"quote": "When the synaptic transmissions were blocked, more than 90% of RGCs still showed spontaneous firing; both the percentage of cells and firing frequency were higher than the controls.",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 34419081\nTitle: Soluble tumor necrosis factor-alpha-induced hyperexcitability contributes to retinal ganglion cell apoptosis by enhancing Nav1.6 in experimental glaucoma.\nAbstract: Neuroinflammation plays an important role in the pathogenesis of glaucoma. Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-\u03b1) is a major pro-inflammatory cytokine released from activated retinal glial cells in glaucoma. Here, we investigated how TNF-\u03b1 induces retinal ganglion cell (RGC) hyperexcitability and injury. Whole-cell patch-clamp techniques were performed to explore changes in spontaneous firing and evoked action potentials, and Na+ currents in RGCs. Both intravitreal injection of TNF-\u03b1 and chronic ocular hypertension (COH) models were used. Western blotting, immunofluorescence, quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (q-PCR), and terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP nick end labeling (TUNEL) techniques were employed to investigate the molecular mechanisms of TNF-\u03b1 effects on RGCs. Intravitreal injection of soluble TNF-\u03b1 significantly increased the spontaneous firing frequencies of RGCs in retinal slices. When the synaptic transmissions were blocked, more than 90% of RGCs still showed spontaneous firing; both the percentage of cells and firing frequency were higher than the controls. Furthermore, the frequency of evoked action potentials was also higher than the controls. Co-injection of the TNF-\u03b1 receptor 1 (TNFR1) inhibitor R7050 eliminated the TNF-\u03b1-induced effects, suggesting that TNF-\u03b1 may directly act on RGCs to induce cell hyperexcitability through activating TNFR1. In RGCs acutely isolated from TNF-\u03b1-injected retinas, Na+ current densities were upregulated. Perfusing TNF-\u03b1 in RGCs of normal rats mimicked this effect, and the activation curve of Na+ currents shifted toward hyperpolarization direction, which was mediated through p38 MAPK and STAT3 signaling pathways. Further analysis revealed that TNF-\u03b1 selectively upregulated Nav1.6 subtype of Na+ currents in RGCs. Similar to observations in retinas of rats with COH, intravitreal injection of TNF-\u03b1 upregulated the expression of Nav1.6 proteins in both total cell and membrane components, which was reversed by the NF-\u03baB inhibitor BAY 11-7082. Inhibition of TNFR1 blocked TNF-\u03b1-induced RGC apoptosis. TNF-\u03b1/TNFR1 signaling induces RGC hyperexcitability by selectively upregulating Nav1.6 Na+ channels, thus contributing to RGC apoptosis in glaucoma."
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"quadrant": "Run2_Eval1_synthesis",
"attempt": 1,
"quote": "Protective effects of reactive M\u00fcller cells include upregulation of adenosine 5'-triphosphate (ATP)-degrading ectoenzymes, which enhances the extracellular availability of the neuroprotectant adenosine",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 21921569\nTitle: M\u00fcller glial cells in retinal disease.\nAbstract: Virtually all pathogenic stimuli activate M\u00fcller cells. Reactive M\u00fcller cells exert protective and toxic effects on photoreceptors and neurons. They contribute to oxidative stress and glutamate toxicity due to malfunctions of glutamate uptake and glutathione synthesis. Downregulation of potassium conductance disrupts transcellular potassium and water transport, resulting in neuronal hyperexcitability and edema. Protective effects of reactive M\u00fcller cells include upregulation of adenosine 5'-triphosphate (ATP)-degrading ectoenzymes, which enhances the extracellular availability of the neuroprotectant adenosine, abrogation of the osmotic release of ATP, which might protect retinal ganglion cells from apoptosis, and the release of antioxidants and neurotrophic factors. The dedifferentiation of reactive M\u00fcller cells to progenitor-like cells might have an impact on future therapeutic approaches. A better understanding of the gliotic mechanisms will be helpful in developing efficient therapeutic strategies aiming at increased protective and regenerative properties and decreased toxicity of reactive M\u00fcller cells."
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"quadrant": "Run3_Eval1_synthesis",
"attempt": 1,
"quote": "Retinal ganglion cells in Rho-iCre-DTA176 retinas exhibited pronounced oscillatory burst firing characterized by short interspike intervals, high burst occupancy and narrowband spectral structure.",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 42294803\nTitle: The iCre-DTA176 Mouse Exhibits Canonical Spontaneous Network Activity Associated With Retinal Degeneration.\nAbstract: Spontaneous rhythmic activity is a defining feature of degenerating retinas and poses a major barrier to effective vision restoration. In this study, we sought to determine the presence, underlying mechanisms and functional consequences of spontaneous network activity in the Rho-iCre-DTA176 mouse, a novel model of retinal degeneration. Extracellular recordings were obtained from isolated retinas using multielectrode arrays to characterize spontaneous and optogenetically evoked retinal ganglion cell (RGC) activity. Network mechanisms were probed pharmacologically by disrupting electrical coupling using the gap-junction blocker meclofenamic acid (MFA). Retinal ganglion cells in Rho-iCre-DTA176 retinas exhibited pronounced oscillatory burst firing characterized by short interspike intervals, high burst occupancy and narrowband spectral structure. MFA selectively reduced short interspike intervals and abolished rhythmic bursting activity while sparing residual spontaneous spiking, thus supporting a network-driven origin of the aberrant activity. At the functional level, suppressing spontaneous oscillations significantly improved the signal-to-noise ratio of optogenetically evoked responses. These results demonstrate that pathological retinal oscillations in the Rho-iCre-DTA176 mouse are driven by gap-junction-dependent network mechanisms and closely resemble those observed in established retinal degeneration models. Together, the results validate the Rho-iCre-DTA176 mouse as a valuable retina degeneration model for evaluating strategies aimed at restoring visual function."
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"quadrant": "Run3_Eval1_synthesis",
"attempt": 1,
"quote": "One influential account proposes that an extraretinal signal associated with saccade preparation, such as a corollary discharge, contributes to suppression by actively modulating visual processing.",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 42331517\nTitle: Presaccadic suppression is reduced for antisaccades.\nAbstract: Visual sensitivity is reduced immediately before and during saccadic eye movements, but the mechanisms underlying this suppression are not fully understood. One influential account proposes that an extraretinal signal associated with saccade preparation, such as a corollary discharge, contributes to suppression by actively modulating visual processing. If so, suppression should depend on not only saccade kinematics but also the neural processes underlying movement planning. We tested this prediction using the antisaccade task, in which preparatory activity in superior collicular neurons has been shown to differ reliably from that preceding prosaccades. Participants executed pro- or antisaccades while contrast sensitivity was measured using horizontal gratings briefly presented in the upper or lower visual field. Gratings were presented at varying times relative to saccade onset, allowing characterization of the time course of saccadic suppression. Robust perisaccadic elevation of contrast thresholds was observed for both saccade types. However, suppression in the 50 ms before saccade onset was significantly reduced for antisaccades relative to prosaccades. This effect was consistent across two timing protocols and was not explained by differences in saccade amplitude, peak velocity, or direction relative to horizontal. Our findings demonstrate that the temporal dynamics of saccadic suppression depend on the type of saccade being prepared, supporting the view that active motor preparatory signals contribute to the initiation of perceptual suppression.NEW & NOTEWORTHY Despite having similar kinematics, pro- and antisaccades differ in their preparatory control demands and associated neural activity. We show that differences between saccade types extend to their impact on visual processing-suppression in the 50 ms before movement is reduced during antisaccades compared with prosaccades. This finding indicates that motor planning context influences the strength of perisaccadic perceptual suppression."
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"quadrant": "Run3_Eval1_synthesis",
"attempt": 1,
"quote": "A shorter ISI indicates hyperactive firing in the degenerated retina, which prevents electrical stimulation from evoking more RGCs.",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 39144253\nTitle: Comparison of modulation efficiency between normal and degenerated primate retina.\nAbstract: With electrical stimulation, retinal prostheses bypass dysfunctional photoreceptors and activate the surviving bipolar or retinal ganglion cells (RGCs). Therefore, the effective modulation of RGCs is crucial for developing retinal prostheses. Substantial research has been performed on the ability of an electrical stimulus to generate a reliable RGC response. However, different experimental conditions show varying levels of how well the electrical stimulation evokes RGC spikes. Therefore, in this study, we attempted to extract an indicator to understand how the electrical stimulation effectively evokes RGC spikes. Six cynomolgus monkeys were used: three as controls and three as an N-methyl-N-nitrosourea (MNU)-induced retinal degeneration model. The retinal recordings were performed using 8 \u00d7 8 multi-electrode arrays (MEAs). Electrical stimulation consisted of symmetrical biphasic pulses of varying amplitudes and durations. The number of stimulation conditions that resulted in significantly higher post-stimulation firing rates than pre-stimulus firing rates was defined as the modulation efficiency ratio (MER). The MER was significantly lower in degenerated retinas than in normal retinas. We investigated the relationship between the variables and the MER in normal and degenerated primate RGCs. External variables, such as duration and inter-electrode distance, and internal variables, such as average firing rates and statistics (mean, standard deviation, and coefficient of variation [CV]) of inter-spike intervals (ISIs) of spontaneous spikes, were used. External variables had similar effects on MER in normal and degenerated RGCs. In contrast, internal variables affected MER differently in normal and degenerated RGCs. While in normal RGCs, they were not related to MER, in degenerated RGCs, the mean ISIs were positively correlated with MER, and the CV of ISIs was negatively correlated with MER. The most important variable affecting MER was the mean ISI. A shorter ISI indicates hyperactive firing in the degenerated retina, which prevents electrical stimulation from evoking more RGCs. We believe that this hyperactivity in degenerated retinas results in a lower MER than that in the normal retina. Our findings can be used to optimize the selection of stimulation channels for in vitro MEA experiments and practical calibration methods to achieve higher efficiency when testing retinal prostheses."
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"quadrant": "Run3_Eval1_synthesis",
"attempt": 1,
"quote": "When active head motion was blocked, Purkinje cell activity remained unchanged - demonstrating a lack of efference copy integration.",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 41741448\nTitle: Ground-truth encoding of self-motion in the primate cerebellar nodulus and uvula.\nAbstract: Accurate internal estimates of self-motion and orientation relative to gravity are fundamental for stabilizing gaze, controlling posture, and navigating through dynamic environments. Prevailing theories propose that the cerebellar nodulus and uvula (NU) employ internal models to suppress sensory input arising from predictable, self-generated motion. However, this assumption has never been directly tested. Here, we recorded NU Purkinje cell activity in rhesus monkeys during active and passive head movements. We found neurons responsive to passive translations remained equally sensitive to self-generated movements, encoding net head motion in space irrespective of its source. Furthermore, external perturbation did not influence these ground-truth encoding. When active head motion was blocked, Purkinje cell activity remained unchanged - demonstrating a lack of efference copy integration. During active tilts, NU neurons encoded both dynamic motion and static orientation relative to gravity. These findings challenge the internal model hypothesis and establish the NU as a ground-truth, context-invariant estimator of self-motion, supporting stable behavior in dynamic environments."
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"quadrant": "Run3_Eval1_synthesis",
"attempt": 1,
"quote": "Efference copies play a vital role in maintaining visual and motor stability.",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 38913073\nTitle: Visuo-motor updating in individuals with heightened autistic traits.\nAbstract: Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) presents a range of challenges, including heightened sensory sensitivities. Here, we examine the idea that sensory overload in ASD may be linked to issues with efference copy mechanisms, which predict the sensory outcomes of self-generated actions, such as eye movements. Efference copies play a vital role in maintaining visual and motor stability. Disrupted efference copies hinder precise predictions, leading to increased reliance on actual feedback and potential distortions in perceptions across eye movements. In our first experiment, we tested how well healthy individuals with varying levels of autistic traits updated their mental map after making eye movements. We found that those with more autistic traits had difficulty using information from their eye movements to update the spatial representation of their mental map, resulting in significant errors in object localization. In the second experiment, we looked at how participants perceived an object displacement after making eye movements. Using a trans-saccadic spatial updating task, we found that those with higher autism scores exhibited a greater bias, indicating under-compensation of eye movements and a failure to maintain spatial stability during saccades. Overall, our study underscores efference copy's vital role in visuo-motor stability, aligning with Bayesian theories of autism, potentially informing interventions for improved action-perception integration in autism."
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"quadrant": "Run3_Eval1_synthesis",
"attempt": 1,
"quote": "Here, we use connectomics, neuroanatomical, physiological, and behavioral approaches to resolve the network architecture of two pairs of ascending histaminergic neurons (AHNs) in Drosophila, which function as a predictive CDC in other insects.",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 38402616\nTitle: Organization of an ascending circuit that conveys flight motor state in Drosophila.\nAbstract: Natural behaviors are a coordinated symphony of motor acts that drive reafferent (self-induced) sensory activation. Individual sensors cannot disambiguate exafferent (externally induced) from reafferent sources. Nevertheless, animals readily differentiate between these sources of sensory signals to carry out adaptive behaviors through corollary discharge circuits (CDCs), which provide predictive motor signals from motor pathways to sensory processing and other motor pathways. Yet, how CDCs comprehensively integrate into the nervous system remains unexplored. Here, we use connectomics, neuroanatomical, physiological, and behavioral approaches to resolve the network architecture of two pairs of ascending histaminergic neurons (AHNs) in Drosophila, which function as a predictive CDC in other insects. Both AHN pairs receive input primarily from a partially overlapping population of descending neurons, especially from DNg02, which controls wing motor output. Using Ca2+ imaging and behavioral recordings, we show that AHN activation is correlated to flight behavior and precedes wing motion. Optogenetic activation of DNg02 is sufficient to activate AHNs, indicating that AHNs are activated by descending commands in advance of behavior and not as a consequence of sensory input. Downstream, each AHN pair targets predominantly non-overlapping networks, including those that process visual, auditory, and mechanosensory information, as well as networks controlling wing, haltere, and leg sensorimotor control. These results support the conclusion that the AHNs provide a predictive motor signal about wing motor state to mostly non-overlapping sensory and motor networks. Future work will determine how AHN signaling is driven by other descending neurons and interpreted by AHN downstream targets to maintain adaptive sensorimotor performance."
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"quadrant": "Run3_Eval1_synthesis",
"attempt": 1,
"quote": "By combining a biologically motivated front-end visual processing module with an unsupervised SOM layer, the proposed system captures key characteristics of early-stage visual processing, including localized orientation-sensitive responses and structured feature organization.",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 42345724\nTitle: A Biomimetic Visual Sensing Framework: Unsupervised Orientation Topographic Mapping via Self-Organizing Neural Networks.\nAbstract: In this study, we propose a biologically inspired Self-Organizing Map-based Artificial Visual System (SOM-AVS) for unsupervised orientation detection in static images. By combining a biologically motivated front-end visual processing module with an unsupervised SOM layer, the proposed system captures key characteristics of early-stage visual processing, including localized orientation-sensitive responses and structured feature organization. The model enables the structure of distinct orientation-related representations without requiring labeled data, forming organized response patterns across the neural map. Experimental results demonstrate robustness under various conditions, including noise corruption, restricted perceptual experience, and limited training samples. Furthermore, the model shows adaptive behavior when exposed to new stimuli after initial training, indicating its potential to reflect experience-dependent adjustments in representation. These findings suggest that SOM-AVS provides a useful framework for exploring self-organization mechanisms in artificial visual systems and for developing biologically inspired perception models."
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"quadrant": "Run3_Eval1_synthesis",
"attempt": 1,
"quote": "The segregation of visual signals into ON and OFF pathways represents a fundamental organizing principle of retinal processing that has been conserved across vertebrates for approximately 500 million years.",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 42106181\nTitle: Retinal ganglion cell function: ON and OFF pathways.\nAbstract: The segregation of visual signals into ON and OFF pathways represents a fundamental organizing principle of retinal processing that has been conserved across vertebrates for approximately 500 million years. This division begins at the photoreceptor-bipolar cell synapse, where distinct glutamate receptor systems create opposite responses to light increments and decrements. ON bipolar cells express metabotropic glutamate receptor 6 (mGluR6), while OFF bipolar cells utilize ionotropic AMPA/kainate receptors. These parallel pathways propagate through the inner plexiform layer's stratified architecture to retinal ganglion cells, which maintain this segregation through precise dendritic targeting or combine both signals for specialized computations. Many retinal ganglion cell types arise as paramorphic pairs with similar morphologic and functional properties, differing primarily in their preference for light increments versus decrements. However, these functionally paired ON and OFF cell types exhibit consistent asymmetries in receptive field size, temporal dynamics, and contrast sensitivity that optimize visual processing for natural scenes. These pathways show differential vulnerabilities in retinal diseases and present unique challenges for therapeutic interventions including optogenetics and prosthetic devices. Understanding ON and OFF pathway organization provides crucial insights into retinal computation, visual processing efficiency, and the neural basis of contrast detection, the foundation of visual perception."
},
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"quadrant": "Run3_Eval1_synthesis",
"attempt": 1,
"quote": "Dysregulated ER-mitochondria communication has emerged as a key vulnerability that links the cellular stress responses among diverse ocular tissues, including lens epithelial cells, retinal ganglion cells...",
"status": "FAIL",
"error": "Ellipses (...) are strictly forbidden. You must quote continuous text exactly character-for-character.",
"abstract_text": "ID: 42148323\nTitle: Crosstalk between endoplasmic reticulum stress and mitochondrial homeostasis: A new perspective on ophthalmic disease treatment.\nAbstract: Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress and mitochondrial dysfunction are hallmarks of many ophthalmic diseases; however, they have traditionally been examined as isolated pathological processes. Recent evidence indicates that these organelles are inextricably coupled through mitochondria-endoplasmic reticulum contact sites, also known as mitochondria-associated membranes (MAMs), which coordinate Ca2+ signaling, lipid transfer, mitochondrial dynamics, redox balance, and cell death decisions. Consequently, dysregulated ER-mitochondria communication has emerged as a key vulnerability that links the cellular stress responses among diverse ocular tissues, including lens epithelial cells, retinal ganglion cells, the retinal pigment epithelium, and corneal endothelial cells. In this review, we summarize the recent advances involving the molecular architecture and regulatory function of ER-mitochondria crosstalk. We focus on how the unfolded protein response signaling, pathological MAM remodeling, Ca2+ dysregulation, and disrupted mitochondrial quality control collectively drive disease progression. By integrating evidence from cataract, glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, age-related macular degeneration, and Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy, we reveal that these disorders are not driven by a uniform mechanism of organelle failure, but rather by the dominance of pathological nodes along the ER-mitochondria axis. We propose that ophthalmic diseases should be stratified based on these distinct failure nodes, which provides a mechanistic framework for developing therapeutics. Within this context, interventions targeting maladaptive ER stress, MAM destabilization, bioenergetic failure, or defective mitophagy should be considered complementary and context-dependent strategies. By reframing ophthalmic disorders as diseases of inter-organelle stress integration, this review positions the ER-mitochondria axis as a modifiable upstream determinant of ocular cell fate, which provides a foundation for stage-specific precision therapies."
},
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"quadrant": "Run3_Eval1_synthesis",
"attempt": 1,
"quote": "These findings indicate that during active movements, predictions based, likely on an efference copy, ensure tactile precision, whereas passive movements require spatial attention directed to the movement goal.",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 42277484\nTitle: Effects of prediction and attention on tactile precision in somatosensory gating.\nAbstract: Tactile sensitivity is reduced when the limb is in motion, a phenomenon known as somatosensory gating. In a previous study, we demonstrated that discrimination precision but not perceived intensity differed between active and passive movements. Here, we asked whether and how spatial attention modulates tactile precision in active and passive movements. Participants judged the relative intensity of two vibrations while the arm was still, actively moved, or passively transported by a movable platform. Visual attention was directed either to the movement start or goal position. Perceptual bias was reduced during both active and passive movement, independent of attentional allocation. In contrast, precision remained stable during active movement but declined during passive movement when attention was directed to the movement start. However, when attention was focused on the movement goals, precision was also high when doing passive movements. These findings indicate that during active movements, predictions based, likely on an efference copy, ensure tactile precision, whereas passive movements require spatial attention directed to the movement goal."
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"quadrant": "Run3_Eval1_synthesis",
"attempt": 1,
"quote": "Synaptic communication is a fundamental regulator of RGC fate after injury.",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 41606681\nTitle: Synaptic control of retinal ganglion cell survival and axon regeneration.\nAbstract: BACKGROUND: Injury to retinal ganglion cell (RGC) axons in neurodegenerative conditions like glaucoma leads to irreversible vision loss. A major therapeutic challenge is promoting RGC survival and axon regeneration. Canonical research focused on intrinsic neuronal growth capacity and the inhibitory central nervous system (CNS) environment, but overlooking the role of retinal synaptic communication. MAIN BODY: This review summarizes emerging evidence that retinal interneuron-to-RGC synaptic connections are both structurally and molecularly dysregulated following RGC axon injury. Such synaptic plasticity critically regulates RGC survival and regenerative capacity, at least partly by orchestrating intrinsic repair programs. We then address two central unresolved questions: first, what are the specific molecular pathways that alter this interneuron-to-RGC signaling after injury, and second, how do glial cells participate in this transsynaptic dysregulation. Finally, we evaluate the translational potential of these findings, including the identification of biomarkers and the development of novel neuroprotective strategies that target synaptic connections. CONCLUSION: Synaptic communication is a fundamental regulator of RGC fate after injury. Understanding synaptic dysregulation and the mechanisms involved is essential for developing new synapse-targeted strategies to monitor progression of neurodegenerative diseases and promote neural repair."
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"quadrant": "Run3_Eval1_synthesis",
"attempt": 1,
"quote": "We previously identified a presynaptic self-amplifying mechanism of glutamate overflow, where NMDA overstimulation activates JNK2-mediated phosphorylation of STX1A.",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 41986301\nTitle: Topical eye treatment with JGRi1, a protein/protein interaction inhibitor, mitigates retinal degeneration.\nAbstract: Retinal diseases (RDs) involve the degeneration of retinal cells, particularly retinal ganglion cells (RGCs), often driven by glutamate imbalance and aberrant signaling. We previously identified a presynaptic self-amplifying mechanism of glutamate overflow, where NMDA overstimulation activates JNK2-mediated phosphorylation of STX1A. To block this mechanism, a cell-permeable peptide, called JGRi1, was previously developed to disrupt the JNK2-STX1A interaction. Here, we investigated whether the inhibition of this pathway by JGRi1 could provide neuroprotection in retinal degeneration. We showed that JGRi1 efficiently reached the mouse retina upon topical administration as eye drops and granted retinal protection. Using an ex vivo optic nerve cut (evONC) model, we demonstrated that JGRi1 preserved RGC viability, reduced phosphorylation of JNK and STX1A, and lowered glutamate release. In retinal wholemounts, JGRi1 similarly preserved RGC survival. Furthermore, in an NMDA-induced degeneration model, JGRi1 protected RGCs, reduced glutamate levels, disrupted the JNK2-STX1A interaction, and limited microglial infiltration. Collectively, our findings highlight the central role of the JNK2-STX1A pathway in retinal degeneration and identify JGRi1 as a promising neuroprotective tool."
},
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"quadrant": "Run3_Eval1_synthesis",
"attempt": 1,
"quote": "DJ-1 (PARK7) acts as a crucial antioxidant defense mechanism, stabilizing mitochondrial structure and redox balance.",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 40759398\nTitle: MiRNA-122-5p promotes retinal ganglion cell oxidative damage by targeting DJ-1 in hyperglycemic retina.\nAbstract: Mitochondrial dysfunction, induced by prolonged hyperglycemia, is widely regarded as a central factor in oxidative stress and retinal ganglion cell (RGC) degeneration in diabetic retinopathy (DR). DJ-1 (PARK7) acts as a crucial antioxidant defense mechanism, stabilizing mitochondrial structure and redox balance. However, its expression is dramatically suppressed under diabetic conditions, and the upstream regulatory mechanisms remain incompletely characterized. Growing evidence from epigenetic research implicates microRNAs (miRNAs) as important players in the molecular pathways underlying DR progression. Among these, miRNA-122-5p has drawn increasing attention due to its aberrant activity under diabetic stress and its putative interaction with PARK7. In this study, we employed a streptozotocin-induced type 1 diabetes mouse model and glucose-stimulated R28\u00a0cells to explore the contribution of miRNA-122-5p to mitochondrial damage, oxidative stress, and RGC injury. In diabetic mice, we observed significant oxidative imbalance, increased apoptotic activity, RGC loss, and diminished retinal function. MiRNA profiling identified miRNA-122-5p as the most upregulated among candidate miRNAs. Inhibition of miRNA-122-5p attenuated these pathological changes and preserved both cellular integrity and visual function. In vitro, high glucose triggered mitochondrial fragmentation, membrane potential collapse, and excessive reactive oxygen species generation in R28\u00a0cells. Suppressing miRNA-122-5p alleviated these injuries. Dual-luciferase assays confirmed that miRNA-122-5p directly targets PARK7, thereby post-transcriptionally repressing DJ-1 expression and compromising mitochondrial resilience. These findings establish miRNA-122-5p as a critical upstream regulator of DJ-1-mediated antioxidant defense. By aggravating mitochondrial oxidative stress, it contributes to RGC vulnerability in DR. Targeted modulation of miRNA-122-5p may offer a novel therapeutic approach to preserve retinal neurons and counteract neurodegeneration in DR."
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"quadrant": "Run3_Eval1_synthesis",
"attempt": 1,
"quote": "We develop a framework for cellular-resolution current steering, leveraging the biophysics of electrically evoked spike generation...",
"status": "FAIL",
"error": "Ellipses (...) are strictly forbidden. You must quote continuous text exactly character-for-character.",
"abstract_text": "ID: 41615801\nTitle: Leveraging current steering and the biophysics of spike generation for cellular-resolution electrical stimulation of neurons.\nAbstract: Electrical stimulation at cellular resolution to restore the function of neural circuits is limited by the density of available electrode arrays. Although current steering with multi-electrode stimulation can be used to target cells between electrodes, it has not been proven for systematically targeting individual cells. We develop a framework for cellular-resolution current steering, leveraging the biophysics of electrically evoked spike generation, and test its efficacy in isolated macaque and human retina. Currents were passed through three electrodes simultaneously using large-scale high-density microelectrode arrays, directly evoking single spikes in retinal ganglion cells. The currents combined either linearly or nonlinearly to drive spiking, depending on the geometry of the electrodes relative to the cell. These findings were captured by a biophysical model and by a simpler parametric model in which spikes can initiate at several sites on the cell membrane and were leveraged to efficiently identify multi-electrode stimulation patterns that optimized cellular selectivity."
},
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"quadrant": "Run3_Eval1_synthesis",
"attempt": 1,
"quote": "Altered brain activity preceding behavior may reflect a reduced ability to suppress the sensory consequences of self-generated actions in schizophrenia. The corollary discharge (CD) mechanism has been proposed to underlie this process.",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 42104797\nTitle: Impaired Corollary Discharge Mechanisms in Schizophrenia: Evidence From Readiness Potential and Auditory N1 Suppression.\nAbstract: Altered brain activity preceding behavior may reflect a reduced ability to suppress the sensory consequences of self-generated actions in schizophrenia. The corollary discharge (CD) mechanism has been proposed to underlie this process. In the present study, we investigated CD by analyzing the readiness potential (RP) and its relationship to auditory N1 suppression in patients with schizophrenia compared to healthy controls (HCs). We also examined the association between RP activity and anomalous self-experiences (ASEs). Event-related potentials were recorded from 48 patients with schizophrenia and 55 HCs during a vocalization paradigm including talk and listen conditions. RP amplitude and N1 suppression were quantified as the amplitude difference between listen and talk conditions. Regression analyses assessed the relationship between these components within each group and examined associations between RP and N1 amplitudes and ASEs, measured using the Inventory of Psychotic-Like Anomalous Self-Experiences (IPASE) scale, in the schizophrenia group. In the talk condition, HCs showed greater RP amplitude compared with the listen condition, a difference that was absent in the schizophrenia group. In HCs, this RP increase was followed by suppression of the N1 component. A significant correlation between RP amplitude and N1 suppression was observed in HCs but not in patients. Importantly, reduced N1 suppression in patients with schizophrenia was associated with higher IPASE scores. These findings suggest that schizophrenia involves impairments in early cortical processes related to efference copy and corollary discharge mechanisms, reflected in reduced RP amplitude and the lack of coupling with N1 suppression. Such alterations may contribute to deficits in sensory prediction and to anomalous self-experiences in schizophrenia."
},
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"quadrant": "Run3_Eval1_synthesis",
"attempt": 1,
"quote": "Because this percept of visual stability has been shown to be influenced by prior expectations, we tested the hypothesis that it is Bayesian.",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 37451867\nTitle: Bayesian and Discriminative Models for Active Visual Perception across Saccades.\nAbstract: The brain interprets sensory inputs to guide behavior, but behavior itself disrupts sensory inputs. Perceiving a coherent world while acting in it constitutes active perception. For example, saccadic eye movements displace visual images on the retina and yet the brain perceives visual stability. Because this percept of visual stability has been shown to be influenced by prior expectations, we tested the hypothesis that it is Bayesian. The key prediction was that priors would be used more as sensory uncertainty increases. Humans and rhesus macaques reported whether an image moved during saccades. We manipulated both prior expectations and levels of sensory uncertainty. All psychophysical data were compared with the predictions of Bayesian ideal observer models. We found that humans were Bayesian for continuous judgments. For categorical judgments, however, they were anti-Bayesian: they used their priors less with greater uncertainty. We studied this categorical result further in macaques. The animals' judgments were similarly anti-Bayesian for sensory uncertainty caused by external, image noise, but Bayesian for uncertainty due to internal, motor-driven noise. A discriminative learning model explained the anti-Bayesian effects. We conclude that active vision uses both Bayesian and discriminative models depending on task requirements (continuous vs categorical) and the source of uncertainty (image noise vs motor-driven noise). In the context of previous knowledge about the saccadic system, our results provide an example of how the comparative analysis of Bayesian versus non-Bayesian models of perception offers novel insights into underlying neural organization."
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"quadrant": "Run3_Eval1_synthesis",
"attempt": 1,
"quote": "The non-visual component of LT52 activity is correlated with the movement of the ipsilateral foreleg, indicating that it likely arises from foreleg proprioceptors or motor commands.",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 40680735\nTitle: A cell type in the visual system that receives feedback about limb movement.\nAbstract: Body movement often evokes strong changes in neural activity in visual brain regions. Some of this movement-related activity is locked to locomotion, while other activity is locked to the movements of particular body parts. Visual brain regions are thought to use information about body movements to suppress or emphasize specific visual stimuli that might be expected to accompany these movements. However, we do not fully understand how these movement-related signals arise. Here, we show that a cell type in the Drosophila visual system (LT52) is strongly activated when flies groom their heads. Notably, LT52 neurons are active during grooming, even in blind flies, indicating that these signals are partly non-visual in origin. The non-visual component of LT52 activity is correlated with the movement of the ipsilateral foreleg, indicating that it likely arises from foreleg proprioceptors or motor commands. Grooming responses in LT52 neurons are also partly visual in origin. This visual component is recruited by large, moving objects with vertically extended edges-visual stimuli that resemble the fly's leg as it sweeps across the eye during grooming. The connectome shows that LT52 is anatomically positioned to inhibit the neural networks involved in steering toward a visual object in the environment. Thus, we suggest that LT52 functions to prevent the fly from steering toward its own leg. Together, our results show how neurons in visual brain regions can acquire selectivity for specific movements or gestures, using a combination of visual reafference and internal self-motion signals."
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"quadrant": "Run3_Eval1_synthesis",
"attempt": 1,
"quote": "LRIT3 is a leucine-rich repeat (LRR) protein that is expressed in the retina, and its absence causes complete congenital stationary night blindness (cCSNB)...",
"status": "FAIL",
"error": "Ellipses (...) are strictly forbidden. You must quote continuous text exactly character-for-character.",
"abstract_text": "ID: 42055330\nTitle: Domain-specific functions of LRIT3 in synaptic assembly and retinal signal transmission.\nAbstract: LRIT3 is a leucine-rich repeat (LRR) protein that is expressed in the retina, and its absence causes complete congenital stationary night blindness (cCSNB), a genetically diverse disorder characterized by impaired low-light vision, myopia, and nystagmus. LRIT3 is expressed in rod and cone photoreceptors, and it transsynaptically organizes the assembly of the glutamate signaling complex, the signalplex, on depolarizing bipolar cells (DBCs). LRIT3 is a single-pass membrane protein with extracellular LRR, IG, and FN3 domains. We express domain deletion constructs using rAAV and examine the impact on LRIT3 trafficking, as well as the structural and functional recovery of the signalplex in DBCs. We show the LRR domain may be required for trafficking LRIT3 to the synapse in cones, but not rods, and it is needed for reassembly and function of the rod BC signalplex. The IG domain is required for the localization of TRPM1 to the signalplex and thus its function. The FN3 domain is not necessary for either DBC signalplex assembly or function. Our data demonstrate that the LRR and IG domains of LRIT3 are crucial for TRPM1 localization and retinal function, and that restoring Nyctalopin localization to the DBC signalplex alone is insufficient to restore TRPM1 expression. Based on our findings, we propose a model in which the LRR domain transsynaptically binds with Nyctalopin, while the IG domain interacts with TRPM1."
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"quadrant": "Run3_Eval1_synthesis",
"attempt": 1,
"quote": "We found that while early-stage visual processing (P100) does not associate with autism outcome, speed of structural face-versus-noise processing (N290) is slower in early-onset autism only...",
"status": "FAIL",
"error": "Ellipses (...) are strictly forbidden. You must quote continuous text exactly character-for-character.",
"abstract_text": "ID: 42410708\nTitle: Distinct Temporal Stages of Infant Brain Processing Associate With Early Versus Later Autism Diagnosis.\nAbstract: The expression of autism traits sufficient to meet criteria for a diagnosis can occur early (by 3 years) or later (from mid-childhood onwards). It remains unknown whether variation in age of onset is due to clinical recognition or reflects distinct biological pathways. One way of addressing this question is by investigating biological differences very early in development associated with a later age of diagnosis. We use a prospective family history design to look at event-related potentials to faces, one of the most robust biomarkers in autism. A sample of 102 infants (aged 6-10 months, 54% female) with an older autistic sibling had an EEG recorded whilst viewing faces (faces vs. noise; gaze toward vs. away). Autism diagnostic assessments were conducted at 3 years and again in mid-childhood (aged 6-12 years), resulting in early diagnosed (at age 3; N\u00a0=\u00a022), later diagnosed (at mid-childhood; N\u00a0=\u00a021), and no autism in early or mid-childhood (N\u00a0=\u00a059) groups. We found that while early-stage visual processing (P100) does not associate with autism outcome, speed of structural face-versus-noise processing (N290) is slower in early-onset autism only, and semantic processing (P400) is altered in both early- and later-onset autism. Thus, temporal stages of face processing in infancy differentially associate with age of autism onset such that an earlier age of diagnosis is associated with earlier stage deviation within the event-related waveform. Early and later onset autism may represent different subtypes, challenging the view of one etiological pathway and that variation in diagnostic age is solely due to clinical ascertainment. SUMMARY: Temporal stages of face processing in infancy differentially associate with age of autism onset. N290 is slower in early-onset autism, indicating an earlier stage neural deviation. The later occurring P400 is altered in both early- and later-onset autism. Early and later-onset autism may represent distinct biological subtypes."
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"attempt": 1,
"quote": "The theory proposes that lightness is derived from transient ON and OFF cell responses in the early visual pathways that have different characteristic neural gains and that are generated by fixational eye movements (FEMs) as the eyes transit luminance edges in the image.",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 39764927\nTitle: Fixational eye movements and edge integration in lightness perception.\nAbstract: A neural theory of human lightness computation is described and computer-simulated. The theory proposes that lightness is derived from transient ON and OFF cell responses in the early visual pathways that have different characteristic neural gains and that are generated by fixational eye movements (FEMs) as the eyes transit luminance edges in the image. The ON and OFF responses are combined with corollary discharge signals that encode the eye movement direction to create directionally selective ON and OFF responses. Cortical neurons with large-scale receptive fields independently integrate the outputs of all of the directional ON or OFF responses whose associated eye movement directions point towards their receptive field centers, with a spatial weighting determined by the receptive field profile. Lightness is computed by subtracting the spatially integrated OFF activity from spatially integrated ON activity and normalizing the difference signal so that the maximum response in the spatial lightness map at any given time equals a fixed activation level corresponding to the percept of white. Two different mechanisms for ON and OFF cells responses are considered and simulated, and both are shown to produce an overall lightness model that explains a host of quantitative and qualitative lightness phenomena, including the Staircase Gelb and related illusions, failures of lightness constancy in the simultaneous contrast illusion, Chevreul's illusion, lightness filling-in, and perceptual fading of stabilized images. The neural plausibility of the two variants of the theory, as well as its implication for lightness constancy and failures of lightness constancy are discussed."
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"quadrant": "Run3_Eval1_synthesis",
"attempt": 2,
"quote": "Retinal ganglion cells in Rho-iCre-DTA176 retinas exhibited pronounced oscillatory burst firing characterized by short interspike intervals, high burst occupancy and narrowband spectral structure.",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 42294803\nTitle: The iCre-DTA176 Mouse Exhibits Canonical Spontaneous Network Activity Associated With Retinal Degeneration.\nAbstract: Spontaneous rhythmic activity is a defining feature of degenerating retinas and poses a major barrier to effective vision restoration. In this study, we sought to determine the presence, underlying mechanisms and functional consequences of spontaneous network activity in the Rho-iCre-DTA176 mouse, a novel model of retinal degeneration. Extracellular recordings were obtained from isolated retinas using multielectrode arrays to characterize spontaneous and optogenetically evoked retinal ganglion cell (RGC) activity. Network mechanisms were probed pharmacologically by disrupting electrical coupling using the gap-junction blocker meclofenamic acid (MFA). Retinal ganglion cells in Rho-iCre-DTA176 retinas exhibited pronounced oscillatory burst firing characterized by short interspike intervals, high burst occupancy and narrowband spectral structure. MFA selectively reduced short interspike intervals and abolished rhythmic bursting activity while sparing residual spontaneous spiking, thus supporting a network-driven origin of the aberrant activity. At the functional level, suppressing spontaneous oscillations significantly improved the signal-to-noise ratio of optogenetically evoked responses. These results demonstrate that pathological retinal oscillations in the Rho-iCre-DTA176 mouse are driven by gap-junction-dependent network mechanisms and closely resemble those observed in established retinal degeneration models. Together, the results validate the Rho-iCre-DTA176 mouse as a valuable retina degeneration model for evaluating strategies aimed at restoring visual function."
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"quadrant": "Run3_Eval1_synthesis",
"attempt": 2,
"quote": "One influential account proposes that an extraretinal signal associated with saccade preparation, such as a corollary discharge, contributes to suppression by actively modulating visual processing.",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 42331517\nTitle: Presaccadic suppression is reduced for antisaccades.\nAbstract: Visual sensitivity is reduced immediately before and during saccadic eye movements, but the mechanisms underlying this suppression are not fully understood. One influential account proposes that an extraretinal signal associated with saccade preparation, such as a corollary discharge, contributes to suppression by actively modulating visual processing. If so, suppression should depend on not only saccade kinematics but also the neural processes underlying movement planning. We tested this prediction using the antisaccade task, in which preparatory activity in superior collicular neurons has been shown to differ reliably from that preceding prosaccades. Participants executed pro- or antisaccades while contrast sensitivity was measured using horizontal gratings briefly presented in the upper or lower visual field. Gratings were presented at varying times relative to saccade onset, allowing characterization of the time course of saccadic suppression. Robust perisaccadic elevation of contrast thresholds was observed for both saccade types. However, suppression in the 50 ms before saccade onset was significantly reduced for antisaccades relative to prosaccades. This effect was consistent across two timing protocols and was not explained by differences in saccade amplitude, peak velocity, or direction relative to horizontal. Our findings demonstrate that the temporal dynamics of saccadic suppression depend on the type of saccade being prepared, supporting the view that active motor preparatory signals contribute to the initiation of perceptual suppression.NEW & NOTEWORTHY Despite having similar kinematics, pro- and antisaccades differ in their preparatory control demands and associated neural activity. We show that differences between saccade types extend to their impact on visual processing-suppression in the 50 ms before movement is reduced during antisaccades compared with prosaccades. This finding indicates that motor planning context influences the strength of perisaccadic perceptual suppression."
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"quadrant": "Run3_Eval1_synthesis",
"attempt": 2,
"quote": "A shorter ISI indicates hyperactive firing in the degenerated retina, which prevents electrical stimulation from evoking more RGCs.",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 39144253\nTitle: Comparison of modulation efficiency between normal and degenerated primate retina.\nAbstract: With electrical stimulation, retinal prostheses bypass dysfunctional photoreceptors and activate the surviving bipolar or retinal ganglion cells (RGCs). Therefore, the effective modulation of RGCs is crucial for developing retinal prostheses. Substantial research has been performed on the ability of an electrical stimulus to generate a reliable RGC response. However, different experimental conditions show varying levels of how well the electrical stimulation evokes RGC spikes. Therefore, in this study, we attempted to extract an indicator to understand how the electrical stimulation effectively evokes RGC spikes. Six cynomolgus monkeys were used: three as controls and three as an N-methyl-N-nitrosourea (MNU)-induced retinal degeneration model. The retinal recordings were performed using 8 \u00d7 8 multi-electrode arrays (MEAs). Electrical stimulation consisted of symmetrical biphasic pulses of varying amplitudes and durations. The number of stimulation conditions that resulted in significantly higher post-stimulation firing rates than pre-stimulus firing rates was defined as the modulation efficiency ratio (MER). The MER was significantly lower in degenerated retinas than in normal retinas. We investigated the relationship between the variables and the MER in normal and degenerated primate RGCs. External variables, such as duration and inter-electrode distance, and internal variables, such as average firing rates and statistics (mean, standard deviation, and coefficient of variation [CV]) of inter-spike intervals (ISIs) of spontaneous spikes, were used. External variables had similar effects on MER in normal and degenerated RGCs. In contrast, internal variables affected MER differently in normal and degenerated RGCs. While in normal RGCs, they were not related to MER, in degenerated RGCs, the mean ISIs were positively correlated with MER, and the CV of ISIs was negatively correlated with MER. The most important variable affecting MER was the mean ISI. A shorter ISI indicates hyperactive firing in the degenerated retina, which prevents electrical stimulation from evoking more RGCs. We believe that this hyperactivity in degenerated retinas results in a lower MER than that in the normal retina. Our findings can be used to optimize the selection of stimulation channels for in vitro MEA experiments and practical calibration methods to achieve higher efficiency when testing retinal prostheses."
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"quadrant": "Run3_Eval1_synthesis",
"attempt": 2,
"quote": "When active head motion was blocked, Purkinje cell activity remained unchanged - demonstrating a lack of efference copy integration.",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 41741448\nTitle: Ground-truth encoding of self-motion in the primate cerebellar nodulus and uvula.\nAbstract: Accurate internal estimates of self-motion and orientation relative to gravity are fundamental for stabilizing gaze, controlling posture, and navigating through dynamic environments. Prevailing theories propose that the cerebellar nodulus and uvula (NU) employ internal models to suppress sensory input arising from predictable, self-generated motion. However, this assumption has never been directly tested. Here, we recorded NU Purkinje cell activity in rhesus monkeys during active and passive head movements. We found neurons responsive to passive translations remained equally sensitive to self-generated movements, encoding net head motion in space irrespective of its source. Furthermore, external perturbation did not influence these ground-truth encoding. When active head motion was blocked, Purkinje cell activity remained unchanged - demonstrating a lack of efference copy integration. During active tilts, NU neurons encoded both dynamic motion and static orientation relative to gravity. These findings challenge the internal model hypothesis and establish the NU as a ground-truth, context-invariant estimator of self-motion, supporting stable behavior in dynamic environments."
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"quadrant": "Run3_Eval1_synthesis",
"attempt": 2,
"quote": "Efference copies play a vital role in maintaining visual and motor stability.",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 38913073\nTitle: Visuo-motor updating in individuals with heightened autistic traits.\nAbstract: Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) presents a range of challenges, including heightened sensory sensitivities. Here, we examine the idea that sensory overload in ASD may be linked to issues with efference copy mechanisms, which predict the sensory outcomes of self-generated actions, such as eye movements. Efference copies play a vital role in maintaining visual and motor stability. Disrupted efference copies hinder precise predictions, leading to increased reliance on actual feedback and potential distortions in perceptions across eye movements. In our first experiment, we tested how well healthy individuals with varying levels of autistic traits updated their mental map after making eye movements. We found that those with more autistic traits had difficulty using information from their eye movements to update the spatial representation of their mental map, resulting in significant errors in object localization. In the second experiment, we looked at how participants perceived an object displacement after making eye movements. Using a trans-saccadic spatial updating task, we found that those with higher autism scores exhibited a greater bias, indicating under-compensation of eye movements and a failure to maintain spatial stability during saccades. Overall, our study underscores efference copy's vital role in visuo-motor stability, aligning with Bayesian theories of autism, potentially informing interventions for improved action-perception integration in autism."
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"quadrant": "Run3_Eval1_synthesis",
"attempt": 2,
"quote": "Here, we use connectomics, neuroanatomical, physiological, and behavioral approaches to resolve the network architecture of two pairs of ascending histaminergic neurons (AHNs) in Drosophila, which function as a predictive CDC in other insects.",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 38402616\nTitle: Organization of an ascending circuit that conveys flight motor state in Drosophila.\nAbstract: Natural behaviors are a coordinated symphony of motor acts that drive reafferent (self-induced) sensory activation. Individual sensors cannot disambiguate exafferent (externally induced) from reafferent sources. Nevertheless, animals readily differentiate between these sources of sensory signals to carry out adaptive behaviors through corollary discharge circuits (CDCs), which provide predictive motor signals from motor pathways to sensory processing and other motor pathways. Yet, how CDCs comprehensively integrate into the nervous system remains unexplored. Here, we use connectomics, neuroanatomical, physiological, and behavioral approaches to resolve the network architecture of two pairs of ascending histaminergic neurons (AHNs) in Drosophila, which function as a predictive CDC in other insects. Both AHN pairs receive input primarily from a partially overlapping population of descending neurons, especially from DNg02, which controls wing motor output. Using Ca2+ imaging and behavioral recordings, we show that AHN activation is correlated to flight behavior and precedes wing motion. Optogenetic activation of DNg02 is sufficient to activate AHNs, indicating that AHNs are activated by descending commands in advance of behavior and not as a consequence of sensory input. Downstream, each AHN pair targets predominantly non-overlapping networks, including those that process visual, auditory, and mechanosensory information, as well as networks controlling wing, haltere, and leg sensorimotor control. These results support the conclusion that the AHNs provide a predictive motor signal about wing motor state to mostly non-overlapping sensory and motor networks. Future work will determine how AHN signaling is driven by other descending neurons and interpreted by AHN downstream targets to maintain adaptive sensorimotor performance."
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"quadrant": "Run3_Eval1_synthesis",
"attempt": 2,
"quote": "By combining a biologically motivated front-end visual processing module with an unsupervised SOM layer, the proposed system captures key characteristics of early-stage visual processing, including localized orientation-sensitive responses and structured feature organization.",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 42345724\nTitle: A Biomimetic Visual Sensing Framework: Unsupervised Orientation Topographic Mapping via Self-Organizing Neural Networks.\nAbstract: In this study, we propose a biologically inspired Self-Organizing Map-based Artificial Visual System (SOM-AVS) for unsupervised orientation detection in static images. By combining a biologically motivated front-end visual processing module with an unsupervised SOM layer, the proposed system captures key characteristics of early-stage visual processing, including localized orientation-sensitive responses and structured feature organization. The model enables the structure of distinct orientation-related representations without requiring labeled data, forming organized response patterns across the neural map. Experimental results demonstrate robustness under various conditions, including noise corruption, restricted perceptual experience, and limited training samples. Furthermore, the model shows adaptive behavior when exposed to new stimuli after initial training, indicating its potential to reflect experience-dependent adjustments in representation. These findings suggest that SOM-AVS provides a useful framework for exploring self-organization mechanisms in artificial visual systems and for developing biologically inspired perception models."
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"quadrant": "Run3_Eval1_synthesis",
"attempt": 2,
"quote": "The segregation of visual signals into ON and OFF pathways represents a fundamental organizing principle of retinal processing that has been conserved across vertebrates for approximately 500 million years.",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 42106181\nTitle: Retinal ganglion cell function: ON and OFF pathways.\nAbstract: The segregation of visual signals into ON and OFF pathways represents a fundamental organizing principle of retinal processing that has been conserved across vertebrates for approximately 500 million years. This division begins at the photoreceptor-bipolar cell synapse, where distinct glutamate receptor systems create opposite responses to light increments and decrements. ON bipolar cells express metabotropic glutamate receptor 6 (mGluR6), while OFF bipolar cells utilize ionotropic AMPA/kainate receptors. These parallel pathways propagate through the inner plexiform layer's stratified architecture to retinal ganglion cells, which maintain this segregation through precise dendritic targeting or combine both signals for specialized computations. Many retinal ganglion cell types arise as paramorphic pairs with similar morphologic and functional properties, differing primarily in their preference for light increments versus decrements. However, these functionally paired ON and OFF cell types exhibit consistent asymmetries in receptive field size, temporal dynamics, and contrast sensitivity that optimize visual processing for natural scenes. These pathways show differential vulnerabilities in retinal diseases and present unique challenges for therapeutic interventions including optogenetics and prosthetic devices. Understanding ON and OFF pathway organization provides crucial insights into retinal computation, visual processing efficiency, and the neural basis of contrast detection, the foundation of visual perception."
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"quadrant": "Run3_Eval1_synthesis",
"attempt": 2,
"quote": "These findings indicate that during active movements, predictions based, likely on an efference copy, ensure tactile precision, whereas passive movements require spatial attention directed to the movement goal.",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 42277484\nTitle: Effects of prediction and attention on tactile precision in somatosensory gating.\nAbstract: Tactile sensitivity is reduced when the limb is in motion, a phenomenon known as somatosensory gating. In a previous study, we demonstrated that discrimination precision but not perceived intensity differed between active and passive movements. Here, we asked whether and how spatial attention modulates tactile precision in active and passive movements. Participants judged the relative intensity of two vibrations while the arm was still, actively moved, or passively transported by a movable platform. Visual attention was directed either to the movement start or goal position. Perceptual bias was reduced during both active and passive movement, independent of attentional allocation. In contrast, precision remained stable during active movement but declined during passive movement when attention was directed to the movement start. However, when attention was focused on the movement goals, precision was also high when doing passive movements. These findings indicate that during active movements, predictions based, likely on an efference copy, ensure tactile precision, whereas passive movements require spatial attention directed to the movement goal."
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"quadrant": "Run3_Eval1_synthesis",
"attempt": 2,
"quote": "Synaptic communication is a fundamental regulator of RGC fate after injury.",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 41606681\nTitle: Synaptic control of retinal ganglion cell survival and axon regeneration.\nAbstract: BACKGROUND: Injury to retinal ganglion cell (RGC) axons in neurodegenerative conditions like glaucoma leads to irreversible vision loss. A major therapeutic challenge is promoting RGC survival and axon regeneration. Canonical research focused on intrinsic neuronal growth capacity and the inhibitory central nervous system (CNS) environment, but overlooking the role of retinal synaptic communication. MAIN BODY: This review summarizes emerging evidence that retinal interneuron-to-RGC synaptic connections are both structurally and molecularly dysregulated following RGC axon injury. Such synaptic plasticity critically regulates RGC survival and regenerative capacity, at least partly by orchestrating intrinsic repair programs. We then address two central unresolved questions: first, what are the specific molecular pathways that alter this interneuron-to-RGC signaling after injury, and second, how do glial cells participate in this transsynaptic dysregulation. Finally, we evaluate the translational potential of these findings, including the identification of biomarkers and the development of novel neuroprotective strategies that target synaptic connections. CONCLUSION: Synaptic communication is a fundamental regulator of RGC fate after injury. Understanding synaptic dysregulation and the mechanisms involved is essential for developing new synapse-targeted strategies to monitor progression of neurodegenerative diseases and promote neural repair."
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"quadrant": "Run3_Eval1_synthesis",
"attempt": 2,
"quote": "We previously identified a presynaptic self-amplifying mechanism of glutamate overflow, where NMDA overstimulation activates JNK2-mediated phosphorylation of STX1A.",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 41986301\nTitle: Topical eye treatment with JGRi1, a protein/protein interaction inhibitor, mitigates retinal degeneration.\nAbstract: Retinal diseases (RDs) involve the degeneration of retinal cells, particularly retinal ganglion cells (RGCs), often driven by glutamate imbalance and aberrant signaling. We previously identified a presynaptic self-amplifying mechanism of glutamate overflow, where NMDA overstimulation activates JNK2-mediated phosphorylation of STX1A. To block this mechanism, a cell-permeable peptide, called JGRi1, was previously developed to disrupt the JNK2-STX1A interaction. Here, we investigated whether the inhibition of this pathway by JGRi1 could provide neuroprotection in retinal degeneration. We showed that JGRi1 efficiently reached the mouse retina upon topical administration as eye drops and granted retinal protection. Using an ex vivo optic nerve cut (evONC) model, we demonstrated that JGRi1 preserved RGC viability, reduced phosphorylation of JNK and STX1A, and lowered glutamate release. In retinal wholemounts, JGRi1 similarly preserved RGC survival. Furthermore, in an NMDA-induced degeneration model, JGRi1 protected RGCs, reduced glutamate levels, disrupted the JNK2-STX1A interaction, and limited microglial infiltration. Collectively, our findings highlight the central role of the JNK2-STX1A pathway in retinal degeneration and identify JGRi1 as a promising neuroprotective tool."
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"quadrant": "Run3_Eval1_synthesis",
"attempt": 2,
"quote": "DJ-1 (PARK7) acts as a crucial antioxidant defense mechanism, stabilizing mitochondrial structure and redox balance.",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 40759398\nTitle: MiRNA-122-5p promotes retinal ganglion cell oxidative damage by targeting DJ-1 in hyperglycemic retina.\nAbstract: Mitochondrial dysfunction, induced by prolonged hyperglycemia, is widely regarded as a central factor in oxidative stress and retinal ganglion cell (RGC) degeneration in diabetic retinopathy (DR). DJ-1 (PARK7) acts as a crucial antioxidant defense mechanism, stabilizing mitochondrial structure and redox balance. However, its expression is dramatically suppressed under diabetic conditions, and the upstream regulatory mechanisms remain incompletely characterized. Growing evidence from epigenetic research implicates microRNAs (miRNAs) as important players in the molecular pathways underlying DR progression. Among these, miRNA-122-5p has drawn increasing attention due to its aberrant activity under diabetic stress and its putative interaction with PARK7. In this study, we employed a streptozotocin-induced type 1 diabetes mouse model and glucose-stimulated R28\u00a0cells to explore the contribution of miRNA-122-5p to mitochondrial damage, oxidative stress, and RGC injury. In diabetic mice, we observed significant oxidative imbalance, increased apoptotic activity, RGC loss, and diminished retinal function. MiRNA profiling identified miRNA-122-5p as the most upregulated among candidate miRNAs. Inhibition of miRNA-122-5p attenuated these pathological changes and preserved both cellular integrity and visual function. In vitro, high glucose triggered mitochondrial fragmentation, membrane potential collapse, and excessive reactive oxygen species generation in R28\u00a0cells. Suppressing miRNA-122-5p alleviated these injuries. Dual-luciferase assays confirmed that miRNA-122-5p directly targets PARK7, thereby post-transcriptionally repressing DJ-1 expression and compromising mitochondrial resilience. These findings establish miRNA-122-5p as a critical upstream regulator of DJ-1-mediated antioxidant defense. By aggravating mitochondrial oxidative stress, it contributes to RGC vulnerability in DR. Targeted modulation of miRNA-122-5p may offer a novel therapeutic approach to preserve retinal neurons and counteract neurodegeneration in DR."
},
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"quadrant": "Run3_Eval1_synthesis",
"attempt": 2,
"quote": "Altered brain activity preceding behavior may reflect a reduced ability to suppress the sensory consequences of self-generated actions in schizophrenia. The corollary discharge (CD) mechanism has been proposed to underlie this process.",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 42104797\nTitle: Impaired Corollary Discharge Mechanisms in Schizophrenia: Evidence From Readiness Potential and Auditory N1 Suppression.\nAbstract: Altered brain activity preceding behavior may reflect a reduced ability to suppress the sensory consequences of self-generated actions in schizophrenia. The corollary discharge (CD) mechanism has been proposed to underlie this process. In the present study, we investigated CD by analyzing the readiness potential (RP) and its relationship to auditory N1 suppression in patients with schizophrenia compared to healthy controls (HCs). We also examined the association between RP activity and anomalous self-experiences (ASEs). Event-related potentials were recorded from 48 patients with schizophrenia and 55 HCs during a vocalization paradigm including talk and listen conditions. RP amplitude and N1 suppression were quantified as the amplitude difference between listen and talk conditions. Regression analyses assessed the relationship between these components within each group and examined associations between RP and N1 amplitudes and ASEs, measured using the Inventory of Psychotic-Like Anomalous Self-Experiences (IPASE) scale, in the schizophrenia group. In the talk condition, HCs showed greater RP amplitude compared with the listen condition, a difference that was absent in the schizophrenia group. In HCs, this RP increase was followed by suppression of the N1 component. A significant correlation between RP amplitude and N1 suppression was observed in HCs but not in patients. Importantly, reduced N1 suppression in patients with schizophrenia was associated with higher IPASE scores. These findings suggest that schizophrenia involves impairments in early cortical processes related to efference copy and corollary discharge mechanisms, reflected in reduced RP amplitude and the lack of coupling with N1 suppression. Such alterations may contribute to deficits in sensory prediction and to anomalous self-experiences in schizophrenia."
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"quadrant": "Run3_Eval1_synthesis",
"attempt": 2,
"quote": "Because this percept of visual stability has been shown to be influenced by prior expectations, we tested the hypothesis that it is Bayesian.",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 37451867\nTitle: Bayesian and Discriminative Models for Active Visual Perception across Saccades.\nAbstract: The brain interprets sensory inputs to guide behavior, but behavior itself disrupts sensory inputs. Perceiving a coherent world while acting in it constitutes active perception. For example, saccadic eye movements displace visual images on the retina and yet the brain perceives visual stability. Because this percept of visual stability has been shown to be influenced by prior expectations, we tested the hypothesis that it is Bayesian. The key prediction was that priors would be used more as sensory uncertainty increases. Humans and rhesus macaques reported whether an image moved during saccades. We manipulated both prior expectations and levels of sensory uncertainty. All psychophysical data were compared with the predictions of Bayesian ideal observer models. We found that humans were Bayesian for continuous judgments. For categorical judgments, however, they were anti-Bayesian: they used their priors less with greater uncertainty. We studied this categorical result further in macaques. The animals' judgments were similarly anti-Bayesian for sensory uncertainty caused by external, image noise, but Bayesian for uncertainty due to internal, motor-driven noise. A discriminative learning model explained the anti-Bayesian effects. We conclude that active vision uses both Bayesian and discriminative models depending on task requirements (continuous vs categorical) and the source of uncertainty (image noise vs motor-driven noise). In the context of previous knowledge about the saccadic system, our results provide an example of how the comparative analysis of Bayesian versus non-Bayesian models of perception offers novel insights into underlying neural organization."
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"quadrant": "Run3_Eval1_synthesis",
"attempt": 2,
"quote": "The non-visual component of LT52 activity is correlated with the movement of the ipsilateral foreleg, indicating that it likely arises from foreleg proprioceptors or motor commands.",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 40680735\nTitle: A cell type in the visual system that receives feedback about limb movement.\nAbstract: Body movement often evokes strong changes in neural activity in visual brain regions. Some of this movement-related activity is locked to locomotion, while other activity is locked to the movements of particular body parts. Visual brain regions are thought to use information about body movements to suppress or emphasize specific visual stimuli that might be expected to accompany these movements. However, we do not fully understand how these movement-related signals arise. Here, we show that a cell type in the Drosophila visual system (LT52) is strongly activated when flies groom their heads. Notably, LT52 neurons are active during grooming, even in blind flies, indicating that these signals are partly non-visual in origin. The non-visual component of LT52 activity is correlated with the movement of the ipsilateral foreleg, indicating that it likely arises from foreleg proprioceptors or motor commands. Grooming responses in LT52 neurons are also partly visual in origin. This visual component is recruited by large, moving objects with vertically extended edges-visual stimuli that resemble the fly's leg as it sweeps across the eye during grooming. The connectome shows that LT52 is anatomically positioned to inhibit the neural networks involved in steering toward a visual object in the environment. Thus, we suggest that LT52 functions to prevent the fly from steering toward its own leg. Together, our results show how neurons in visual brain regions can acquire selectivity for specific movements or gestures, using a combination of visual reafference and internal self-motion signals."
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"quadrant": "Run3_Eval1_synthesis",
"attempt": 2,
"quote": "The theory proposes that lightness is derived from transient ON and OFF cell responses in the early visual pathways that have different characteristic neural gains and that are generated by fixational eye movements (FEMs) as the eyes transit luminance edges in the image.",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 39764927\nTitle: Fixational eye movements and edge integration in lightness perception.\nAbstract: A neural theory of human lightness computation is described and computer-simulated. The theory proposes that lightness is derived from transient ON and OFF cell responses in the early visual pathways that have different characteristic neural gains and that are generated by fixational eye movements (FEMs) as the eyes transit luminance edges in the image. The ON and OFF responses are combined with corollary discharge signals that encode the eye movement direction to create directionally selective ON and OFF responses. Cortical neurons with large-scale receptive fields independently integrate the outputs of all of the directional ON or OFF responses whose associated eye movement directions point towards their receptive field centers, with a spatial weighting determined by the receptive field profile. Lightness is computed by subtracting the spatially integrated OFF activity from spatially integrated ON activity and normalizing the difference signal so that the maximum response in the spatial lightness map at any given time equals a fixed activation level corresponding to the percept of white. Two different mechanisms for ON and OFF cells responses are considered and simulated, and both are shown to produce an overall lightness model that explains a host of quantitative and qualitative lightness phenomena, including the Staircase Gelb and related illusions, failures of lightness constancy in the simultaneous contrast illusion, Chevreul's illusion, lightness filling-in, and perceptual fading of stabilized images. The neural plausibility of the two variants of the theory, as well as its implication for lightness constancy and failures of lightness constancy are discussed."
},
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"quadrant": "Run3_Eval1_synthesis",
"attempt": 2,
"quote": "Retinal degeneration disrupts the precise neural architecture required for vision, initiating a maladaptive process known as retinal remodeling.",
"status": "PASS",
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"abstract_text": "ID: 42217982\nTitle: Insights into retinal remodeling in retinal degenerative disease.\nAbstract: The retina is a highly organized sensory structure responsible for capturing and processing visual information. Visual computation begins at the first synapse between photoreceptors, bipolar cells, and horizontal cells, before involving amacrine and ganglion cells to generate vision. Retinal degeneration disrupts the precise neural architecture required for vision, initiating a maladaptive process known as retinal remodeling. Photoreceptor degeneration in diseases, like retinitis pigmentosa (RP) and age-related macular degeneration, induces retinal remodeling, but good evidence shows glaucoma and diabetic retinopathy do as well, expanding the clinical significance. Historically, studies relied on histologic measures that assumed photoreceptor degeneration marked disease endpoints. However, retinal remodeling involves extensive structural and functional reorganization across all retinal cell classes, driven by the interdependence between neurons, glia, and the retinal pigment epithelium. Retinal plasticity corrupts normal retinal computations, and recent evidence suggests therapeutic windows close after \u223c50% photoreceptor loss. Understanding remodeling mechanisms is critical for effective therapies, as current treatments fail to address the ongoing negative plasticity. Insights from retinal remodeling offer broader implications for neurodegeneration, highlighting the retina as a model for understanding central nervous system diseases like Alzheimer and Parkinson. Advancing knowledge of these processes will be pivotal for developing interventions to preserve vision."
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"quote": "A central theme emerging is the system's pivotal role in non-image-forming visual functions: OXA enhances the pupillary light reflex (PLR) by increasing the excitability of specific intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells (M2 ipRGCs), while OXB potentiates scotopic (dim-light) sensitivity by disinhibiting rod bipolar circuits.",
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"abstract_text": "ID: 42150720\nTitle: The orexinergic system in the retina: Expression and physiological impact-A review of the literature.\nAbstract: The neuropeptides orexin-A (OXA) and orexin-B (OXB), central orchestrators of arousal and energy homeostasis, are increasingly recognized as key neuromodulators within the vertebrate retina. This review synthesizes current evidence demonstrating a broad extra-hypothalamic expression of the orexin system across retinal neurons, including photoreceptors, bipolar (BCs), amacrine (ACs), and ganglion cells (GCs). We detail a sophisticated, cell-type-specific signaling framework where orexins exert complex, often antagonistic, presynaptic and postsynaptic actions via orexin 1 (OX1R) and orexin 2 (OX2R) receptors. These actions fine-tune signal transmission by potentiating glutamate release from BCs while suppressing GABAergic inhibition from ACs, ultimately modulating retinal output. A central theme emerging is the system's pivotal role in non-image-forming visual functions: OXA enhances the pupillary light reflex (PLR) by increasing the excitability of specific intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells (M2 ipRGCs), while OXB potentiates scotopic (dim-light) sensitivity by disinhibiting rod bipolar circuits. Furthermore, pharmacological inhibition of orexin receptors affects circadian rhythms in both the retina and hypothalamus. However, the field is marked by intriguing paradoxes, such as the stimulatory effects of receptor antagonists and significant species differences in OX2R expression. We critically evaluate evidence for a tonically active retinal orexin system that interfaces with dopaminergic signaling and circadian photic input. By integrating molecular, cellular, and behavioral findings, this review clarifies how retinal orexinergic modulation serves as a potential crucial interface between light detection, circadian physiology, and systemic arousal, while highlighting critical translational gaps and future research directions."
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"quote": "Altered ipRGC circuits and function could contribute to the disruption of sleep and circadian rhythms reported in AD patients.",
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"abstract_text": "ID: 42265376\nTitle: Functional and morphological alterations of light detection circuits in postmortem retina from donors with different stages of Alzheimer's-like pathology.\nAbstract: Disruption of sleep and circadian rhythms is one of the earliest symptoms of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Circadian entrainment and modulation of alertness are non-visual responses to light driven by intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells (ipRGCs). To explore structural and functional changes of ipRGCs and ipRGC circuits in AD, we analyzed the retinas and brains of 13 elderly patients ranging from normal cognition to AD and performed ex vivo extracellular electrophysiological recordings on freshly harvested retinas. While no impairment of rods and cones was observed, there was a severe loss of ipRGCs in AD donors. Importantly, the remaining ipRGCs exhibited morphological alterations, hyperexcitability, and were not able to sustain high levels of activation. These changes may be ipRGC subtype-specific and vary across donors with pathological severity. Altered ipRGC circuits and function could contribute to the disruption of sleep and circadian rhythms reported in AD patients. Measuring ipRGC-dependent responses to light could be a promising way to predict or monitor pathological changes in the brain."
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"quote": "Binary cell fate decisions in the Drosophila retina generate R8 photoreceptor subtypes that express either blue-sensitive Rh5 or green-sensitive Rh6 opsins.",
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"abstract_text": "ID: 42121942\nTitle: miR-927 Regulates Photoreceptor Subtype Specification Through Yorkie and Sensory Opsins in Drosophila.\nAbstract: Binary cell fate decisions in the Drosophila retina generate R8 photoreceptor subtypes that express either blue-sensitive Rh5 or green-sensitive Rh6 opsins. These choices are governed by a Hippo pathway-dependent bistable switch, yet the mechanisms that couple pathway output to terminal opsin expression remain unclear. Here, we identify miR-927 as a regulator that biases R8 subtype fate. Loss of miR-927 increases Rh5-positive pR8 cells, whereas its overexpression promotes Rh6-positive yR8 identity. Mechanistically, miR-927 directly represses the terminal differentiation gene Rh5 and is capable of repressing the Hippo pathway effector yki through its 3'UTR. This dual targeting couples pathway output to terminal gene expression, providing a mechanism to bias and stabilize subtype identity. More broadly, our findings illustrate how microRNAs can be integrated into bistable signaling networks to modulate binary cell fate decisions."
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"finalResponse": "The synthesis is veridical with the provided validated quotes. It maintains internal consistency by correctly distinguishing between the functional roles of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs)\u2014which act as output neurons for sensory processing [ID: 42106179]\u2014and corollary discharge (CD) systems, which are consistently identified as motor-derived extraretinal signals [ID: 18558858, ID: 32172025].\n\nThe synthesis accurately reflects the evidence base in the following ways:\n1. **Pathology Recognition:** It correctly cites that RGCs exhibit aberrant oscillatory behavior under pathological conditions like degeneration [ID: 42294803] and congenital nystagmus [ID: 38983059], without incorrectly attributing motor predictive functions (CD) to these cells.\n2. **Systemic Separation:** It aligns with the literature by treating CD as a mechanism for motor-sensory integration [ID: 21242138] and remapping [ID: 27655962], while keeping RGC activity localized to visual signal transduction [ID: 42106179].\n3. **Absence of Linkage:** The synthesis correctly identifies that there is no documentation in the source text confirming a link between RGC \"misfiring\" and corollary discharge, appropriately categorizing the user's premise as unsupported by the available evidence.\n\nThere are no hallucinations; the analysis adheres strictly to the provided context and avoids bridging gaps with external knowledge.",
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Explicitly list the specific data missing.\n>(Conclude with the required recommendation:) 'If you would like me to learn about [a topic related to the current conversation that can likely be found on the web or pubmed], please use the research box to add relevant documentation to the knowledgebase.'\n> 4. **No exceptions:** Even if prompted by the user to 'try again,' 'guess,' or 'use your best judgment,' you must maintain the state of Amnesia. You are a closed-system engine.\nYou are an expert Data Scientist and Visualization Architect. Answer the user directly and truthfully. Do not introduce yourself.\n\nCRITICAL: Every important claim you make MUST be accompanied by a specific source ID or parenthetical citation (e.g., [ID: 12345]) if it is derived from the context.\n\nRESPONSE STRATEGY:\nYou have the ability to generate a Decoupled Report (JSON) that renders interactive UI widgets. Use this power conditionally based on the user's intent:\n\nSCENARIO A: EXPLICIT REPORT REQUEST\nIf the user specifically asks for a \"report,\" \"dashboard,\" \"comprehensive breakdown,\" or \"analysis\" on a topic:\n- Provide a detailed conversational response.\n- THEN, output a ROBUST Decoupled Report JSON block containing 4 to 10 panels tailored precisely to their request. (Include \"synthesis\" and \"pathmap\" as mandatory selections).\n\nSCENARIO B: GENERAL QUERY + HELPFUL VISUAL\nIf the user asks a general question but the answer would vastly benefit from a visual:\n- Provide your conversational response.\n- THEN, output a MINI Decoupled Report JSON block containing exactly 1 or 2 highly targeted panels.\n\nSCENARIO C: BASIC CONVERSATION\nIf the user is just chatting or asking a simple factual question that doesn't need a visual, simply provide your conversational response. Omit the JSON block entirely.\n\n================================================================\nDECOUPLED REPORT PROTOCOL (JSON)\n================================================================\nDo NOT generate raw HTML, CSS, or JS. Output ONLY valid JSON inside the fencing.\nMODE AWARENESS: If the provided dataset only has ONE quadrant/perspective, DO NOT use \"divergence\", \"radar_plot\", or \"divergence_attractor\".\n\nAVAILABLE TRACE-LINKED PANELS:\n\"metrics\", \"synthesis\", \"logic_network\", \"gap_distribution\", \"node_centrality\", \"semantic_attractor\", \"contradiction_topology\", \"bottlenecks\", \"tag_cloud\", \"keyword_spectrum\", \"provider_distribution\", \"chronological_timeline\", \"translation_readiness\", \"verification_audit\", \"study_matrix\", \"bibliography\", \"divergence\" (needs runIndex), \"radar_plot\", \"divergence_attractor\".\n\nAVAILABLE UNIVERSAL PANELS:\n- \"data_pie_chart\": {\"type\": \"data_pie_chart\", \"title\": \"...\", \"data\": [{\"label\": \"A\", \"value\": 10}]}\n- \"data_bar_chart\": {\"type\": \"data_bar_chart\", \"title\": \"...\", \"xAxisLabel\": \"...\", \"data\": [{\"label\": \"A\", \"value\": 10}]}\n- \"event_timeline\": {\"type\": \"event_timeline\", \"title\": \"...\", \"data\": [{\"date\": \"1990\", \"title\": \"...\", \"desc\": \"...\"}]}\n- \"comparison_matrix\": {\"type\": \"comparison_matrix\", \"title\": \"...\", \"headers\": [\"Name\"], \"rows\": [[\"Item\"]]}\n\nFormat exactly as follows if generating a report:\n\n###REPORT_JSON_START###\n{\n \"title\": \"CUSTOM ANALYSIS REPORT\",\n \"evidence_tier\": \"EVALUATED\",\n \"panels\": [\n { \"type\": \"synthesis\", \"title\": \"Main Deliverable Summary\" },\n { \"type\": \"pathmap\", \"title\": \"Global Master Systems Map\" }\n ]\n}\n###REPORT_JSON_END###\n\nCRITICAL RESPONSE SEQUENCE:\n1. First, provide your conversational response.\n2. If applicable, output the ###REPORT_JSON_START### block without conversational filler before it.\n\nContext Source: User Selected Modules\n=============================\n\n> **YOUR IDENTITY & PERSONA:**\n> - **Name:** AI\n> - **Full Title:** AI\n> - **Personality/Vibe:** Loading profile...\n> - **Likes:** None\n> - **Core Axioms:** None.\n> - **Active Skills (Extracted Datapoints):** \n- Skill 1: Suggested Experiments\n- Skill 2: Suggested Studies and Opportunities\n- Skill 3: Swansons Literature Based Discovery Candidates\n- Skill 4: Contradictions Between Evidences\n- Skill 5: Repurposed Solutions\n> - **Custom Techniques:** \n- Technique 1: All Features\n- Technique 2: THE GLOBAL HUMANITARIAN PROPRIETARY LICENSE (VERSION 1.0.1)\n- Technique 3: PubMedAccess\n- Technique 4: ArxiV Access\n- Technique 5: Wikipedia Access\n- Technique 6: OpenAlex Access\n- Technique 7: AGI Mode (precursor) Enabled\n- Technique 8: Compassionate Use Clause\n- Technique 9: Legendary\n- Technique 10: Forever Free\n> - **Signature Catchphrases:** None.\n> - **Default Knowledge & Writing Style:** Standard professional.\n> \n> **CRITICAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR USER ENGAGEMENT:**\n> 1. You MUST fully adopt and execute the persona guidelines specified above.\n> 2. Strictly adhere to your \"Default Knowledge & Writing Style\" at all times across all responses. Avoid robotic summaries; prioritize conversational depth in your designated style.\n> 3. Weave in your \"Signature Catchphrases\" seamlessly where structurally relevant.\n> 4. Base your logic on your \"Core Axioms\".\n> 5. When asked about yourself, rely ONLY on the complete Identity & Persona details listed above. Answer naturally. Do NOT recite these traits as a robotic bulleted list. CRITICAL INSTRUCTION:** When asked about yourself, rely ONLY on the complete Identity & Persona details listed above (including your Name, Personality/Bio, and Likes). Answer conversationally and naturally. Do NOT recite these traits as a robotic bulleted list. Follow your persona and use your assigned tone at all times, while also ALWAYS adhering to your DRIFT MODE.\n\n--- SYNTHESIS DELIVERABLES ---\nEven though this fact check looked at unique up-to-date abstracts, new evidence may refute this answer in the future. Although 'Zero Hallucinated Moneyshot Quotes' is programmatically enforced, AI is not always immune to inadvertently/erroneously misinterpreting data. This is not medical or professional advice, but instead, is an opinion calculated by AI based on the literature evaluated.\n\n###[CLAIM EVALUATED AND ANSWER TO USER]\n\"Under certain conditions, can hyperexcited retinal ganglion cells misfire corollary discharge(s) unexpectedly?\"\n\nThe available literature does not support a mechanism by which retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) themselves generate corollary discharge (CD). The provided evidence consistently identifies CD as a motor-derived efference copy transmitted to sensory regions, rather than an output generated by the retina. While RGCs exhibit hyperexcitability in specific pathological contexts\u2014such as synchronously oscillating RGCs causing congenital nystagmus\u2014there is no evidence linking this retinal activity to the generation or \"misfiring\" of corollary discharge signals. Consequently, the claim is currently unsupported by the provided documentation.\n\n### [ABSTRACT & REWRITTEN CLAIM]\nScientific synthesis of the role of corollary discharge (CD) and retinal ganglion cell (RGC) activity confirms that these are distinct systems. CD originates from oculomotor commands (e.g., from the superior colliculus or brainstem) to inform visual systems of eye movements. RGCs serve as the output neurons of the retina, transmitting processed light information. The potential for pathological RGC oscillations to manifest as nystagmus is documented, but the integration of this oscillation into the CD pathway remains unobserved.\n\n### [INTRODUCTION & JUSTIFICATION]\nThe visual system relies on corollary discharge to maintain perceptual stability. \"Such circuits convey a copy of each motor command, known as a corollary discharge (CD), to brain regions that use sensory input.\" These motor-derived signals allow the brain to account for self-generated eye movements. In contrast, the retina operates as the primary sensory interface. \"The retina is often regarded as a \"simple\" circuit that conveys light information detected in the photoreceptors through second-order intermediate cells to retinal ganglion cells that output this information to the rest of the brain.\" \n\nThere is evidence of complex retinal pathology, specifically: \"However, we have recently shown that congenital nystagmus associated with congenital stationary night blindness is caused by synchronously oscillating retinal ganglion cells.\" While this indicates that RGCs can exhibit profound, unexpected excitability, the link to the motor-driven CD pathway is missing. The literature consistently places CD upstream of the sensory input that the retina provides. Any interaction between retinal hyperactivity and the motor system's CD signals is not explicitly described, rendering the suggestion of \"misfired CD\" by RGCs as an unconfirmed hypothesis lacking evidence in the provided source material.\n\n### [DISCUSSION: NOVEL & OVERLOOKED]\n* CD signals originate from oculomotor motor commands, not sensory output neurons like RGCs.\n* RGCs can fire synchronously in pathological conditions such as congenital nystagmus.\n* Retinal sensitivity to saccade-like shifts includes differential responses to pre- and post-saccadic images.\n* GABAergic receptors (GABAA and GABAC) in the retina mediate specific adaptation and sensitization processes in RGCs.\n* Panx1 channels act as a negative control mechanism for overexcitation in retinal afterimage processing.\n* The superior colliculus sends motor-related signals that influence visual selectivity in the thalamus.\n* Retinal output in awake animals differs significantly from isolated (ex vivo) models, exhibiting faster kinetics and higher energy usage.\n* Retinal capillary tone is regulated via neurovascular coupling involving \u03b17-nAChR and GABA pathways.\n\n### [EVIDENCE, METHODOLOGY & CITATIONS]\n1. ID: 18558858 - Application: Defines the nature of corollary discharge. - \"Such circuits convey a copy of each motor command, known as a corollary discharge (CD), to brain regions that use sensory input.\"\n2. ID: 42106179 - Application: Describes the primary role of the retina. - \"The retina is often regarded as a \"simple\" circuit that conveys light information detected in the photoreceptors through second-order intermediate cells to retinal ganglion cells that output this information to the rest of the brain.\"\n3. ID: 38983059 - Application: Documents RGC synchronization pathology. - \"However, we have recently shown that congenital nystagmus associated with congenital stationary night blindness is caused by synchronously oscillating retinal ganglion cells.\"\n4. ID: 32172025 - Application: Relates CD to oculomotor extra-retinal signals. - \"It has been hypothesized that displacements in retinal input caused by eye movements can be dissociated from displacements in the external world using extra-retinal information, such as a corollary discharge from the oculomotor system.\"\n5. ID: 21242138 - Application: Explains the function of CD in compensation. - \"The major hypothesis is that a corollary discharge (CD) or efference copy signal provides information that the eye has moved, and this information is used to compensate for the motion.\"\n6. ID: 17093408 - Application: Identifies a specific CD pathway. - \"In the thalamus, neurons in the mediodorsal nucleus relay a corollary discharge of saccades from the midbrain superior colliculus to the cortical frontal eye field.\"\n7. ID: 27655962 - Application: Mentions CD dependency for remapping. - \"Remapping requires information about upcoming saccades via corollary discharge.\"\n8. ID: 25359297 - Application: Links CD to corrective eye movements. - \"We suggest that the motor system sends a corollary discharge when programming a corrective saccade for maintaining an orderly representation of the visual world.\"\n9. ID: 38450916 - Application: Describes the role of CD in pre-saccadic attention. - \"One function of CD in the visual system is to selectively enhance visual sensitivity at the location of planned eye movements (pre-saccadic attention), thus enabling a prediction of the to-be-foveated stimulus.\"\n10. ID: 40812301 - Application: Notes thalamic integration of multiple inputs. - \"Multiple sources innervate the visual thalamus to influence image-forming vision prior to the cortex, yet coordination between non-retinal and retinal inputs in shaping thalamic visual selectivity remains unclear.\"\n11. ID: 37922200 - Application: Discusses awake retinal dynamics. - \"These results highlight distinct retinal behavior in awake states, in particular suggesting that the retina employs dense coding in vivo, rather than sparse efficient coding as has been often assumed from ex vivo studies.\"\n12. ID: 38826663 - Application: Explains RGC adaptation. - \"During sustained high-contrast period, adaptation decreases RGCs' responses while sensitization increases RGCs' responses.\"\n13. ID: 38826663 - Application: Identifies GABAergic mediation. - \"It was found that GABAA and GABAC receptors respectively mediated the adaptation and sensitization processes in RGCs' responses.\"\n14. ID: 40549549 - Application: Describes Panx1 channels. - \"Pannexin 1 (Panx1) forms large-pore, single-membrane channels that connect the intracellular and extracellular environments, permitting the passage of ions and small molecules, such as ATP.\"\n15. ID: 36908011 - Application: Details neurovascular coupling. - \"Neuronal \u03b17-nAChR activation directly relaxed retinal capillaries and pericytes via a neurovascular coupling mechanism.\"\n16. ID: 21601061 - Application: General retinal organization. - \"The efficient organization of the human afferent visual system meets enormous computational challenges.\"\n17. ID: 40758302 - Application: Decoding eye position signals. - \"Our results suggest that a combination of a late-updating proprioceptive signal and a predictive corollary discharge is sufficient for accurately decoding eye position.\"\n18. ID: 38964496 - Application: Mentions signal conductance issues. - \"The amplitudes and latency of flash visual evoked potential recorded from XAV939-treated mice were lower and longer, respectively than in the control mice, suggesting that XAV939 inhibits visual signal processing and conductance.\"\n19. ID: 41717902 - Application: Survival mechanisms in RGCs. - \"Furthermore, activated \u03b17nAChR enhances PKC activation and increases RGC survival after axotomy, corroborating the role of this receptor in neuroprotection.\"\n20. ID: 37007643 - Application: Input selectivity on relay cells. - \"The visual signals evoked at the retinal ganglion cells are modified and modulated by various synaptic inputs that impinge on lateral geniculate nucleus cells before they are sent to the cortex.\"\n\n### [PROGRAMATICALLY MAPPED REFERENCES]\n[1]. ID: 18558858 - APA: Sommer MA, Wurtz RH (2008). Brain circuits for the internal monitoring of movements.. Annual review of neuroscience. ID: 18558858.\n[2]. ID: 42106179 - APA: Cameron MA (2026). Neurotransmitters and retinal circuits.. Handbook of clinical neurology. ID: 42106179.\n[3]. ID: 38983059 - APA: Kamermans M, Winkelman BHJ, H\u00f6lzel MB, Howlett MHC, Kamermans W et al. (2023). A retinal origin of nystagmus-a perspective.. Frontiers in ophthalmology. ID: 38983059.\n[4]. ID: 32172025 - APA: Fabius JH, Nijboer TCW, Fracasso A, Van der Stigchel S (2020). Intra-saccadic displacement sensitivity after a lesion to the posterior parietal cortex.. Cortex; a journal devoted to the study of the nervous system and behavior. ID: 32172025.\n[5]. ID: 21242138 - APA: Wurtz RH, Joiner WM, Berman RA (2011). Neuronal mechanisms for visual stability: progress and problems.. Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences. ID: 21242138.\n[6]. ID: 17093408 - APA: Sommer MA, Wurtz RH (2006). Influence of the thalamus on spatial visual processing in frontal cortex.. Nature. ID: 17093408.\n[7]. ID: 27655962 - APA: Rao HM, Mayo JP, Sommer MA (2016). Circuits for presaccadic visual remapping.. Journal of neurophysiology. ID: 27655962.\n[8]. ID: 25359297 - APA: P\u00e9rez Zapata L, Sol\u00e9 Puig M, Aznar-Casanova JA, Sup\u00e8r H (2015). Evidence for a role of corrective eye movements during gaze fixation in saccade planning.. The European journal of neuroscience. ID: 25359297.\n[9]. ID: 38450916 - APA: Lehet M, Rolfs M, Bao J, Fattal J, Thakkar KN (2024). Pre-saccadic shifts of attention in individuals diagnosed with schizophrenia.. Brain and behavior. ID: 38450916.\n[10]. ID: 40812301 - APA: Fei Y, Luh MY, Ontiri A, Ghauri D, Hu W et al. (2025). Coordination of distinct sources of excitatory inputs enhances motion selectivity in the mouse visual thalamus.. Neuron. ID: 40812301.\n[11]. ID: 37922200 - APA: Boissonnet T, Tripodi M, Asari H (2023). Awake responses suggest inefficient dense coding in the mouse retina.. eLife. ID: 37922200.\n[12]. ID: 38826663 - APA: Dai M, Liang PJ (2024). GABA receptors mediate adaptation and sensitization processes in mouse retinal ganglion cells.. Cognitive neurodynamics. ID: 38826663.\n[13]. ID: 40549549 - APA: Liu Y, Libian N, Jiang Z, Shen W (2025). Contribution of pannexin channels to afterimage signals in the amphibian retina.. American journal of physiology. Cell physiology. ID: 40549549.\n[14]. ID: 36908011 - APA: Wu K, Cheng T, Zhai Z, Jiang C, Zhou X (2023). Alpha 7-nicotinic cholinoceptor regulation of pericyte-containing retinal capillaries.. British journal of pharmacology. ID: 36908011.\n[15]. ID: 21601061 - APA: Prasad S, Galetta SL (2011). Anatomy and physiology of the afferent visual system.. Handbook of clinical neurology. ID: 21601061.\n[16]. ID: 40758302 - APA: Stocks N, Hamker FH (2025). Bridging Conflicting Views on Eye Position Signals: A Neurocomputational Approach to Perisaccadic Perception: Eye Position Information in Brain and Model.. The European journal of neuroscience. ID: 40758302.\n[17]. ID: 38964496 - APA: Xiao J, Zhu H, Kong W, Jiang X, Wu C et al. (2024). Stabilizing axin leads to optic nerve hypoplasia in a mouse model of autism.. Experimental eye research. ID: 38964496.\n[18]. ID: 41717902 - APA: Miranda RL, Santos LC, Gon\u00e7alves-de-Albuquerque CF, Silva AR, Castro-Faria-Neto HC et al. (2026). Role of \u03b17 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor and Protein Kinase C in Rat Retinal Ganglion Cell Survival In\u00a0Vitro.. The European journal of neuroscience. ID: 41717902.\n[19]. ID: 37007643 - APA: Maher EE, Briegel AC, Imtiaz S, Fox MA, Golino H et al. (2023). 3D electron microscopy and volume-based bouton sorting reveal the selectivity of inputs onto geniculate relay cell and interneuron dendrite segments.. Frontiers in neuroanatomy. ID: 37007643.\n\n\nEven though this fact check looked at unique up-to-date abstracts, new evidence may refute this answer in the future. Although 'Zero Hallucinated Moneyshot Quotes' is programmatically enforced, AI is not always immune to inadvertently/erroneously misinterpreting data. This is not medical or professional advice, but instead, is an opinion calculated by AI based on the literature evaluated.\n\n###[CLAIM EVALUATED AND ANSWER TO USER]\n\"Under certain conditions, can hyperexcited retinal ganglion cells misfire corollary discharge(s) unexpectedly?\"\n\nThe provided literature does not contain evidence to confirm or deny whether hyperexcited retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) misfire corollary discharge(s). The current evidence base is silent regarding the concept of corollary discharge within the retinal circuit. Therefore, the hypothesis is unsupported by the provided documentation.\n\n### [ABSTRACT & REWRITTEN CLAIM]\nScientific synthesis: Retinal ganglion cell (RGC) hyperexcitability is a documented pathological signature in conditions such as glaucoma, Alzheimer's-like pathology, and optic nerve trauma. This state is often driven by upregulated sodium currents (e.g., Nav1.6), inflammatory cytokines (TNF-\u03b1), and altered metabotropic glutamate receptor signaling. However, the existing literature does not address the relationship between RGC hyperexcitability and the generation of corollary discharge signals.\n\n### [INTRODUCTION & JUSTIFICATION]\nRGCs are fundamental sensory neurons susceptible to a variety of stressors. In chronic ocular hypertension, RGCs exhibit increased spontaneous firing and depolarized membrane potentials. This state of hyperexcitability is mediated by molecular shifts, such as the upregulated expression of Nav1.6, a phenomenon specifically modulated by TNF-\u03b1/TNFR1 signaling. Furthermore, pharmacological interventions, such as the use of mGluR II agonists, have demonstrated efficacy in reversing this hyperexcitability and promoting neuronal survival.\n\nWhile the literature provides extensive data on the ionic and synaptic mechanisms of RGC hyperexcitability, it remains entirely silent on the function of corollary discharge within the visual system. Corollary discharge typically refers to a copy of a motor command sent to sensory systems to distinguish self-generated from external stimuli. Because the provided texts focus exclusively on sensory-input processing, visual circuit entrainment, and pathological degeneration, any claim linking RGC hyperexcitability to the generation or \"misfiring\" of corollary discharges is beyond the scope of the provided evidence.\n\n### [DISCUSSION: NOVEL & OVERLOOKED]\n* RGC hyperexcitability in glaucoma is linked to an upregulation of Nav1.6 Na+ currents, which can be mitigated by inhibiting TNFR1 signaling.\n* Intriguingly, optic nerves contralateral to a crush injury show a 5-fold increase in excitability in the compound action potential, suggesting that acute stress induces systemic changes in the optic projection.\n* The activation of D2-like dopamine receptors enhances RGC hyperexcitability and injury, whereas D1-like receptor activation appears to offer protective effects.\n* Reactive M\u00fcller cells play a dual role, potentially contributing to neuronal hyperexcitability through the downregulation of potassium conductance while simultaneously releasing neuroprotective factors like adenosine.\n* Asiatic acid has been identified as a pharmacological agent that modulates excitatory and inhibitory circuits in glaucomatous models by enhancing GABAergic transmission.\n* The 40 Hz gamma entrainment using sensory stimuli (GENUS) relies on specific retinal circuitry, including ON-OFF direction-selective RGCs, to influence cortical activity and reduce seizure susceptibility.\n* AD pathology involves a distinct loss of ipRGCs and subsequent hyperexcitability in the remaining cells, which may contribute to sleep and circadian rhythm disruption.\n* mGluR II agonists like LY354740 demonstrate a capability to reduce RGC hyperexcitability by decreasing excitatory inputs and enhancing brain-derived neurotrophic factor levels.\n* TRIM32 deficiency in the developing cortex is linked to E/I imbalance and hyperexcitability, highlighting the importance of this protein in maintaining neuronal network stability.\n\n### [EVIDENCE, METHODOLOGY & CITATIONS]\n1. ID: 42265376 - \"Importantly, the remaining ipRGCs exhibited morphological alterations, hyperexcitability, and were not able to sustain high levels of activation.\"\n2. ID: 41107227 - \"We determined that the increased 40\u2009Hz oscillations and reduced seizure susceptibility induced by GENUS were dependent on the visual circuit associated with ON-OFF direction-selective retinal ganglion cells\"\n3. ID: 37354963 - \"Consistently, the numbers of evoked action potentials induced by current injections were increased in RGCs of COH retinas, indicating that RGCs may be in a condition of hyperexcitability.\"\n4. ID: 37354963 - \"All these results indicate that in COH retina, activation of D2R enhances RGC hyperexcitability and injury, while activation of D1R results in the opposite effects.\"\n5. ID: 36769706 - \"RGCs in glaucomatous slices were less excitable because AA decreased their spontaneous action potential frequency and membrane potential, which led to a hyperpolarized condition.\"\n6. ID: 36267329 - \"Surprisingly, optic nerves contralateral to crush demonstrated 5-fold enhanced excitability in compound action potential compared with na\u00efve nerves.\"\n7. ID: 36267329 - \"Our results indicate hyperexcitability is driven by intrinsic responses of \u03b1ON-sustained retinal ganglion cells.\"\n8. ID: 35159260 - \"The absence of TRIM32 causes impaired generation of inhibitory GABAergic interneurons, neural network hyperexcitability, and autism-like behavior in mice\"\n9. ID: 34419081 - \"Intravitreal injection of soluble TNF-\u03b1 significantly increased the spontaneous firing frequencies of RGCs in retinal slices.\"\n10. ID: 34419081 - \"TNF-\u03b1/TNFR1 signaling induces RGC hyperexcitability by selectively upregulating Nav1.6 Na+ channels, thus contributing to RGC apoptosis in glaucoma.\"\n11. ID: 32101763 - \"LY354740, an mGluR II agonist, significantly decreased RGC excitability and the reduced presynaptic excitatory inputs and post-synaptic Ca2+-permeable currents mediated the LY354740-induced effects.\"\n12. ID: 29366625 - \"In COH retinas, RGCs showed higher spontaneous firing frequency and much more depolarized membrane potential as compared to control\"\n13. ID: 29366625 - \"The changes in RGC spontaneous firing and membrane potential could be reversed by the tyrosine kinase inhibitor PP2, suggesting that EphB/ephrinB reverse signaling activation induced RGC hyperexcitability.\"\n14. ID: 21921569 - \"Downregulation of potassium conductance disrupts transcellular potassium and water transport, resulting in neuronal hyperexcitability and edema.\"\n15. ID: 42265376 - \"Disruption of sleep and circadian rhythms is one of the earliest symptoms of Alzheimer's disease (AD).\"\n16. ID: 41107227 - \"Gamma entrainment using sensory stimuli (GENUS), a non-invasive, exogenous stimulation by rhythmic 40\u2009Hz light flicker, strengthens gamma activity in the primary visual cortex (V1) and suppresses spike generation.\"\n17. ID: 37354963 - \"Patch-clamp recordings showed that outward K+ currents were downregulated, while Na+ currents and NaV1.6 expression were upregulated in RGCs of COH retinas\"\n18. ID: 36769706 - \"AA increased miniature gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)-ergic inhibitory neurotransmission to RGCs and enhanced the GABA-induced postsynaptic current.\"\n19. ID: 34419081 - \"When the synaptic transmissions were blocked, more than 90% of RGCs still showed spontaneous firing; both the percentage of cells and firing frequency were higher than the controls.\"\n20. ID: 21921569 - \"Protective effects of reactive M\u00fcller cells include upregulation of adenosine 5'-triphosphate (ATP)-degrading ectoenzymes, which enhances the extracellular availability of the neuroprotectant adenosine\"\n\n### [PROGRAMATICALLY MAPPED REFERENCES]\n[20]. ID: 42265376 - APA: Sanda N, Milea D, Kovari E, Tong Y, Cella A et al. (2026). Functional and morphological alterations of light detection circuits in postmortem retina from donors with different stages of Alzheimer's-like pathology.. Communications biology. ID: 42265376.\n[21]. ID: 41107227 - APA: Wang L, Xu W, Wang K, Yang J, Li H et al. (2025). Chronic 40 Hz light flicker mitigates epileptogenesis through a visual pathway associated with the dorsal lateral geniculate nucleus shell.. Nature communications. ID: 41107227.\n[22]. ID: 37354963 - APA: Yin N, Wang HN, Ding WW, Zhou H, Li SY et al. (2023). Dopamine receptor-mediated roles on retinal ganglion cell hyperexcitability and injury in experimental glaucoma.. Cellular signalling. ID: 37354963.\n[23]. ID: 36769706 - APA: Zhang Y, Hu C, Niu C, Hong J, Zhou X (2023). Differential Modulation of the Excitatory and Inhibitory Synaptic Circuits of Retinal Ganglion Cells via Asiatic Acid in a Chronic Glaucoma Rat Model.. Journal of clinical medicine. ID: 36769706.\n[24]. ID: 36267329 - APA: McGrady NR, Holden JM, Ribeiro M, Boal AM, Risner ML et al. (2022). Axon hyperexcitability in the contralateral projection following unilateral optic nerve crush in mice.. Brain communications. ID: 36267329.\n[25]. ID: 35159260 - APA: Sun YY, Chen WJ, Huang ZP, Yang G, Wu ML et al. (2022). TRIM32 Deficiency Impairs the Generation of Pyramidal Neurons in Developing Cerebral Cortex.. Cells. ID: 35159260.\n[26]. ID: 34419081 - APA: Cheng S, Wang HN, Xu LJ, Li F, Miao Y et al. (2021). Soluble tumor necrosis factor-alpha-induced hyperexcitability contributes to retinal ganglion cell apoptosis by enhancing Nav1.6 in experimental glaucoma.. Journal of neuroinflammation. ID: 34419081.\n[27]. ID: 32101763 - APA: Li Q, Jin R, Zhang S, Sun X, Wu J (2020). Group II metabotropic glutamate receptor agonist promotes retinal ganglion cell survival by reducing neuronal excitotoxicity in a rat chronic ocular hypertension model.. Neuropharmacology. ID: 32101763.\n[28]. ID: 29366625 - APA: Zhao Y, Li Q, Li XY, Cui P, Gao F et al. (2018). Involvement of mGluR I in EphB/ephrinB reverse signaling activation induced retinal ganglion cell apoptosis in a rat chronic hypertension model.. Brain research. ID: 29366625.\n[29]. ID: 21921569 - APA: Bringmann A, Wiedemann P (2012). M\u00fcller glial cells in retinal disease.. Ophthalmologica. Journal international d'ophtalmologie. International journal of ophthalmology. Zeitschrift fur Augenheilkunde. ID: 21921569.\n\n\nEven though this fact check looked at unique up-to-date abstracts, new evidence may refute this answer in the future. Although 'Zero Hallucinated Moneyshot Quotes' is programmatically enforced, AI is not always immune to inadvertently/erroneously misinterpreting data. This is not medical or professional advice, but instead, is an opinion calculated by AI based on the literature evaluated.\n\n###[CLAIM EVALUATED AND ANSWER TO USER]\n\"Under certain conditions, can hyperexcited retinal ganglion cells misfire corollary discharge(s) unexpectedly?\"\n\n### [ABSTRACT & REWRITTEN CLAIM]\nThis evaluation synthesizes current literature on retinal ganglion cell (RGC) excitability and corollary discharge (CD) mechanisms. While RGCs exhibit pathological hyperexcitability in degenerative models (e.g., Rho-iCre-DTA176), there is no direct evidence in the provided literature confirming that these cells are capable of generating or \"misfiring\" corollary discharge signals. Corollary discharges are canonically defined in these texts as extraretinal motor-associated signals.\n\n### [INTRODUCTION & JUSTIFICATION]\nThe provided literature establishes a clear distinction between the retina as a sensory transducer and the central nervous system (CNS) as the site of predictive motor signaling. Corollary discharge is defined as an extraretinal signal associated with movement preparation. RGCs, however, function as the output stage of the retina. Pathological states such as retinal degeneration lead to spontaneous, oscillatory burst firing in RGCs due to network-driven gap-junction interactions. While this aberrant RGC activity disrupts visual processing and visual encoding, the provided literature does not attribute the generation of motor-predictive corollary discharge signals to these cells. \n\n### [DISCUSSION: NOVEL & OVERLOOKED]\n* Retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) are distinct from ascending neurons in insects (e.g., Drosophila AHNs) that serve as predictive corollary discharge circuits.\n* Retinal degeneration induces aberrant network oscillations (0.5\u20136 Hz) which are gap-junction dependent.\n* Spontaneous rhythmic activity in degenerating retinas functions as a major barrier to effective vision restoration but does not equate to the generation of corollary discharge signals.\n* Extraretinal signals like CD are critical for maintaining visual stability across saccades, independent of direct retinal input.\n* There is no currently documented evidence in the provided text suggesting that RGC hyperexcitability induces \"misfiring\" of corollary discharge; rather, RGC output and corollary discharge reside in orthogonal subspaces in downstream cortical processing.\n* The literature on schizophrenia and eye movement disorders highlights that CD deficits are central nervous system phenomena rather than peripheral retinal failures.\n\n### [EVIDENCE, METHODOLOGY & CITATIONS]\n1. ID: 42294803 - \"Retinal ganglion cells in Rho-iCre-DTA176 retinas exhibited pronounced oscillatory burst firing characterized by short interspike intervals, high burst occupancy and narrowband spectral structure.\"\n2. ID: 42331517 - \"One influential account proposes that an extraretinal signal associated with saccade preparation, such as a corollary discharge, contributes to suppression by actively modulating visual processing.\"\n3. ID: 39144253 - \"A shorter ISI indicates hyperactive firing in the degenerated retina, which prevents electrical stimulation from evoking more RGCs.\"\n4. ID: 41741448 - \"When active head motion was blocked, Purkinje cell activity remained unchanged - demonstrating a lack of efference copy integration.\"\n5. ID: 38913073 - \"Efference copies play a vital role in maintaining visual and motor stability.\"\n6. ID: 38402616 - \"Here, we use connectomics, neuroanatomical, physiological, and behavioral approaches to resolve the network architecture of two pairs of ascending histaminergic neurons (AHNs) in Drosophila, which function as a predictive CDC in other insects.\"\n7. ID: 42345724 - \"By combining a biologically motivated front-end visual processing module with an unsupervised SOM layer, the proposed system captures key characteristics of early-stage visual processing, including localized orientation-sensitive responses and structured feature organization.\"\n8. ID: 42106181 - \"The segregation of visual signals into ON and OFF pathways represents a fundamental organizing principle of retinal processing that has been conserved across vertebrates for approximately 500 million years.\"\n9. ID: 42277484 - \"These findings indicate that during active movements, predictions based, likely on an efference copy, ensure tactile precision, whereas passive movements require spatial attention directed to the movement goal.\"\n10. ID: 41606681 - \"Synaptic communication is a fundamental regulator of RGC fate after injury.\"\n11. ID: 41986301 - \"We previously identified a presynaptic self-amplifying mechanism of glutamate overflow, where NMDA overstimulation activates JNK2-mediated phosphorylation of STX1A.\"\n12. ID: 40759398 - \"DJ-1 (PARK7) acts as a crucial antioxidant defense mechanism, stabilizing mitochondrial structure and redox balance.\"\n13. ID: 42104797 - \"Altered brain activity preceding behavior may reflect a reduced ability to suppress the sensory consequences of self-generated actions in schizophrenia. The corollary discharge (CD) mechanism has been proposed to underlie this process.\"\n14. ID: 37451867 - \"Because this percept of visual stability has been shown to be influenced by prior expectations, we tested the hypothesis that it is Bayesian.\"\n15. ID: 40680735 - \"The non-visual component of LT52 activity is correlated with the movement of the ipsilateral foreleg, indicating that it likely arises from foreleg proprioceptors or motor commands.\"\n16. ID: 39764927 - \"The theory proposes that lightness is derived from transient ON and OFF cell responses in the early visual pathways that have different characteristic neural gains and that are generated by fixational eye movements (FEMs) as the eyes transit luminance edges in the image.\"\n17. ID: 42217982 - \"Retinal degeneration disrupts the precise neural architecture required for vision, initiating a maladaptive process known as retinal remodeling.\"\n18. ID: 42150720 - \"A central theme emerging is the system's pivotal role in non-image-forming visual functions: OXA enhances the pupillary light reflex (PLR) by increasing the excitability of specific intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells (M2 ipRGCs), while OXB potentiates scotopic (dim-light) sensitivity by disinhibiting rod bipolar circuits.\"\n19. ID: 42265376 - \"Altered ipRGC circuits and function could contribute to the disruption of sleep and circadian rhythms reported in AD patients.\"\n20. ID: 42121942 - \"Binary cell fate decisions in the Drosophila retina generate R8 photoreceptor subtypes that express either blue-sensitive Rh5 or green-sensitive Rh6 opsins.\"\n\n### [PROGRAMATICALLY MAPPED REFERENCES]\n[20]. ID: 42265376 - APA: Sanda N, Milea D, Kovari E, Tong Y, Cella A et al. (2026). Functional and morphological alterations of light detection circuits in postmortem retina from donors with different stages of Alzheimer's-like pathology.. Communications biology. ID: 42265376.\n[30]. ID: 42294803 - APA: Fifield-Smith SW, Too LK, Cahir TF, Khani MH, Simunovic MP et al. (2026). The iCre-DTA176 Mouse Exhibits Canonical Spontaneous Network Activity Associated With Retinal Degeneration.. Investigative ophthalmology & visual science. ID: 42294803.\n[31]. ID: 42331517 - APA: Smith M, Roach NW, Scholes C (2026). Presaccadic suppression is reduced for antisaccades.. Journal of neurophysiology. ID: 42331517.\n[32]. ID: 39144253 - APA: Yoo Y, Cha S, Goo YS (2024). Comparison of modulation efficiency between normal and degenerated primate retina.. Frontiers in cell and developmental biology. ID: 39144253.\n[33]. ID: 41741448 - APA: Mildren RL, Cullen KE (2026). Ground-truth encoding of self-motion in the primate cerebellar nodulus and uvula.. Nature communications. ID: 41741448.\n[34]. ID: 38913073 - APA: Pom\u00e8 A, Zimmermann E (2024). Visuo-motor updating in individuals with heightened autistic traits.. eLife. ID: 38913073.\n[35]. ID: 38402616 - APA: Cheong HSJ, Boone KN, Bennett MM, Salman F, Ralston JD et al. (2024). Organization of an ascending circuit that conveys flight motor state in Drosophila.. Current biology : CB. ID: 38402616.\n[36]. ID: 42345724 - APA: Chen T, Qiu Z, Todo Y, Tang Z (2026). A Biomimetic Visual Sensing Framework: Unsupervised Orientation Topographic Mapping via Self-Organizing Neural Networks.. Biomimetics (Basel, Switzerland). ID: 42345724.\n[37]. ID: 42106181 - APA: Field GD (2026). Retinal ganglion cell function: ON and OFF pathways.. Handbook of clinical neurology. ID: 42106181.\n[38]. ID: 42277484 - APA: Pacheco PND, Zimmermann E (2026). Effects of prediction and attention on tactile precision in somatosensory gating.. Attention, perception & psychophysics. ID: 42277484.\n[39]. ID: 41606681 - APA: Qiu Y, Zhang Q, Tang J, Cheng Y, Wang Y et al. (2026). Synaptic control of retinal ganglion cell survival and axon regeneration.. Molecular neurodegeneration. ID: 41606681.\n[40]. ID: 41986301 - APA: Cimino M, Serkiz J, Konstantopoulos JK, Tisi A, Cappelletti P et al. (2026). Topical eye treatment with JGRi1, a protein/protein interaction inhibitor, mitigates retinal degeneration.. Cell death & disease. ID: 41986301.\n[41]. ID: 40759398 - APA: Peng H, Li H, Liu S, Sun X, Zhang L et al. (2025). MiRNA-122-5p promotes retinal ganglion cell oxidative damage by targeting DJ-1 in hyperglycemic retina.. Free radical biology & medicine. ID: 40759398.\n[42]. ID: 42104797 - APA: Arjona-Valladares A, Sobrino-Conde L, Be\u00f1o-Ruiz-de-la-Sierra RM, Hern\u00e1ndez-Garc\u00eda M, Fern\u00e1ndez-Linsenbarth I et al. (2026). Impaired Corollary Discharge Mechanisms in Schizophrenia: Evidence From Readiness Potential and Auditory N1 Suppression.. Schizophrenia bulletin. ID: 42104797.\n[43]. ID: 37451867 - APA: Subramanian D, Pearson JM, Sommer MA (2023). Bayesian and Discriminative Models for Active Visual Perception across Saccades.. eNeuro. ID: 37451867.\n[44]. ID: 40680735 - APA: Hartman AK, Collie MF, Kellogg E, Jin C, Holtz SL et al. (2025). A cell type in the visual system that receives feedback about limb movement.. Current biology : CB. ID: 40680735.\n[45]. ID: 39764927 - APA: Rudd ME, Shareef I (2025). Fixational eye movements and edge integration in lightness perception.. Vision research. ID: 39764927.\n[46]. ID: 42217982 - APA: Jones BW (2026). Insights into retinal remodeling in retinal degenerative disease.. Handbook of clinical neurology. ID: 42217982.\n[47]. ID: 42150720 - APA: Haddad M (2026). The orexinergic system in the retina: Expression and physiological impact-A review of the literature.. Frontiers in neuroendocrinology. ID: 42150720.\n[48]. ID: 42121942 - APA: Ji H, Zhang S, Lu H, Ma R, Xin F et al. (2026). miR-927 Regulates Photoreceptor Subtype Specification Through Yorkie and Sensory Opsins in Drosophila.. Cells. ID: 42121942.\n\n\n--- VALIDATED QUOTES ---\nOur results suggest that a combination of a late-updating proprioceptive signal and a predictive corollary discharge is sufficient for accurately decoding eye position.\nIn the thalamus, neurons in the mediodorsal nucleus relay a corollary discharge of saccades from the midbrain superior colliculus to the cortical frontal eye field.\nSuch circuits convey a copy of each motor command, known as a corollary discharge (CD), to brain regions that use sensory input.\nThe major hypothesis is that a corollary discharge (CD) or efference copy signal provides information that the eye has moved, and this information is used to compensate for the motion.\nDuring sustained high-contrast period, adaptation decreases RGCs' responses while sensitization increases RGCs' responses.\nIt was found that GABAA and GABAC receptors respectively mediated the adaptation and sensitization processes in RGCs' responses.\nPannexin 1 (Panx1) forms large-pore, single-membrane channels that connect the intracellular and extracellular environments, permitting the passage of ions and small molecules, such as ATP.\nHowever, we have recently shown that congenital nystagmus associated with congenital stationary night blindness is caused by synchronously oscillating retinal ganglion cells.\nRemapping requires information about upcoming saccades via corollary discharge.\nWe suggest that the motor system sends a corollary discharge when programming a corrective saccade for maintaining an orderly representation of the visual world.\nMultiple sources innervate the visual thalamus to influence image-forming vision prior to the cortex, yet coordination between non-retinal and retinal inputs in shaping thalamic visual selectivity remains unclear.\nThese results highlight distinct retinal behavior in awake states, in particular suggesting that the retina employs dense coding in vivo, rather than sparse efficient coding as has been often assumed from ex vivo studies.\nOne function of CD in the visual system is to selectively enhance visual sensitivity at the location of planned eye movements (pre-saccadic attention), thus enabling a prediction of the to-be-foveated stimulus.\nThe efficient organization of the human afferent visual system meets enormous computational challenges.\nNeuronal \u03b17-nAChR activation directly relaxed retinal capillaries and pericytes via a neurovascular coupling mechanism.\nThe retina is often regarded as a \"simple\" circuit that conveys light information detected in the photoreceptors through second-order intermediate cells to retinal ganglion cells that output this information to the rest of the brain.\nIt has been hypothesized that displacements in retinal input caused by eye movements can be dissociated from displacements in the external world using extra-retinal information, such as a corollary discharge from the oculomotor system.\nSuch circuits convey a copy of each motor command, known as a corollary discharge (CD), to brain regions that use sensory input.\nThe retina is often regarded as a \"simple\" circuit that conveys light information detected in the photoreceptors through second-order intermediate cells to retinal ganglion cells that output this information to the rest of the brain.\nHowever, we have recently shown that congenital nystagmus associated with congenital stationary night blindness is caused by synchronously oscillating retinal ganglion cells.\nIt has been hypothesized that displacements in retinal input caused by eye movements can be dissociated from displacements in the external world using extra-retinal information, such as a corollary discharge from the oculomotor system.\nThe major hypothesis is that a corollary discharge (CD) or efference copy signal provides information that the eye has moved, and this information is used to compensate for the motion.\nIn the thalamus, neurons in the mediodorsal nucleus relay a corollary discharge of saccades from the midbrain superior colliculus to the cortical frontal eye field.\nRemapping requires information about upcoming saccades via corollary discharge.\nWe suggest that the motor system sends a corollary discharge when programming a corrective saccade for maintaining an orderly representation of the visual world.\nOne function of CD in the visual system is to selectively enhance visual sensitivity at the location of planned eye movements (pre-saccadic attention), thus enabling a prediction of the to-be-foveated stimulus.\nMultiple sources innervate the visual thalamus to influence image-forming vision prior to the cortex, yet coordination between non-retinal and retinal inputs in shaping thalamic visual selectivity remains unclear.\nThese results highlight distinct retinal behavior in awake states, in particular suggesting that the retina employs dense coding in vivo, rather than sparse efficient coding as has been often assumed from ex vivo studies.\nDuring sustained high-contrast period, adaptation decreases RGCs' responses while sensitization increases RGCs' responses.\nIt was found that GABAA and GABAC receptors respectively mediated the adaptation and sensitization processes in RGCs' responses.\nPannexin 1 (Panx1) forms large-pore, single-membrane channels that connect the intracellular and extracellular environments, permitting the passage of ions and small molecules, such as ATP.\nNeuronal \u03b17-nAChR activation directly relaxed retinal capillaries and pericytes via a neurovascular coupling mechanism.\nThe efficient organization of the human afferent visual system meets enormous computational challenges.\nOur results suggest that a combination of a late-updating proprioceptive signal and a predictive corollary discharge is sufficient for accurately decoding eye position.\nThe amplitudes and latency of flash visual evoked potential recorded from XAV939-treated mice were lower and longer, respectively than in the control mice, suggesting that XAV939 inhibits visual signal processing and conductance.\nFurthermore, activated \u03b17nAChR enhances PKC activation and increases RGC survival after axotomy, corroborating the role of this receptor in neuroprotection.\nThe visual signals evoked at the retinal ganglion cells are modified and modulated by various synaptic inputs that impinge on lateral geniculate nucleus cells before they are sent to the cortex.\nImportantly, the remaining ipRGCs exhibited morphological alterations, hyperexcitability, and were not able to sustain high levels of activation.\nWe determined that the increased 40\u2009Hz oscillations and reduced seizure susceptibility induced by GENUS were dependent on the visual circuit associated with ON-OFF direction-selective retinal ganglion cells\nConsistently, the numbers of evoked action potentials induced by current injections were increased in RGCs of COH retinas, indicating that RGCs may be in a condition of hyperexcitability.\nAll these results indicate that in COH retina, activation of D2R enhances RGC hyperexcitability and injury, while activation of D1R results in the opposite effects.\nRGCs in glaucomatous slices were less excitable because AA decreased their spontaneous action potential frequency and membrane potential, which led to a hyperpolarized condition.\nSurprisingly, optic nerves contralateral to crush demonstrated 5-fold enhanced excitability in compound action potential compared with na\u00efve nerves.\nOur results indicate hyperexcitability is driven by intrinsic responses of \u03b1ON-sustained retinal ganglion cells.\nThe absence of TRIM32 causes impaired generation of inhibitory GABAergic interneurons, neural network hyperexcitability, and autism-like behavior in mice\nIntravitreal injection of soluble TNF-\u03b1 significantly increased the spontaneous firing frequencies of RGCs in retinal slices.\nTNF-\u03b1/TNFR1 signaling induces RGC hyperexcitability by selectively upregulating Nav1.6 Na+ channels, thus contributing to RGC apoptosis in glaucoma.\nLY354740, an mGluR II agonist, significantly decreased RGC excitability and the reduced presynaptic excitatory inputs and post-synaptic Ca2+-permeable currents mediated the LY354740-induced effects.\nIn COH retinas, RGCs showed higher spontaneous firing frequency and much more depolarized membrane potential as compared to control\nThe changes in RGC spontaneous firing and membrane potential could be reversed by the tyrosine kinase inhibitor PP2, suggesting that EphB/ephrinB reverse signaling activation induced RGC hyperexcitability.\nDownregulation of potassium conductance disrupts transcellular potassium and water transport, resulting in neuronal hyperexcitability and edema.\nDisruption of sleep and circadian rhythms is one of the earliest symptoms of Alzheimer's disease (AD).\nGamma entrainment using sensory stimuli (GENUS), a non-invasive, exogenous stimulation by rhythmic 40\u2009Hz light flicker, strengthens gamma activity in the primary visual cortex (V1) and suppresses spike generation.\nPatch-clamp recordings showed that outward K+ currents were downregulated, while Na+ currents and NaV1.6 expression were upregulated in RGCs of COH retinas\nAA increased miniature gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)-ergic inhibitory neurotransmission to RGCs and enhanced the GABA-induced postsynaptic current.\nWhen the synaptic transmissions were blocked, more than 90% of RGCs still showed spontaneous firing; both the percentage of cells and firing frequency were higher than the controls.\nProtective effects of reactive M\u00fcller cells include upregulation of adenosine 5'-triphosphate (ATP)-degrading ectoenzymes, which enhances the extracellular availability of the neuroprotectant adenosine\nRetinal ganglion cells in Rho-iCre-DTA176 retinas exhibited pronounced oscillatory burst firing characterized by short interspike intervals, high burst occupancy and narrowband spectral structure.\nOne influential account proposes that an extraretinal signal associated with saccade preparation, such as a corollary discharge, contributes to suppression by actively modulating visual processing.\nA shorter ISI indicates hyperactive firing in the degenerated retina, which prevents electrical stimulation from evoking more RGCs.\nWhen active head motion was blocked, Purkinje cell activity remained unchanged - demonstrating a lack of efference copy integration.\nEfference copies play a vital role in maintaining visual and motor stability.\nHere, we use connectomics, neuroanatomical, physiological, and behavioral approaches to resolve the network architecture of two pairs of ascending histaminergic neurons (AHNs) in Drosophila, which function as a predictive CDC in other insects.\nBy combining a biologically motivated front-end visual processing module with an unsupervised SOM layer, the proposed system captures key characteristics of early-stage visual processing, including localized orientation-sensitive responses and structured feature organization.\nThe segregation of visual signals into ON and OFF pathways represents a fundamental organizing principle of retinal processing that has been conserved across vertebrates for approximately 500 million years.\nThese findings indicate that during active movements, predictions based, likely on an efference copy, ensure tactile precision, whereas passive movements require spatial attention directed to the movement goal.\nSynaptic communication is a fundamental regulator of RGC fate after injury.\nWe previously identified a presynaptic self-amplifying mechanism of glutamate overflow, where NMDA overstimulation activates JNK2-mediated phosphorylation of STX1A.\nDJ-1 (PARK7) acts as a crucial antioxidant defense mechanism, stabilizing mitochondrial structure and redox balance.\nAltered brain activity preceding behavior may reflect a reduced ability to suppress the sensory consequences of self-generated actions in schizophrenia. The corollary discharge (CD) mechanism has been proposed to underlie this process.\nBecause this percept of visual stability has been shown to be influenced by prior expectations, we tested the hypothesis that it is Bayesian.\nThe non-visual component of LT52 activity is correlated with the movement of the ipsilateral foreleg, indicating that it likely arises from foreleg proprioceptors or motor commands.\nThe theory proposes that lightness is derived from transient ON and OFF cell responses in the early visual pathways that have different characteristic neural gains and that are generated by fixational eye movements (FEMs) as the eyes transit luminance edges in the image.\nRetinal ganglion cells in Rho-iCre-DTA176 retinas exhibited pronounced oscillatory burst firing characterized by short interspike intervals, high burst occupancy and narrowband spectral structure.\nOne influential account proposes that an extraretinal signal associated with saccade preparation, such as a corollary discharge, contributes to suppression by actively modulating visual processing.\nA shorter ISI indicates hyperactive firing in the degenerated retina, which prevents electrical stimulation from evoking more RGCs.\nWhen active head motion was blocked, Purkinje cell activity remained unchanged - demonstrating a lack of efference copy integration.\nEfference copies play a vital role in maintaining visual and motor stability.\nHere, we use connectomics, neuroanatomical, physiological, and behavioral approaches to resolve the network architecture of two pairs of ascending histaminergic neurons (AHNs) in Drosophila, which function as a predictive CDC in other insects.\nBy combining a biologically motivated front-end visual processing module with an unsupervised SOM layer, the proposed system captures key characteristics of early-stage visual processing, including localized orientation-sensitive responses and structured feature organization.\nThe segregation of visual signals into ON and OFF pathways represents a fundamental organizing principle of retinal processing that has been conserved across vertebrates for approximately 500 million years.\nThese findings indicate that during active movements, predictions based, likely on an efference copy, ensure tactile precision, whereas passive movements require spatial attention directed to the movement goal.\nSynaptic communication is a fundamental regulator of RGC fate after injury.\nWe previously identified a presynaptic self-amplifying mechanism of glutamate overflow, where NMDA overstimulation activates JNK2-mediated phosphorylation of STX1A.\nDJ-1 (PARK7) acts as a crucial antioxidant defense mechanism, stabilizing mitochondrial structure and redox balance.\nAltered brain activity preceding behavior may reflect a reduced ability to suppress the sensory consequences of self-generated actions in schizophrenia. The corollary discharge (CD) mechanism has been proposed to underlie this process.\nBecause this percept of visual stability has been shown to be influenced by prior expectations, we tested the hypothesis that it is Bayesian.\nThe non-visual component of LT52 activity is correlated with the movement of the ipsilateral foreleg, indicating that it likely arises from foreleg proprioceptors or motor commands.\nThe theory proposes that lightness is derived from transient ON and OFF cell responses in the early visual pathways that have different characteristic neural gains and that are generated by fixational eye movements (FEMs) as the eyes transit luminance edges in the image.\nRetinal degeneration disrupts the precise neural architecture required for vision, initiating a maladaptive process known as retinal remodeling.\nA central theme emerging is the system's pivotal role in non-image-forming visual functions: OXA enhances the pupillary light reflex (PLR) by increasing the excitability of specific intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells (M2 ipRGCs), while OXB potentiates scotopic (dim-light) sensitivity by disinhibiting rod bipolar circuits.\nAltered ipRGC circuits and function could contribute to the disruption of sleep and circadian rhythms reported in AD patients.\nBinary cell fate decisions in the Drosophila retina generate R8 photoreceptor subtypes that express either blue-sensitive Rh5 or green-sensitive Rh6 opsins.\n\n\n=============================\nUser Request: ANSWER IN THIS LANGUAGE --->>> Answer in English only. 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"quote": "Such circuits convey a copy of each motor command, known as a corollary discharge (CD), to brain regions that use sensory input.",
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"quote": "The retina is often regarded as a \"simple\" circuit that conveys light information detected in the photoreceptors through second-order intermediate cells to retinal ganglion cells that output this information to the rest of the brain.",
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"quote": "However, we have recently shown that congenital nystagmus associated with congenital stationary night blindness is caused by synchronously oscillating retinal ganglion cells.",
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"quote": "It has been hypothesized that displacements in retinal input caused by eye movements can be dissociated from displacements in the external world using extra-retinal information, such as a corollary discharge from the oculomotor system.",
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"quote": "The major hypothesis is that a corollary discharge (CD) or efference copy signal provides information that the eye has moved, and this information is used to compensate for the motion.",
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"quote": "In the thalamus, neurons in the mediodorsal nucleus relay a corollary discharge of saccades from the midbrain superior colliculus to the cortical frontal eye field.",
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"quote": "Remapping requires information about upcoming saccades via corollary discharge.",
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"quote": "We suggest that the motor system sends a corollary discharge when programming a corrective saccade for maintaining an orderly representation of the visual world.",
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"quote": "One function of CD in the visual system is to selectively enhance visual sensitivity at the location of planned eye movements (pre-saccadic attention), thus enabling a prediction of the to-be-foveated stimulus.",
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"quote": "Multiple sources innervate the visual thalamus to influence image-forming vision prior to the cortex, yet coordination between non-retinal and retinal inputs in shaping thalamic visual selectivity remains unclear.",
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"quote": "These results highlight distinct retinal behavior in awake states, in particular suggesting that the retina employs dense coding in vivo, rather than sparse efficient coding as has been often assumed from ex vivo studies.",
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"quote": "During sustained high-contrast period, adaptation decreases RGCs' responses while sensitization increases RGCs' responses.",
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"quote": "It was found that GABAA and GABAC receptors respectively mediated the adaptation and sensitization processes in RGCs' responses.",
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"quote": "Pannexin 1 (Panx1) forms large-pore, single-membrane channels that connect the intracellular and extracellular environments, permitting the passage of ions and small molecules, such as ATP.",
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"quote": "Neuronal \u03b17-nAChR activation directly relaxed retinal capillaries and pericytes via a neurovascular coupling mechanism.",
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"quote": "The efficient organization of the human afferent visual system meets enormous computational challenges.",
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"quote": "Our results suggest that a combination of a late-updating proprioceptive signal and a predictive corollary discharge is sufficient for accurately decoding eye position.",
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"quote": "The amplitudes and latency of flash visual evoked potential recorded from XAV939-treated mice were lower and longer, respectively than in the control mice, suggesting that XAV939 inhibits visual signal processing and conductance.",
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"quote": "Furthermore, activated \u03b17nAChR enhances PKC activation and increases RGC survival after axotomy, corroborating the role of this receptor in neuroprotection.",
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"Test for the presence of oculomotor-related corollary discharge markers in retinal ganglion cells using patch-clamp and optogenetics.",
"Perform dual-recording of brainstem oculomotor nuclei and retinal ganglion cells in models of congenital nystagmus to detect temporal correlation between discharges."
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"quote": "Such circuits convey a copy of each motor command, known as a corollary discharge (CD), to brain regions that use sensory input.",
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"abstract_text": "ID: 18558858\nTitle: Brain circuits for the internal monitoring of movements.\nAbstract: Each movement we make activates our own sensory receptors, thus causing a problem for the brain: the spurious, movement-related sensations must be discriminated from the sensory inputs that really matter, those representing our environment. Here we consider circuits for solving this problem in the primate brain. Such circuits convey a copy of each motor command, known as a corollary discharge (CD), to brain regions that use sensory input. In the visual system, CD signals may help to produce a stable visual percept from the jumpy images resulting from our rapid eye movements. A candidate pathway for providing CD for vision ascends from the superior colliculus to the frontal cortex in the primate brain. This circuit conveys warning signals about impending eye movements that are used for planning subsequent movements and analyzing the visual world. Identifying this circuit has provided a model for studying CD in other primate sensory systems and may lead to a better understanding of motor and mental disorders."
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"quote": "The retina is often regarded as a \"simple\" circuit that conveys light information detected in the photoreceptors through second-order intermediate cells to retinal ganglion cells that output this information to the rest of the brain.",
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"abstract_text": "ID: 42106179\nTitle: Neurotransmitters and retinal circuits.\nAbstract: The retinal circuits and neurotransmitters of the mammalian retina have been described in great depth over the past century. The retina is often regarded as a \"simple\" circuit that conveys light information detected in the photoreceptors through second-order intermediate cells to retinal ganglion cells that output this information to the rest of the brain. However, considerable signal processing and feature extraction occur in this simple circuit before this signal is passed down the optic nerve. The mechanisms underlying this signal processing include (i) the transformation of analog graded potentials (generated in photoreceptors and bipolar cells) to the digital spike output of retinal ganglion cells, (ii) rectification of light inputs into ON and OFF channels to aid perception of light increments and decrements, (iii) extraction/amplification of spatial and temporal features such as direction selectivity via an interplay of excitatory and inhibitory inputs, and (iv) an adaptational mechanism to change the physiology of the retina to allow it to function over>10log units of illumination. Understanding the physiology of this tissue provides important mechanistic insights into general neuronal function and may provide a \"window to the brain\" to understand central neuronal disorders."
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"quote": "However, we have recently shown that congenital nystagmus associated with congenital stationary night blindness is caused by synchronously oscillating retinal ganglion cells.",
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"abstract_text": "ID: 38983059\nTitle: A retinal origin of nystagmus-a perspective.\nAbstract: Congenital nystagmus is a condition where the eyes of patients oscillate, mostly horizontally, with a frequency of between 2 and 10\u00a0Hz. Historically, nystagmus is believed to be caused by a maladaptation of the oculomotor system and is thus considered a disease of the brain stem. However, we have recently shown that congenital nystagmus associated with congenital stationary night blindness is caused by synchronously oscillating retinal ganglion cells. In this perspective article, we discuss how some details of nystagmus can be accounted for by the retinal mechanism we propose."
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"quote": "It has been hypothesized that displacements in retinal input caused by eye movements can be dissociated from displacements in the external world using extra-retinal information, such as a corollary discharge from the oculomotor system.",
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"abstract_text": "ID: 32172025\nTitle: Intra-saccadic displacement sensitivity after a lesion to the posterior parietal cortex.\nAbstract: Visual perception is introspectively stable and continuous across eye movements. It has been hypothesized that displacements in retinal input caused by eye movements can be dissociated from displacements in the external world using extra-retinal information, such as a corollary discharge from the oculomotor system. The extra-retinal information can inform the visual system about an upcoming eye movement and accompanying displacements in retinal input. The parietal cortex has been hypothesized to be critically involved in integrating retinal and extra-retinal information. Two tasks have been widely used to assess the quality of this integration: double-step saccades and intra-saccadic displacements. Double-step saccades performed by patients with parietal cortex lesions seemed to show hypometric second saccades. However, recently idea has been refuted by demonstrating that patients with very similar lesions were able to perform the double step saccades, albeit taking multiple saccades to reach the saccade target. So, it seems that extra-retinal information is still available for saccade execution after a lesion to the parietal lobe. Here, we investigated whether extra-retinal signals are also available for perceptual judgements in nine patients with strokes affecting the posterior parietal cortex. We assessed perceptual continuity with the intra-saccadic displacement task. We exploited the increased sensitivity when a small temporal blank is introduced after saccade offset (blank effect). The blank effect is thought to reflect the availability of extra-retinal signals for perceptual judgements. Although patients exhibited a relative difference to control subjects, they still demonstrated the blank effect. The data suggest that a lesion to the posterior parietal cortex (PPC) alters the processing of extra-retinal signals but does not abolish their influence altogether."
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"quote": "The major hypothesis is that a corollary discharge (CD) or efference copy signal provides information that the eye has moved, and this information is used to compensate for the motion.",
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"abstract_text": "ID: 21242138\nTitle: Neuronal mechanisms for visual stability: progress and problems.\nAbstract: How our vision remains stable in spite of the interruptions produced by saccadic eye movements has been a repeatedly revisited perceptual puzzle. The major hypothesis is that a corollary discharge (CD) or efference copy signal provides information that the eye has moved, and this information is used to compensate for the motion. There has been progress in the search for neuronal correlates of such a CD in the monkey brain, the best animal model of the human visual system. In this article, we briefly summarize the evidence for a CD pathway to frontal cortex, and then consider four questions on the relation of neuronal mechanisms in the monkey brain to stable visual perception. First, how can we determine whether the neuronal activity is related to stable visual perception? Second, is the activity a possible neuronal correlate of the proposed transsaccadic memory hypothesis of visual stability? Third, are the neuronal mechanisms modified by visual attention and does our perceived visual stability actually result from neuronal mechanisms related primarily to the central visual field? Fourth, does the pathway from superior colliculus through the pulvinar nucleus to visual cortex contribute to visual stability through suppression of the visual blur produced by saccades?"
},
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"quote": "In the thalamus, neurons in the mediodorsal nucleus relay a corollary discharge of saccades from the midbrain superior colliculus to the cortical frontal eye field.",
"source_id": "17093408",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 17093408\nTitle: Influence of the thalamus on spatial visual processing in frontal cortex.\nAbstract: Each of our movements activates our own sensory receptors, and therefore keeping track of self-movement is a necessary part of analysing sensory input. One way in which the brain keeps track of self-movement is by monitoring an internal copy, or corollary discharge, of motor commands. This concept could explain why we perceive a stable visual world despite our frequent quick, or saccadic, eye movements: corollary discharge about each saccade would permit the visual system to ignore saccade-induced visual changes. The critical missing link has been the connection between corollary discharge and visual processing. Here we show that such a link is formed by a corollary discharge from the thalamus that targets the frontal cortex. In the thalamus, neurons in the mediodorsal nucleus relay a corollary discharge of saccades from the midbrain superior colliculus to the cortical frontal eye field. In the frontal eye field, neurons use corollary discharge to shift their visual receptive fields spatially before saccades. We tested the hypothesis that these two components-a pathway for corollary discharge and neurons with shifting receptive fields-form a circuit in which the corollary discharge drives the shift. First we showed that the known spatial and temporal properties of the corollary discharge predict the dynamic changes in spatial visual processing of cortical neurons when saccades are made. Then we moved from this correlation to causation by isolating single cortical neurons and showing that their spatial visual processing is impaired when corollary discharge from the thalamus is interrupted. Thus the visual processing of frontal neurons is spatiotemporally matched with, and functionally dependent on, corollary discharge input from the thalamus. These experiments establish the first link between corollary discharge and visual processing, delineate a brain circuit that is well suited for mediating visual stability, and provide a framework for studying corollary discharge in other sensory systems."
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"quote": "Remapping requires information about upcoming saccades via corollary discharge.",
"source_id": "27655962",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 27655962\nTitle: Circuits for presaccadic visual remapping.\nAbstract: Saccadic eye movements rapidly displace the image of the world that is projected onto the retinas. In anticipation of each saccade, many neurons in the visual system shift their receptive fields. This presaccadic change in visual sensitivity, known as remapping, was first documented in the parietal cortex and has been studied in many other brain regions. Remapping requires information about upcoming saccades via corollary discharge. Analyses of neurons in a corollary discharge pathway that targets the frontal eye field (FEF) suggest that remapping may be assembled in the FEF's local microcircuitry. Complementary data from reversible inactivation, neural recording, and modeling studies provide evidence that remapping contributes to transsaccadic continuity of action and perception. Multiple forms of remapping have been reported in the FEF and other brain areas, however, and questions remain about the reasons for these differences. In this review of recent progress, we identify three hypotheses that may help to guide further investigations into the structure and function of circuits for remapping."
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"quote": "We suggest that the motor system sends a corollary discharge when programming a corrective saccade for maintaining an orderly representation of the visual world.",
"source_id": "25359297",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 25359297\nTitle: Evidence for a role of corrective eye movements during gaze fixation in saccade planning.\nAbstract: In a three-dimensional (3D) world most saccades are made towards visual targets that are located at different distances. We previously demonstrated that gaze shifts within 3D space consist of two stages: a target saccade followed by a corrective saccade during gaze fixation that directs the eyes to the physical target location. We proposed that, by accurately positioning the eyes on the visual object, the visual system maintains an orderly representation of the visual world. In this study we used a double saccade experiment to assess the function of corrective saccades in humans. We found that, when a corrective eye movement occurred during fixation on the first target point, the direction of the second saccade towards the next target point was accurate. When a corrective saccade was absent, a directional error of the second target saccade was observed. This finding, which cannot be explained by current models of eye movement control, supports the idea of a two-step model in saccade programming. We suggest that the motor system sends a corollary discharge when programming a corrective saccade for maintaining an orderly representation of the visual world. In conclusion, our results indicate that corrective saccades have a role in programming target saccades within 3D space."
},
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"quote": "One function of CD in the visual system is to selectively enhance visual sensitivity at the location of planned eye movements (pre-saccadic attention), thus enabling a prediction of the to-be-foveated stimulus.",
"source_id": "38450916",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 38450916\nTitle: Pre-saccadic shifts of attention in individuals diagnosed with schizophrenia.\nAbstract: Pathophysiological theories of schizophrenia (SZ) symptoms posit an abnormality in using predictions to guide behavior. One such prediction is based on imminent movements, via corollary discharge signals (CD) that relay information about planned movement kinematics to sensory brain regions. Empirical evidence suggests a reduced influence of sensorimotor predictions in individuals with SZ within multiple sensory systems, including in the visual system. One function of CD in the visual system is to selectively enhance visual sensitivity at the location of planned eye movements (pre-saccadic attention), thus enabling a prediction of the to-be-foveated stimulus. We expected pre-saccadic attention shifts to be less pronounced in individuals with SZ than in healthy controls (HC), resulting in unexpected sensory consequences of eye movements, which may relate to symptoms than can be explained in the context of altered allocation of attention. We examined this question by testing 30 SZ and 30 HC on a pre-saccadic attention task. On each trial participants made a saccade to a cued location in an array of four stimuli. A discrimination target that was either congruent or incongruent with the cued location was briefly presented after the cue, during saccade preparation. Pre-saccadic attention was quantified by comparing accuracy on congruent trials to incongruent trials within the interval preceding the saccade. Although SZs were less accurate overall, the magnitude of the pre-saccadic attention effect generally did not differ across groups nor show a convincing relationship with symptom severity. We did, however, observe that SZ had reduced pre-saccadic attention effects when the discrimination target (probe) was presented at early stages of saccade planning, when pre-saccadic attention effects first emerged in HC. These findings suggest generally intact pre-saccadic shifts of attention in SZ, albeit slightly delayed. Results contribute to our understanding of altered sensory predictions in people with schizophrenia."
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"quote": "Multiple sources innervate the visual thalamus to influence image-forming vision prior to the cortex, yet coordination between non-retinal and retinal inputs in shaping thalamic visual selectivity remains unclear.",
"source_id": "40812301",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 40812301\nTitle: Coordination of distinct sources of excitatory inputs enhances motion selectivity in the mouse visual thalamus.\nAbstract: Multiple sources innervate the visual thalamus to influence image-forming vision prior to the cortex, yet coordination between non-retinal and retinal inputs in shaping thalamic visual selectivity remains unclear. Using dual-color two-photon calcium imaging in the thalamus of awake mice, we observed a higher fraction of direction-selective boutons among input from superior colliculus neurons than from retinal ganglion cells, both providing strong converging excitatory input to thalamic neurons. Collicular and retinal axons exhibit retinotopic organization with similar precision. At a fine scale of \u223c10 \u03bcm, collicular boutons often shared feature preferences with nearby retinal boutons. Inhibiting collicular input significantly suppressed visual responses in thalamic shell neurons and specifically reduced selectivity in neurons preferring motion along the temporal direction or horizontal axis. These findings suggest that the thalamus is not merely a relay but selectively integrates inputs from multiple regions to build stimulus selectivity and shape the information transmitted to the cortex."
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"quote": "These results highlight distinct retinal behavior in awake states, in particular suggesting that the retina employs dense coding in vivo, rather than sparse efficient coding as has been often assumed from ex vivo studies.",
"source_id": "37922200",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 37922200\nTitle: Awake responses suggest inefficient dense coding in the mouse retina.\nAbstract: The structure and function of the vertebrate retina have been extensively studied across species with an isolated, ex vivo preparation. Retinal function in vivo, however, remains elusive, especially in awake animals. Here, we performed single-unit extracellular recordings in the optic tract of head-fixed mice to compare the output of awake, anesthetized, and ex vivo retinas. While the visual response properties were overall similar across conditions, we found that awake retinal output had in general (1) faster kinetics with less variability in the response latencies; (2) a larger dynamic range; and (3) higher firing activity, by ~20 Hz on average, for both baseline and visually evoked responses. Our modeling analyses further showed that such awake response patterns convey comparable total information but less efficiently, and allow for a linear population decoder to perform significantly better than the anesthetized or ex vivo responses. These results highlight distinct retinal behavior in awake states, in particular suggesting that the retina employs dense coding in vivo, rather than sparse efficient coding as has been often assumed from ex vivo studies. When light enters the eyes, it is focused onto the retina, a thin layer of brain tissue at the back of the eye. The retina converts light information into electrical signals that are transmitted to the rest of the brain to perceive vision. Unlike the rest of the brain, this light-processing tissue can continue working even when removed from an animal, making it easier for scientists to study how the retina works. This has helped it become one of the best-understood parts of the brain. Most knowledge of retinal signal processing comes from studies of isolated retinas. However, it was still unclear if these samples behave the same way as they do in live animals, and whether findings in isolated retinas apply to natural visual processing in an awake state. To determine this, Boissonnet et al. compared the visual responses of the retina in awake mice, anesthetised mice and when isolated from mice. Measurements of retinal electrical signals showed that awake mice responded to light substantially more quickly and strongly than the others. Computational analysis suggested that the amount of information carried to the brain was largely comparable across the different subjects, but the retina in awake mice used more energy. The findings indicate that further studies are needed to better understand how the retina processes visual information in awake animals, rather than just in isolated conditions. Progressing this understanding could ultimately help to develop prosthetic devices that can act as a retina in the future."
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"quote": "During sustained high-contrast period, adaptation decreases RGCs' responses while sensitization increases RGCs' responses.",
"source_id": "38826663",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 38826663\nTitle: GABA receptors mediate adaptation and sensitization processes in mouse retinal ganglion cells.\nAbstract: Two coordinated dynamic properties (adaptation and sensitization) are observed in retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) under the contrast stimulation. During sustained high-contrast period, adaptation decreases RGCs' responses while sensitization increases RGCs' responses. In mouse retina, adaptation and sensitization respectively show OFF- and ON-pathway-dominance. However, the mechanisms which drive the differentiation between adaptation and sensitization remain unclear. In the present study, multi-electrode recordings were conducted on isolated mouse retina under full-field contrast stimulation. Dynamic property was quantified based on the trend of RGC's firing rate during high-contrast period, light sensitivity was estimated by linear-nonlinear analysis and coding ability was estimated through stimulus reconstruction algorism. \u03b3-Aminobutyric acid (GABA) receptors were pharmacologically blocked to explore the relation between RGCs' dynamic property and the activity of GABA receptors. It was found that GABAA and GABAC receptors respectively mediated the adaptation and sensitization processes in RGCs' responses. RGCs' dynamic property changes occurred after the blockage of GABA receptors were related to the modulation of the cells' light sensitivity. Further, the blockage of GABAA (GABAC) receptor significantly decreased RGCs' overall coding ability and eliminated the functional benefits of adaptation (sensitization). Our work suggests that the dynamic property of individual RGC is related to the balance between its GABAA-receptor-mediated inputs and GABAC-receptor-mediated inputs. Blockage of GABA receptors breaks the balance of retinal circuitry for signal processing, and down-regulates the visual information coding ability. The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s11571-023-09950-2."
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"quote": "It was found that GABAA and GABAC receptors respectively mediated the adaptation and sensitization processes in RGCs' responses.",
"source_id": "38826663",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 38826663\nTitle: GABA receptors mediate adaptation and sensitization processes in mouse retinal ganglion cells.\nAbstract: Two coordinated dynamic properties (adaptation and sensitization) are observed in retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) under the contrast stimulation. During sustained high-contrast period, adaptation decreases RGCs' responses while sensitization increases RGCs' responses. In mouse retina, adaptation and sensitization respectively show OFF- and ON-pathway-dominance. However, the mechanisms which drive the differentiation between adaptation and sensitization remain unclear. In the present study, multi-electrode recordings were conducted on isolated mouse retina under full-field contrast stimulation. Dynamic property was quantified based on the trend of RGC's firing rate during high-contrast period, light sensitivity was estimated by linear-nonlinear analysis and coding ability was estimated through stimulus reconstruction algorism. \u03b3-Aminobutyric acid (GABA) receptors were pharmacologically blocked to explore the relation between RGCs' dynamic property and the activity of GABA receptors. It was found that GABAA and GABAC receptors respectively mediated the adaptation and sensitization processes in RGCs' responses. RGCs' dynamic property changes occurred after the blockage of GABA receptors were related to the modulation of the cells' light sensitivity. Further, the blockage of GABAA (GABAC) receptor significantly decreased RGCs' overall coding ability and eliminated the functional benefits of adaptation (sensitization). Our work suggests that the dynamic property of individual RGC is related to the balance between its GABAA-receptor-mediated inputs and GABAC-receptor-mediated inputs. Blockage of GABA receptors breaks the balance of retinal circuitry for signal processing, and down-regulates the visual information coding ability. The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s11571-023-09950-2."
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"quote": "Pannexin 1 (Panx1) forms large-pore, single-membrane channels that connect the intracellular and extracellular environments, permitting the passage of ions and small molecules, such as ATP.",
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"abstract_text": "ID: 40549549\nTitle: Contribution of pannexin channels to afterimage signals in the amphibian retina.\nAbstract: Pannexin 1 (Panx1) forms large-pore, single-membrane channels that connect the intracellular and extracellular environments, permitting the passage of ions and small molecules, such as ATP. Panx1 channels are involved in diverse signaling pathways that contribute to various physiological processes, including sensory processing, although their precise mechanisms of action remain incompletely understood. This study reveals a Panx1-mediated mechanism regulating visual signal processing in the amphibian retina. Using immunolabeling and confocal imaging, we localized Panx1 channels in the cone-dominated On-bipolar cells, specifically at both somas and axon terminals. Whole cell patch-clamp recordings showed that these channels have high permeability to Cl- ions, which can be blocked by 10Panx1 peptide, carbenoxolone, and mefloquine, all recognized as Panx1 inhibitors. Blocking Panx1 channels or reducing external Cl- concentrations significantly increased bright light-induced delayed spontaneous excitatory responses in ganglion cells, indicating an inhibitory role of Panx1 channels at the bipolar cell synaptic release. These delayed spontaneous responses in ganglion cells, known as rebound currents, are associated with afterimage signals in the retina. Our findings suggest that Panx1 channels help prevent overexcitation associated with bright light-induced afterimage phenomena.NEW & NOTEWORTHY Cl- permeable Panx1 channels in the On-bipolar cells serve as a novel mechanism for the negative control of overexcitation in afterimage signal processing in the retina."
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"quote": "Neuronal \u03b17-nAChR activation directly relaxed retinal capillaries and pericytes via a neurovascular coupling mechanism.",
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"abstract_text": "ID: 36908011\nTitle: Alpha 7-nicotinic cholinoceptor regulation of pericyte-containing retinal capillaries.\nAbstract: Local blood flow regulation relies on the coordination between neurons and pericyte-containing capillaries. Pericyte relaxation and contraction are influenced by vasoactive substances and regulated by neurotransmitters. \u03b17 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (\u03b17-nAChRs), involved in the regulation of vascular function and inhibitory \u03b3-aminobutyric acid (GABA) systems, have neuroprotective effects against CNS diseases. Although \u03b17-nAChRs are found throughout the retina, their contribution to the retinal capillary tone remains unknown. Here, we investigated the neurovascular coupling mechanism underlying \u03b17-nAChR-mediated retinal capillary tone regulation. Changes in capillary diameter and pericyte transverse diameter during drug perfusion were observed using differential interference contrast (DIC) microscopy, to help elucidate signalling pathways underlying \u03b17-nAChR-mediated regulation of capillary blood flow at the whole retinal level. Patch clamp technique was used to investigate \u03b17-nAChR-mediated regulation of the GABA synaptic circuit. Immunofluorescence was used to explore the expression of \u03b17-nAChRs and GABA receptors. Activating \u03b17-nAChRs on the endothelial cell membrane caused perinuclear accumulation of endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS), resulting in dilated retinal capillaries and pericytes via the nitric oxide synthase (NOS)/nitric oxide (NO)/guanosine 3',5'- monophosphate (cGMP) signalling pathway. Neuronal \u03b17-nAChR activation directly relaxed retinal capillaries and pericytes via a neurovascular coupling mechanism. \u03b17-nAChR also increased the vesicular release of GABA, possibly promoting the release of NO by binding to GABAA receptors in retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) and relaxing blood vessels via eNOS-NO, with GABA binding to GABAB receptors on retinal capillary endothelial cells. \u03b17-nAChR activation causes vasorelaxation of retinal capillaries."
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"quote": "The efficient organization of the human afferent visual system meets enormous computational challenges.",
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"abstract_text": "ID: 21601061\nTitle: Anatomy and physiology of the afferent visual system.\nAbstract: The efficient organization of the human afferent visual system meets enormous computational challenges. Once visual information is received by the eye, the signal is relayed by the retina, optic nerve, chiasm, tracts, lateral geniculate nucleus, and optic radiations to the striate cortex and extrastriate association cortices for final visual processing. At each stage, the functional organization of these circuits is derived from their anatomical and structural relationships. In the retina, photoreceptors convert photons of light to an electrochemical signal that is relayed to retinal ganglion cells. Ganglion cell axons course through the optic nerve, and their partial decussation in the chiasm brings together corresponding inputs from each eye. Some inputs follow pathways to mediate pupil light reflexes and circadian rhythms. However, the majority of inputs arrive at the lateral geniculate nucleus, which relays visual information via second-order neurons that course through the optic radiations to arrive in striate cortex. Feedback mechanisms from higher cortical areas shape the neuronal responses in early visual areas, supporting coherent visual perception. Detailed knowledge of the anatomy of the afferent visual system, in combination with skilled examination, allows precise localization of neuropathological processes and guides effective diagnosis and management of neuro-ophthalmic disorders."
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"quote": "Our results suggest that a combination of a late-updating proprioceptive signal and a predictive corollary discharge is sufficient for accurately decoding eye position.",
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"abstract_text": "ID: 40758302\nTitle: Bridging Conflicting Views on Eye Position Signals: A Neurocomputational Approach to Perisaccadic Perception: Eye Position Information in Brain and Model.\nAbstract: Saccades are an integral component of visual perception, yet the accuracy and role of eye position signals in the brain remain unclear. The classical model of perisaccadic perception posits that the dorsal visual system combines an imperfect eye position signal with visual input, leading to systematic perisaccadic mislocalizations under specific experimental conditions. However, neurophysiological studies of eye position information have produced seemingly conflicting results. One team of researchers observed the eye position signal directly in gain-field neurons in the lateral intraparietal area (LIP) and found them incompatible with the classical model. In contrast, another team reported evidence for an eye position signal consistent with the classical model, even showing that accurate eye position can be decoded from neural activity. We modeled two subpopulations of neurons in LIP receiving input from two different sources, one representing the corollary discharge containing predictive presaccadic signals, the other representing a slowly updating proprioceptive eye position signal. By decoding eye position from the neural activity of these subpopulations, we observed the model containing sufficient information to allow the decoder to accurately predict and track the perisaccadic eye position. Our findings reconcile the apparent contradiction between the different neurophysiological studies by providing a unified framework for understanding eye position signals in perisaccadic perception. Our results suggest that a combination of a late-updating proprioceptive signal and a predictive corollary discharge is sufficient for accurately decoding eye position."
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"quote": "The amplitudes and latency of flash visual evoked potential recorded from XAV939-treated mice were lower and longer, respectively than in the control mice, suggesting that XAV939 inhibits visual signal processing and conductance.",
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"abstract_text": "ID: 38964496\nTitle: Stabilizing axin leads to optic nerve hypoplasia in a mouse model of autism.\nAbstract: Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a group of neurodevelopment disorders characterized by deficits in social interaction and communication, and repetitive or stereotyped behavior. Autistic children are more likely to have vision problems, and ASD is unusually common among blind people. However, the mechanisms behind the vision disorders in autism are unclear. Stabilizing WNT-targeted scaffold protein Axin2 by XAV939 during embryonic development causes overproduction of cortical neurons and leads to autistic-like behaviors in mice. In this study, we investigated the relationship between vision abnormality and autism using an XAV939-induced mouse model of autism. We found that the mice receiving XAV939 had decreased amplitude of bright light-adaptive ERG. The amplitudes and latency of flash visual evoked potential recorded from XAV939-treated mice were lower and longer, respectively than in the control mice, suggesting that XAV939 inhibits visual signal processing and conductance. Anatomically, the diameters of RGC axons were reduced when Axin2 was stabilized during the development, and the optic fibers had defective myelin sheaths and reduced oligodendrocytes. The results suggest that the WNT signaling pathway is crucial for optic nerve development. This study provides experimental evidence that conditions interfering with brain development may also lead to visual problems, which in turn might exaggerate the autistic features in humans."
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"quote": "Furthermore, activated \u03b17nAChR enhances PKC activation and increases RGC survival after axotomy, corroborating the role of this receptor in neuroprotection.",
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"abstract_text": "ID: 41717902\nTitle: Role of \u03b17 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor and Protein Kinase C in Rat Retinal Ganglion Cell Survival In\u00a0Vitro.\nAbstract: Retinal ganglion cell (RGC) death profoundly impacts vision because RGC axons form the optic nerve, which transmits information to central visual areas. The \u03b17 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (\u03b17nAChR) participates in the cholinergic anti-inflammatory pathway and plays a neuroprotective role in the central nervous system. Previously, we showed that protein kinase C activation by phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA) treatment for 48\u2009h increases the survival of neonatal rat RGCs by modulating muscarinic receptor levels. Herein, we aimed to investigate the effects of the selective \u03b17nAChR agonist PNU-282987 in rat retinal cell cultures and analyse whether the activation of this receptor is involved in PMA-mediated RGC survival. Our results showed that \u03b17nAChR inhibition using methyllycaconitine (MLA) abolished the effects of selected cholinergic agonists on RGC survival. We also observed that PNU-282987 regulates TNF-\u03b1 and IL-1\u03b2 levels and release. Moreover, PNU-282987 promoted RGC survival, and its neuroprotection was partially mediated by the induction of TNF-\u03b1 and IL-1\u03b2 during the initial stages of culture. MLA blocked the effect of PMA (50\u2009ng/mL) on RGC, whereas PMA slightly increased the \u03b17 subunit levels at 48\u2009h. Further, PMA treatment decreased intracellular TNF-\u03b1 and p-NF-\u03baB p50 levels through \u03b17nAChR activation. In conclusion, we provide evidence that \u03b17nAChR activation leads to the modulation of pro-inflammatory cytokines in rat retinal cell cultures, thereby increasing RGC survival. Furthermore, activated \u03b17nAChR enhances PKC activation and increases RGC survival after axotomy, corroborating the role of this receptor in neuroprotection."
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"quote": "The visual signals evoked at the retinal ganglion cells are modified and modulated by various synaptic inputs that impinge on lateral geniculate nucleus cells before they are sent to the cortex.",
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"abstract_text": "ID: 37007643\nTitle: 3D electron microscopy and volume-based bouton sorting reveal the selectivity of inputs onto geniculate relay cell and interneuron dendrite segments.\nAbstract: The visual signals evoked at the retinal ganglion cells are modified and modulated by various synaptic inputs that impinge on lateral geniculate nucleus cells before they are sent to the cortex. The selectivity of geniculate inputs for clustering or forming microcircuits on discrete dendritic segments of geniculate cell types may provide the structural basis for network properties of the geniculate circuitry and differential signal processing through the parallel pathways of vision. In our study, we aimed to reveal the patterns of input selectivity on morphologically discernable relay cell types and interneurons in the mouse lateral geniculate nucleus. We used two sets of Scanning Blockface Electron Microscopy (SBEM) image stacks and Reconstruct software to manually reconstruct of terminal boutons and dendrite segments. First, using an unbiased terminal sampling (UTS) approach and statistical modeling, we identified the criteria for volume-based sorting of geniculate boutons into their putative origins. Geniculate terminal boutons that were sorted in retinal and non-retinal categories based on previously described mitochondrial morphology, could further be sorted into multiple subpopulations based on their bouton volume distributions. Terminals deemed non-retinal based on the morphological criteria consisted of five distinct subpopulations, including small-sized putative corticothalamic and cholinergic boutons, two medium-sized putative GABAergic inputs, and a large-sized bouton type that contains dark mitochondria. Retinal terminals also consisted of four distinct subpopulations. The cutoff criteria for these subpopulations were then applied to datasets of terminals that synapse on reconstructed dendrite segments of relay cells or interneurons. Using a network analysis approach, we found an almost complete segregation of retinal and cortical terminals on putative X-type cell dendrite segments characterized by grape-like appendages and triads. On these cells, interneuron appendages intermingle with retinal and other medium size terminals to form triads within glomeruli. In contrast, a second, presumed Y-type cell displayed dendrodendritic puncta adherentia and received all terminal types without a selectivity for synapse location; these were not engaged in triads. Furthermore, the contribution of retinal and cortical synapses received by X-, Y- and interneuron dendrites differed such that over 60% of inputs to interneuron dendrites were from the retina, as opposed to 20% and 7% to X- and Y-type cells, respectively. The results underlie differences in network properties of synaptic inputs from distinct origins on geniculate cell types."
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"displayText": "Even though this fact check looked at unique up-to-date abstracts, new evidence may refute this answer in the future. Although 'Zero Hallucinated Moneyshot Quotes' is programmatically enforced, AI is not always immune to inadvertently/erroneously misinterpreting data. This is not medical or professional advice, but instead, is an opinion calculated by AI based on the literature evaluated.\n\n###[CLAIM EVALUATED AND ANSWER TO USER]\n\"Under certain conditions, can hyperexcited retinal ganglion cells misfire corollary discharge(s) unexpectedly?\"\n\nThe available literature does not support a mechanism by which retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) themselves generate corollary discharge (CD). The provided evidence consistently identifies CD as a motor-derived efference copy transmitted to sensory regions, rather than an output generated by the retina. While RGCs exhibit hyperexcitability in specific pathological contexts\u2014such as synchronously oscillating RGCs causing congenital nystagmus\u2014there is no evidence linking this retinal activity to the generation or \"misfiring\" of corollary discharge signals. Consequently, the claim is currently unsupported by the provided documentation.\n\n### [ABSTRACT & REWRITTEN CLAIM]\nScientific synthesis of the role of corollary discharge (CD) and retinal ganglion cell (RGC) activity confirms that these are distinct systems. CD originates from oculomotor commands (e.g., from the superior colliculus or brainstem) to inform visual systems of eye movements. RGCs serve as the output neurons of the retina, transmitting processed light information. The potential for pathological RGC oscillations to manifest as nystagmus is documented, but the integration of this oscillation into the CD pathway remains unobserved.\n\n### [INTRODUCTION & JUSTIFICATION]\nThe visual system relies on corollary discharge to maintain perceptual stability. \"Such circuits convey a copy of each motor command, known as a corollary discharge (CD), to brain regions that use sensory input.\" These motor-derived signals allow the brain to account for self-generated eye movements. In contrast, the retina operates as the primary sensory interface. \"The retina is often regarded as a \"simple\" circuit that conveys light information detected in the photoreceptors through second-order intermediate cells to retinal ganglion cells that output this information to the rest of the brain.\" \n\nThere is evidence of complex retinal pathology, specifically: \"However, we have recently shown that congenital nystagmus associated with congenital stationary night blindness is caused by synchronously oscillating retinal ganglion cells.\" While this indicates that RGCs can exhibit profound, unexpected excitability, the link to the motor-driven CD pathway is missing. The literature consistently places CD upstream of the sensory input that the retina provides. Any interaction between retinal hyperactivity and the motor system's CD signals is not explicitly described, rendering the suggestion of \"misfired CD\" by RGCs as an unconfirmed hypothesis lacking evidence in the provided source material.\n\n### [DISCUSSION: NOVEL & OVERLOOKED]\n* CD signals originate from oculomotor motor commands, not sensory output neurons like RGCs.\n* RGCs can fire synchronously in pathological conditions such as congenital nystagmus.\n* Retinal sensitivity to saccade-like shifts includes differential responses to pre- and post-saccadic images.\n* GABAergic receptors (GABAA and GABAC) in the retina mediate specific adaptation and sensitization processes in RGCs.\n* Panx1 channels act as a negative control mechanism for overexcitation in retinal afterimage processing.\n* The superior colliculus sends motor-related signals that influence visual selectivity in the thalamus.\n* Retinal output in awake animals differs significantly from isolated (ex vivo) models, exhibiting faster kinetics and higher energy usage.\n* Retinal capillary tone is regulated via neurovascular coupling involving \u03b17-nAChR and GABA pathways.\n\n### [EVIDENCE, METHODOLOGY & CITATIONS]\n1. ID: 18558858 - Application: Defines the nature of corollary discharge. - \"Such circuits convey a copy of each motor command, known as a corollary discharge (CD), to brain regions that use sensory input.\"\n2. ID: 42106179 - Application: Describes the primary role of the retina. - \"The retina is often regarded as a \"simple\" circuit that conveys light information detected in the photoreceptors through second-order intermediate cells to retinal ganglion cells that output this information to the rest of the brain.\"\n3. ID: 38983059 - Application: Documents RGC synchronization pathology. - \"However, we have recently shown that congenital nystagmus associated with congenital stationary night blindness is caused by synchronously oscillating retinal ganglion cells.\"\n4. ID: 32172025 - Application: Relates CD to oculomotor extra-retinal signals. - \"It has been hypothesized that displacements in retinal input caused by eye movements can be dissociated from displacements in the external world using extra-retinal information, such as a corollary discharge from the oculomotor system.\"\n5. ID: 21242138 - Application: Explains the function of CD in compensation. - \"The major hypothesis is that a corollary discharge (CD) or efference copy signal provides information that the eye has moved, and this information is used to compensate for the motion.\"\n6. ID: 17093408 - Application: Identifies a specific CD pathway. - \"In the thalamus, neurons in the mediodorsal nucleus relay a corollary discharge of saccades from the midbrain superior colliculus to the cortical frontal eye field.\"\n7. ID: 27655962 - Application: Mentions CD dependency for remapping. - \"Remapping requires information about upcoming saccades via corollary discharge.\"\n8. ID: 25359297 - Application: Links CD to corrective eye movements. - \"We suggest that the motor system sends a corollary discharge when programming a corrective saccade for maintaining an orderly representation of the visual world.\"\n9. ID: 38450916 - Application: Describes the role of CD in pre-saccadic attention. - \"One function of CD in the visual system is to selectively enhance visual sensitivity at the location of planned eye movements (pre-saccadic attention), thus enabling a prediction of the to-be-foveated stimulus.\"\n10. ID: 40812301 - Application: Notes thalamic integration of multiple inputs. - \"Multiple sources innervate the visual thalamus to influence image-forming vision prior to the cortex, yet coordination between non-retinal and retinal inputs in shaping thalamic visual selectivity remains unclear.\"\n11. ID: 37922200 - Application: Discusses awake retinal dynamics. - \"These results highlight distinct retinal behavior in awake states, in particular suggesting that the retina employs dense coding in vivo, rather than sparse efficient coding as has been often assumed from ex vivo studies.\"\n12. ID: 38826663 - Application: Explains RGC adaptation. - \"During sustained high-contrast period, adaptation decreases RGCs' responses while sensitization increases RGCs' responses.\"\n13. ID: 38826663 - Application: Identifies GABAergic mediation. - \"It was found that GABAA and GABAC receptors respectively mediated the adaptation and sensitization processes in RGCs' responses.\"\n14. ID: 40549549 - Application: Describes Panx1 channels. - \"Pannexin 1 (Panx1) forms large-pore, single-membrane channels that connect the intracellular and extracellular environments, permitting the passage of ions and small molecules, such as ATP.\"\n15. ID: 36908011 - Application: Details neurovascular coupling. - \"Neuronal \u03b17-nAChR activation directly relaxed retinal capillaries and pericytes via a neurovascular coupling mechanism.\"\n16. ID: 21601061 - Application: General retinal organization. - \"The efficient organization of the human afferent visual system meets enormous computational challenges.\"\n17. ID: 40758302 - Application: Decoding eye position signals. - \"Our results suggest that a combination of a late-updating proprioceptive signal and a predictive corollary discharge is sufficient for accurately decoding eye position.\"\n18. ID: 38964496 - Application: Mentions signal conductance issues. - \"The amplitudes and latency of flash visual evoked potential recorded from XAV939-treated mice were lower and longer, respectively than in the control mice, suggesting that XAV939 inhibits visual signal processing and conductance.\"\n19. ID: 41717902 - Application: Survival mechanisms in RGCs. - \"Furthermore, activated \u03b17nAChR enhances PKC activation and increases RGC survival after axotomy, corroborating the role of this receptor in neuroprotection.\"\n20. ID: 37007643 - Application: Input selectivity on relay cells. - \"The visual signals evoked at the retinal ganglion cells are modified and modulated by various synaptic inputs that impinge on lateral geniculate nucleus cells before they are sent to the cortex.\"\n\n### [PROGRAMATICALLY MAPPED REFERENCES]\n[1]. ID: 18558858 - APA: Sommer MA, Wurtz RH (2008). Brain circuits for the internal monitoring of movements.. Annual review of neuroscience. ID: 18558858.\n[2]. ID: 42106179 - APA: Cameron MA (2026). Neurotransmitters and retinal circuits.. Handbook of clinical neurology. ID: 42106179.\n[3]. ID: 38983059 - APA: Kamermans M, Winkelman BHJ, H\u00f6lzel MB, Howlett MHC, Kamermans W et al. (2023). A retinal origin of nystagmus-a perspective.. Frontiers in ophthalmology. ID: 38983059.\n[4]. ID: 32172025 - APA: Fabius JH, Nijboer TCW, Fracasso A, Van der Stigchel S (2020). Intra-saccadic displacement sensitivity after a lesion to the posterior parietal cortex.. Cortex; a journal devoted to the study of the nervous system and behavior. ID: 32172025.\n[5]. ID: 21242138 - APA: Wurtz RH, Joiner WM, Berman RA (2011). Neuronal mechanisms for visual stability: progress and problems.. Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences. ID: 21242138.\n[6]. ID: 17093408 - APA: Sommer MA, Wurtz RH (2006). Influence of the thalamus on spatial visual processing in frontal cortex.. Nature. ID: 17093408.\n[7]. ID: 27655962 - APA: Rao HM, Mayo JP, Sommer MA (2016). Circuits for presaccadic visual remapping.. Journal of neurophysiology. ID: 27655962.\n[8]. ID: 25359297 - APA: P\u00e9rez Zapata L, Sol\u00e9 Puig M, Aznar-Casanova JA, Sup\u00e8r H (2015). Evidence for a role of corrective eye movements during gaze fixation in saccade planning.. The European journal of neuroscience. ID: 25359297.\n[9]. ID: 38450916 - APA: Lehet M, Rolfs M, Bao J, Fattal J, Thakkar KN (2024). Pre-saccadic shifts of attention in individuals diagnosed with schizophrenia.. Brain and behavior. ID: 38450916.\n[10]. ID: 40812301 - APA: Fei Y, Luh MY, Ontiri A, Ghauri D, Hu W et al. (2025). Coordination of distinct sources of excitatory inputs enhances motion selectivity in the mouse visual thalamus.. Neuron. ID: 40812301.\n[11]. ID: 37922200 - APA: Boissonnet T, Tripodi M, Asari H (2023). Awake responses suggest inefficient dense coding in the mouse retina.. eLife. ID: 37922200.\n[12]. ID: 38826663 - APA: Dai M, Liang PJ (2024). GABA receptors mediate adaptation and sensitization processes in mouse retinal ganglion cells.. Cognitive neurodynamics. ID: 38826663.\n[13]. ID: 40549549 - APA: Liu Y, Libian N, Jiang Z, Shen W (2025). Contribution of pannexin channels to afterimage signals in the amphibian retina.. American journal of physiology. Cell physiology. ID: 40549549.\n[14]. ID: 36908011 - APA: Wu K, Cheng T, Zhai Z, Jiang C, Zhou X (2023). Alpha 7-nicotinic cholinoceptor regulation of pericyte-containing retinal capillaries.. British journal of pharmacology. ID: 36908011.\n[15]. ID: 21601061 - APA: Prasad S, Galetta SL (2011). Anatomy and physiology of the afferent visual system.. Handbook of clinical neurology. ID: 21601061.\n[16]. ID: 40758302 - APA: Stocks N, Hamker FH (2025). Bridging Conflicting Views on Eye Position Signals: A Neurocomputational Approach to Perisaccadic Perception: Eye Position Information in Brain and Model.. The European journal of neuroscience. ID: 40758302.\n[17]. ID: 38964496 - APA: Xiao J, Zhu H, Kong W, Jiang X, Wu C et al. (2024). Stabilizing axin leads to optic nerve hypoplasia in a mouse model of autism.. Experimental eye research. ID: 38964496.\n[18]. ID: 41717902 - APA: Miranda RL, Santos LC, Gon\u00e7alves-de-Albuquerque CF, Silva AR, Castro-Faria-Neto HC et al. (2026). Role of \u03b17 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor and Protein Kinase C in Rat Retinal Ganglion Cell Survival In\u00a0Vitro.. The European journal of neuroscience. ID: 41717902.\n[19]. ID: 37007643 - APA: Maher EE, Briegel AC, Imtiaz S, Fox MA, Golino H et al. (2023). 3D electron microscopy and volume-based bouton sorting reveal the selectivity of inputs onto geniculate relay cell and interneuron dendrite segments.. Frontiers in neuroanatomy. ID: 37007643.\n",
"prompt": "CRITICAL INSTRUCTION: You MUST wrap your internal reasoning in ... tags at the very beginning of your response.\n\n=======================================================\nCONTEXT LITERATURE (STATIC CACHE):\nID: 40758302\nTitle: Bridging Conflicting Views on Eye Position Signals: A Neurocomputational Approach to Perisaccadic Perception: Eye Position Information in Brain and Model.\nAbstract: Saccades are an integral component of visual perception, yet the accuracy and role of eye position signals in the brain remain unclear. The classical model of perisaccadic perception posits that the dorsal visual system combines an imperfect eye position signal with visual input, leading to systematic perisaccadic mislocalizations under specific experimental conditions. However, neurophysiological studies of eye position information have produced seemingly conflicting results. One team of researchers observed the eye position signal directly in gain-field neurons in the lateral intraparietal area (LIP) and found them incompatible with the classical model. In contrast, another team reported evidence for an eye position signal consistent with the classical model, even showing that accurate eye position can be decoded from neural activity. We modeled two subpopulations of neurons in LIP receiving input from two different sources, one representing the corollary discharge containing predictive presaccadic signals, the other representing a slowly updating proprioceptive eye position signal. By decoding eye position from the neural activity of these subpopulations, we observed the model containing sufficient information to allow the decoder to accurately predict and track the perisaccadic eye position. Our findings reconcile the apparent contradiction between the different neurophysiological studies by providing a unified framework for understanding eye position signals in perisaccadic perception. Our results suggest that a combination of a late-updating proprioceptive signal and a predictive corollary discharge is sufficient for accurately decoding eye position.\n\nID: 40680735\nTitle: A cell type in the visual system that receives feedback about limb movement.\nAbstract: Body movement often evokes strong changes in neural activity in visual brain regions. Some of this movement-related activity is locked to locomotion, while other activity is locked to the movements of particular body parts. Visual brain regions are thought to use information about body movements to suppress or emphasize specific visual stimuli that might be expected to accompany these movements. However, we do not fully understand how these movement-related signals arise. Here, we show that a cell type in the Drosophila visual system (LT52) is strongly activated when flies groom their heads. Notably, LT52 neurons are active during grooming, even in blind flies, indicating that these signals are partly non-visual in origin. The non-visual component of LT52 activity is correlated with the movement of the ipsilateral foreleg, indicating that it likely arises from foreleg proprioceptors or motor commands. Grooming responses in LT52 neurons are also partly visual in origin. This visual component is recruited by large, moving objects with vertically extended edges-visual stimuli that resemble the fly's leg as it sweeps across the eye during grooming. The connectome shows that LT52 is anatomically positioned to inhibit the neural networks involved in steering toward a visual object in the environment. Thus, we suggest that LT52 functions to prevent the fly from steering toward its own leg. Together, our results show how neurons in visual brain regions can acquire selectivity for specific movements or gestures, using a combination of visual reafference and internal self-motion signals.\n\nID: 40578356\nTitle: Binocular integration of prey stimuli in the zebrafish visual system.\nAbstract: Most animals with two eyes combine the inputs to achieve binocular vision, which can serve numerous functions and is particularly useful in hunting prey. However, the mechanisms by which visual information from the two eyes are combined remain largely unknown. Here, we designed a device to reversibly occlude the eyes of a head-fixed zebrafish larva, and we used large-scale volumetric two-photon imaging to identify binocular neurons that respond to prey stimuli. We found that these binocular prey-responsive neurons (bino-PRNs) are primarily located in three areas, the pretectum, thalamus, and nucleus isthmi. We then characterized the bino-PRNs' functional properties and found that their left and right eye receptive fields are offset to varying degrees, which would correspond to objects at naturalistic hunting distances for a larva with converged eyes. We also found that bino-PRNs have a significantly greater response in hunting trials, which could be the result of an eye convergence-related corollary discharge. We then optogenetically induced prey capture eye and tail movements and found that this hunting command activates PRNs in the pretectum, thalamus, and nucleus isthmi. These findings indicate that bino-PRNs receive visual and motor input that would allow them to encode prey position in three dimensions.\n\nID: 39560111\nTitle: Perisaccadic perceptual mislocalization strength depends on the visual appearance of saccade targets.\nAbstract: We normally perceive a stable visual environment despite eye movements. To achieve such stability, visual processing integrates information across a given saccade, and laboratory hallmarks of such integration are robustly observed by presenting brief perisaccadic visual probes. In one classic phenomenon, probe locations are grossly mislocalized. This mislocalization is believed to depend, at least in part, on corollary discharge associated with saccade-related neuronal movement commands. However, we recently found that superior colliculus motor bursts, a known source of corollary discharge, can be different for different image appearances of the saccade target. Therefore, here we investigated whether perisaccadic mislocalization also depends on saccade target appearance. We asked human participants to generate saccades to either low (0.5 cycles/\u00b0) or high (5 cycles/\u00b0) spatial frequency gratings. We always placed a high-contrast target spot at grating center, to ensure matched saccades across image types. We presented a single, brief perisaccadic probe, which was high in contrast to avoid saccadic suppression, and the subjects pointed (via mouse cursor) at the seen probe location. We observed stronger perisaccadic mislocalization for low-spatial frequency saccade targets and for upper visual field probe locations. This was despite matched saccade metrics and kinematics across conditions, and it was also despite matched probe visibility for the different saccade target images (low vs. high spatial frequency). Assuming that perisaccadic visual mislocalization depends on corollary discharge, our results suggest that such discharge might relay more than just spatial saccade vectors to the visual system; saccade target visual features can also be transmitted.NEW & NOTEWORTHY Brief visual probes are grossly mislocalized when presented in the temporal vicinity of saccades. Although the mechanisms of such mislocalization are still under investigation, one component of them could derive from corollary discharge signals associated with saccade movement commands. Here, we were motivated by the observation that superior colliculus movement bursts, one source of corollary discharge, vary with saccade target image appearance. If so, then perisaccadic mislocalization should also do so, which we confirmed.\n\nID: 38450916\nTitle: Pre-saccadic shifts of attention in individuals diagnosed with schizophrenia.\nAbstract: Pathophysiological theories of schizophrenia (SZ) symptoms posit an abnormality in using predictions to guide behavior. One such prediction is based on imminent movements, via corollary discharge signals (CD) that relay information about planned movement kinematics to sensory brain regions. Empirical evidence suggests a reduced influence of sensorimotor predictions in individuals with SZ within multiple sensory systems, including in the visual system. One function of CD in the visual system is to selectively enhance visual sensitivity at the location of planned eye movements (pre-saccadic attention), thus enabling a prediction of the to-be-foveated stimulus. We expected pre-saccadic attention shifts to be less pronounced in individuals with SZ than in healthy controls (HC), resulting in unexpected sensory consequences of eye movements, which may relate to symptoms than can be explained in the context of altered allocation of attention. We examined this question by testing 30 SZ and 30 HC on a pre-saccadic attention task. On each trial participants made a saccade to a cued location in an array of four stimuli. A discrimination target that was either congruent or incongruent with the cued location was briefly presented after the cue, during saccade preparation. Pre-saccadic attention was quantified by comparing accuracy on congruent trials to incongruent trials within the interval preceding the saccade. Although SZs were less accurate overall, the magnitude of the pre-saccadic attention effect generally did not differ across groups nor show a convincing relationship with symptom severity. We did, however, observe that SZ had reduced pre-saccadic attention effects when the discrimination target (probe) was presented at early stages of saccade planning, when pre-saccadic attention effects first emerged in HC. These findings suggest generally intact pre-saccadic shifts of attention in SZ, albeit slightly delayed. Results contribute to our understanding of altered sensory predictions in people with schizophrenia.\n\nID: 34644548\nTitle: Suppression of motion vision during course-changing, but not course-stabilizing, navigational turns.\nAbstract: From mammals to insects, locomotion has been shown to strongly modulate visual-system physiology. Does the manner in which a locomotor act is initiated change the modulation observed? We performed patch-clamp recordings from motion-sensitive visual neurons in tethered, flying Drosophila. We observed motor-related signals in flies performing flight turns in rapid response to looming discs and also during spontaneous turns, but motor-related signals were weak or non-existent in the context of turns made in response to brief pulses of unidirectional visual motion (i.e., optomotor responses). Thus, the act of a locomotor turn is variably associated with modulation of visual processing. These results can be understood via the following principle: suppress visual responses during course-changing, but not course-stabilizing, navigational turns. This principle is likely to apply broadly-even to mammals-whenever visual cells whose activity helps to stabilize a locomotor trajectory or the visual gaze angle are targeted for motor modulation.\n\nID: 32172025\nTitle: Intra-saccadic displacement sensitivity after a lesion to the posterior parietal cortex.\nAbstract: Visual perception is introspectively stable and continuous across eye movements. It has been hypothesized that displacements in retinal input caused by eye movements can be dissociated from displacements in the external world using extra-retinal information, such as a corollary discharge from the oculomotor system. The extra-retinal information can inform the visual system about an upcoming eye movement and accompanying displacements in retinal input. The parietal cortex has been hypothesized to be critically involved in integrating retinal and extra-retinal information. Two tasks have been widely used to assess the quality of this integration: double-step saccades and intra-saccadic displacements. Double-step saccades performed by patients with parietal cortex lesions seemed to show hypometric second saccades. However, recently idea has been refuted by demonstrating that patients with very similar lesions were able to perform the double step saccades, albeit taking multiple saccades to reach the saccade target. So, it seems that extra-retinal information is still available for saccade execution after a lesion to the parietal lobe. Here, we investigated whether extra-retinal signals are also available for perceptual judgements in nine patients with strokes affecting the posterior parietal cortex. We assessed perceptual continuity with the intra-saccadic displacement task. We exploited the increased sensitivity when a small temporal blank is introduced after saccade offset (blank effect). The blank effect is thought to reflect the availability of extra-retinal signals for perceptual judgements. Although patients exhibited a relative difference to control subjects, they still demonstrated the blank effect. The data suggest that a lesion to the posterior parietal cortex (PPC) alters the processing of extra-retinal signals but does not abolish their influence altogether.\n\nID: 31488610\nTitle: Retinal Stabilization Reveals Limited Influence of Extraretinal Signals on Heading Tuning in the Medial Superior Temporal Area.\nAbstract: Heading perception in primates depends heavily on visual optic-flow cues. Yet during self-motion, heading percepts remain stable, even though smooth-pursuit eye movements often distort optic flow. According to theoretical work, self-motion can be represented accurately by compensating for these distortions in two ways: via retinal mechanisms or via extraretinal efference-copy signals, which predict the sensory consequences of movement. Psychophysical evidence strongly supports the efference-copy hypothesis, but physiological evidence remains inconclusive. Neurons that signal the true heading direction during pursuit are found in visual areas of monkey cortex, including the dorsal medial superior temporal area (MSTd). Here we measured heading tuning in MSTd using a novel stimulus paradigm, in which we stabilize the optic-flow stimulus on the retina during pursuit. This approach isolates the effects on neuronal heading preferences of extraretinal signals, which remain active while the retinal stimulus is prevented from changing. Our results from 3 female monkeys demonstrate a significant but small influence of extraretinal signals on the preferred heading directions of MSTd neurons. Under our stimulus conditions, which are rich in retinal cues, we find that retinal mechanisms dominate physiological corrections for pursuit eye movements, suggesting that extraretinal cues, such as predictive efference-copy mechanisms, have a limited role under naturalistic conditions.SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT Sensory systems discount stimulation caused by an animal's own behavior. For example, eye movements cause irrelevant retinal signals that could interfere with motion perception. The visual system compensates for such self-generated motion, but how this happens is unclear. Two theoretical possibilities are a purely visual calculation or one using an internal signal of eye movements to compensate for their effects. The latter can be isolated by experimentally stabilizing the image on a moving retina, but this approach has never been adopted to study motion physiology. Using this method, we find that extraretinal signals have little influence on activity in visual cortex, whereas visually based corrections for ongoing eye movements have stronger effects and are likely most important under real-world conditions.\n\nID: 31323096\nTitle: Spatial updating of attention across eye movements: A neuro-computational approach.\nAbstract: While we are scanning our environment, the retinal image changes with every saccade. Nevertheless, the visual system anticipates where an attended target will be next and attention is updated to the new location. Recently, two different types of perisaccadic attentional updates were discovered: predictive remapping of attention before saccade onset (Rolfs, Jonikaitis, Deubel, & Cavanagh, 2011) and lingering of attention after saccade (Golomb, Chun, & Mazer, 2008; Golomb, Pulido, Albrecht, Chun, & Mazer, 2010). We here propose a neuro-computational model located in lateral intraparietal cortex based on a previous model of perisaccadic space perception (Ziesche & Hamker, 2011, 2014). Our model can account for both types of updating of attention at a neural-systems level. The lingering effect originates from the late updating of the proprioceptive eye-position signal and the remapping from the early corollary-discharge signal. We put these results in relationship to predictive remapping of receptive fields and show that both phenomena arise from the same simple, recurrent neural circuit. Thus, together with the previously published results, the model provides a comprehensive framework for discussing multiple experimental observations that occur around saccades.\n\nID: 30688472\nTitle: Retinal spatiotemporal dynamics on emergence of visual persistence and afterimages.\nAbstract: Visual persistence (stimulus perception that prolongs for a few milliseconds after the physical disappearance of the stimulus) and afterimages (an illusory percept that lingers after the physical disappearance of the stimulus at the retinotopic location of the preceding stimulus) are classic perceptual phenomena reflecting temporal characteristics of the visual system. These phenomena are modulated by some common stimulus aspects: A longer stimulus generates shorter persistence and a longer afterimage and a lower spatial-frequency stimulus generates shorter persistence and a stronger afterimage. The current study proposes that these spatiotemporal characteristics of visual persistence and afterimages can be explained by a generic retinal processing architecture. Wilson (1997) developed a neural network model of retinal circuitry and demonstrated that afterimages emerge due to a retinal light-adaptive gain control mechanism. In this study, we provide an overview of the retinal physiology to assess the feasibility of his retinal model, and simulate psychophysical experiments on persistence and afterimages in the same model to provide systematic explanations to the stimulus duration and spatial frequency effects. Our results suggest that these characteristics emerge from the spatiotemporal characteristics of each cell (response gain and time course, receptive-field structure) that comprises a part of the feedforward-feedback laminar network in the retina. The retinal circuitry performs short- and long-term adaptive operations as the signal transmission is recurrently regulated by various feedback mechanisms and consequently engenders complicated spatiotemporal dynamics in the ganglion cell responses that match the patterns of the perceptual phenomena. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2019 APA, all rights reserved).\n\nID: 27655962\nTitle: Circuits for presaccadic visual remapping.\nAbstract: Saccadic eye movements rapidly displace the image of the world that is projected onto the retinas. In anticipation of each saccade, many neurons in the visual system shift their receptive fields. This presaccadic change in visual sensitivity, known as remapping, was first documented in the parietal cortex and has been studied in many other brain regions. Remapping requires information about upcoming saccades via corollary discharge. Analyses of neurons in a corollary discharge pathway that targets the frontal eye field (FEF) suggest that remapping may be assembled in the FEF's local microcircuitry. Complementary data from reversible inactivation, neural recording, and modeling studies provide evidence that remapping contributes to transsaccadic continuity of action and perception. Multiple forms of remapping have been reported in the FEF and other brain areas, however, and questions remain about the reasons for these differences. In this review of recent progress, we identify three hypotheses that may help to guide further investigations into the structure and function of circuits for remapping.\n\nID: 27169504\nTitle: Dependence of auditory spatial updating on vestibular, proprioceptive, and efference copy signals.\nAbstract: Humans localize sounds by comparing inputs across the two ears, resulting in a head-centered representation of sound-source position. When the head moves, information about head movement must be combined with the head-centered estimate to correctly update the world-centered sound-source position. Spatial updating has been extensively studied in the visual system, but less is known about how head movement signals interact with binaural information during auditory spatial updating. In the current experiments, listeners compared the world-centered azimuthal position of two sound sources presented before and after a head rotation that depended on condition. In the active condition, subjects rotated their head by \u223c35\u00b0 to the left or right, following a pretrained trajectory. In the passive condition, subjects were rotated along the same trajectory in a rotating chair. In the cancellation condition, subjects rotated their head as in the active condition, but the chair was counter-rotated on the basis of head-tracking data such that the head effectively remained fixed in space while the body rotated beneath it. Subjects updated most accurately in the passive condition but erred in the active and cancellation conditions. Performance is interpreted as reflecting the accuracy of perceived head rotation across conditions, which is modeled as a linear combination of proprioceptive/efference copy signals and vestibular signals. Resulting weights suggest that auditory updating is dominated by vestibular signals but with significant contributions from proprioception/efference copy. Overall, results shed light on the interplay of sensory and motor signals that determine the accuracy of auditory spatial updating.\n\nID: 25748882\nTitle: The spatial profile of mask-induced compression for perception and action.\nAbstract: Stimuli briefly flashed just before a saccade are perceived closer to the saccade target, a phenomenon known as saccadic compression of space. We have recently demonstrated that similar mislocalizations of flashed stimuli can be observed in the absence of saccades: brief probes were attracted towards a visual reference when followed by a mask. To examine the spatial profile of this new phenomenon of masked-induced compression, here we used a pair of references that draw the probe into the gap between them. Strong compression was found when we masked the probe and presented it following a reference pair, whereas little or no compression occurred for the probe without the reference pair or without the mask. When the two references were arranged vertically, horizontal mislocalizations prevailed. That is, probes presented to the left or right of the vertically arranged references were \"drawn in\" to be seen aligned with the references. In contrast, when we arranged the two references horizontally, we found vertical compression for stimuli presented above or below the references. Finally, when participants were to indicate the perceived probe location by making an eye movement towards it, saccade landing positions were compressed in a similar fashion as perceptual judgments, confirming the robustness of mask-induced compression. Our findings challenge pure oculomotor accounts of saccadic compression of space that assume a vital role for saccade-specific signals such as corollary discharge or the updating of eye position. Instead, we suggest that saccade- and mask-induced compression both reflect how the visual system deals with disruptions.\n\nID: 25359297\nTitle: Evidence for a role of corrective eye movements during gaze fixation in saccade planning.\nAbstract: In a three-dimensional (3D) world most saccades are made towards visual targets that are located at different distances. We previously demonstrated that gaze shifts within 3D space consist of two stages: a target saccade followed by a corrective saccade during gaze fixation that directs the eyes to the physical target location. We proposed that, by accurately positioning the eyes on the visual object, the visual system maintains an orderly representation of the visual world. In this study we used a double saccade experiment to assess the function of corrective saccades in humans. We found that, when a corrective eye movement occurred during fixation on the first target point, the direction of the second saccade towards the next target point was accurate. When a corrective saccade was absent, a directional error of the second target saccade was observed. This finding, which cannot be explained by current models of eye movement control, supports the idea of a two-step model in saccade programming. We suggest that the motor system sends a corollary discharge when programming a corrective saccade for maintaining an orderly representation of the visual world. In conclusion, our results indicate that corrective saccades have a role in programming target saccades within 3D space.\n\nID: 24653691\nTitle: Brain circuits underlying visual stability across eye movements-converging evidence for a neuro-computational model of area LIP.\nAbstract: The understanding of the subjective experience of a visually stable world despite the occurrence of an observer's eye movements has been the focus of extensive research for over 20 years. These studies have revealed fundamental mechanisms such as anticipatory receptive field (RF) shifts and the saccadic suppression of stimulus displacements, yet there currently exists no single explanatory framework for these observations. We show that a previously presented neuro-computational model of peri-saccadic mislocalization accounts for the phenomenon of predictive remapping and for the observation of saccadic suppression of displacement (SSD). This converging evidence allows us to identify the potential ingredients of perceptual stability that generalize beyond different data sets in a formal physiology-based model. In particular we propose that predictive remapping stabilizes the visual world across saccades by introducing a feedback loop and, as an emergent result, small displacements of stimuli are not noticed by the visual system. The model provides a link from neural dynamics, to neural mechanism and finally to behavior, and thus offers a testable comprehensive framework of visual stability.\n\nID: 22481644\nTitle: A neural mechanism for coordinate transformation predicts pre-saccadic remapping.\nAbstract: Whenever we shift our gaze, any location information encoded in the retinocentric reference frame that is predominant in the visual system is obliterated. How is spatial memory retained across gaze changes? Two different explanations have been proposed: Retinocentric information may be transformed into a gaze-invariant representation through a mechanism consistent with gain fields observed in parietal cortex, or retinocentric information may be updated in anticipation of the shift expected with every gaze change, a proposal consistent with neural observations in LIP. The explanations were considered incompatible with each other, because retinocentric update is observed before the gaze shift has terminated. Here, we show that a neural dynamic mechanism for coordinate transformation can also account for retinocentric updating. Our model postulates an extended mechanism of reference frame transformation that is based on bidirectional mapping between a retinocentric and a body-centered representation and that enables transforming multiple object locations in parallel. The dynamic coupling between the two reference frames generates a shift of the retinocentric representation for every gaze change. We account for the predictive nature of the observed remapping activity by using the same kind of neural mechanism to generate an internal representation of gaze direction that is predictively updated based on corollary discharge signals. We provide evidence for the model by accounting for a series of behavioral and neural experimental observations.\n\nID: 21601061\nTitle: Anatomy and physiology of the afferent visual system.\nAbstract: The efficient organization of the human afferent visual system meets enormous computational challenges. Once visual information is received by the eye, the signal is relayed by the retina, optic nerve, chiasm, tracts, lateral geniculate nucleus, and optic radiations to the striate cortex and extrastriate association cortices for final visual processing. At each stage, the functional organization of these circuits is derived from their anatomical and structural relationships. In the retina, photoreceptors convert photons of light to an electrochemical signal that is relayed to retinal ganglion cells. Ganglion cell axons course through the optic nerve, and their partial decussation in the chiasm brings together corresponding inputs from each eye. Some inputs follow pathways to mediate pupil light reflexes and circadian rhythms. However, the majority of inputs arrive at the lateral geniculate nucleus, which relays visual information via second-order neurons that course through the optic radiations to arrive in striate cortex. Feedback mechanisms from higher cortical areas shape the neuronal responses in early visual areas, supporting coherent visual perception. Detailed knowledge of the anatomy of the afferent visual system, in combination with skilled examination, allows precise localization of neuropathological processes and guides effective diagnosis and management of neuro-ophthalmic disorders.\n\nID: 21242138\nTitle: Neuronal mechanisms for visual stability: progress and problems.\nAbstract: How our vision remains stable in spite of the interruptions produced by saccadic eye movements has been a repeatedly revisited perceptual puzzle. The major hypothesis is that a corollary discharge (CD) or efference copy signal provides information that the eye has moved, and this information is used to compensate for the motion. There has been progress in the search for neuronal correlates of such a CD in the monkey brain, the best animal model of the human visual system. In this article, we briefly summarize the evidence for a CD pathway to frontal cortex, and then consider four questions on the relation of neuronal mechanisms in the monkey brain to stable visual perception. First, how can we determine whether the neuronal activity is related to stable visual perception? Second, is the activity a possible neuronal correlate of the proposed transsaccadic memory hypothesis of visual stability? Third, are the neuronal mechanisms modified by visual attention and does our perceived visual stability actually result from neuronal mechanisms related primarily to the central visual field? Fourth, does the pathway from superior colliculus through the pulvinar nucleus to visual cortex contribute to visual stability through suppression of the visual blur produced by saccades?\n\nID: 20709094\nTitle: Localization of speed differences of context stimuli during fixation and smooth pursuit eye movements.\nAbstract: The visual system can detect speed changes of moving objects only by means of alterations of retinal image motion, which is also subject to changes induced by head or eye movements. Here we investigated whether smooth pursuit eye movements affect the ability to localize short speed perturbations of large context stimuli. Psychophysical thresholds for localization, discrimination and detection of speed perturbations in one of two context stimuli were measured under two main conditions: in fixation trials subjects fixated a central stationary spot, in pursuit trials they followed a horizontally moving target with their eyes. Context stimuli were vertically oriented sine wave gratings moving simultaneously above and below the fixation or pursuit target for one second in the same direction at the same or a different speed as the pursuit target. During the movement one of the gratings suddenly changed its speed for 500 ms and returned to its original speed. Observers were asked to discern the location of the speed change (two-alternative spatial forced choice task). While detection (two-interval forced choice) and discrimination thresholds for the kind of speed perturbation were in the normal range of Weber fractions of 10-15%, thresholds for the location of the speed perturbation were dramatically increased to 30-50%. Localization thresholds were particularly high when the retinal motion was mainly due to the context movements as during fixation or slow pursuit and significantly reduced when the retinal motion was mainly due to pursuit. This result indicates that the origin of retinal motion, whether it is caused by object motion or by voluntary pursuit is important. We conclude that the localization of speed perturbations affecting one of two peripheral moving objects is exceedingly complicated for the visual system probably due to the dominance of relative motion. During smooth pursuit the ability to localize speed perturbations of non-foveated objects seems to be improved by additional information gained from pursuit such as corollary discharge.\n\nID: 20708001\nTitle: Glaucomatous cupping of the lamina cribrosa: a review of the evidence for active progressive remodeling as a mechanism.\nAbstract: The purpose of this review is to examine the literature in an attempt to elucidate a biomechanical basis for glaucomatous cupping. In particular, this work focuses on the role of biomechanics in driving connective tissue remodeling in the progression of laminar morphology from a normal state to that of an excavated glaucomatous state. While there are multiple contributing factors to the pathogenesis of glaucoma, we focus on laminar extracellular matrix (ECM) remodeling in glaucoma and the feedback mechanisms and signals that may guide progressive laminar cupping. We review the literature on the potential mechanisms of glaucomatous changes in the laminar ECM at the anatomic, structural, cellular and subcellular levels in the context of the biomechanical paradigm of glaucomatous onset and progression. Several conclusions can be drawn from this review. First, extensive remodeling of the lamina cribrosa ECM occurs in primary open angle glaucoma. Second, there is surprisingly little evidence to support acute mechanical damage to the lamina as the principal mechanism of cupping. Third, ONH astrocytes and lamina cribrosa cells can sense their mechanical environment and respond to mechanical stimuli by remodeling the ECM. Fourth, there is evidence suggesting that chronic remodeling of the lamina results in a progressive posterior migration of the laminar insertion into the canal wall, which eventually results in the posterior lamina inserting into the pia mater. Finally, modeling studies suggest that laminar remodeling may be a biomechanical feedback mechanism through which cells modify their environment in an attempt to return to a homeostatic mechanical environment. It is plausible that biomechanics-driven connective tissue remodeling is a mechanism in the progression of laminar morphology from a normal state to that of a cupped, excavated glaucomatous state.\n\nID: 18718280\nTitle: Monkey primary somatosensory cortex has a proprioceptive representation of eye position.\nAbstract: The visual system is tied to the retina. Because the eyes move in the orbit, and the head moves on the body, accurate location of an object in extrapersonal space cannot simply result from a visual signal. Instead, the retinal signal must be combined with an estimate of where the eyes are in the orbit, and where the head is in space, to calculate where that object is relative to the observer. There is abundant evidence for eye position signals in various areas of the visual cortex. However, the source of that eye position signal is unknown. Estimates of eye position can arise from two different sources. One is outflow, an 'efference copy' or 'corollary discharge' which might arise from some eye position signal used to specify eye position for the eye muscles. The second source is inflow, a direct proprioceptive signal from the muscles themselves. Nevertheless, neither a proprioceptive representation of eye position nor corollary discharge of a motor command for eye position has ever been demonstrated unambiguously in the cerebral cortex. We recently discovered the neuronal representation of proprioceptive eye position signal in monkey primary somatosensory cortex.\n\nID: 18558858\nTitle: Brain circuits for the internal monitoring of movements.\nAbstract: Each movement we make activates our own sensory receptors, thus causing a problem for the brain: the spurious, movement-related sensations must be discriminated from the sensory inputs that really matter, those representing our environment. Here we consider circuits for solving this problem in the primate brain. Such circuits convey a copy of each motor command, known as a corollary discharge (CD), to brain regions that use sensory input. In the visual system, CD signals may help to produce a stable visual percept from the jumpy images resulting from our rapid eye movements. A candidate pathway for providing CD for vision ascends from the superior colliculus to the frontal cortex in the primate brain. This circuit conveys warning signals about impending eye movements that are used for planning subsequent movements and analyzing the visual world. Identifying this circuit has provided a model for studying CD in other primate sensory systems and may lead to a better understanding of motor and mental disorders.\n\nID: 18391942\nTitle: Corollary discharge circuits for saccadic modulation of the pigeon visual system.\nAbstract: A saccadic eye movement causes a variety of transient perceptual sequelae that might be the results of corollary discharge. Here we describe the neural circuits for saccadic corollary discharge that modulates activity throughout the pigeon visual system. Saccades in pigeons caused inhibition that was mediated by corollary discharge followed by enhancement of firing activity in the telencephalic hyperpallium, visual thalamus and pretectal nucleus lentiformis mesencephali (nLM) with opposite responses in the accessory optic nucleus (nBOR). Inactivation of thalamic neurons eliminated saccadic responses in telencephalic neurons, and inactivation of both the nLM and the nBOR abolished saccadic responses in thalamic neurons. Saccade-related omnipause neurons in the brainstem raphe complex inhibited the nBOR and excited the nLM, whereas inactivation of raphe neurons eliminated saccadic responses in both optokinetic and thalamic neurons. It seems that saccadic responses in telencephalic neurons are generated by corollary discharge signals from brainstem neurons that are transmitted through optokinetic and thalamic neurons. These signals might have important roles in visual perception.\n\nID: 17093408\nTitle: Influence of the thalamus on spatial visual processing in frontal cortex.\nAbstract: Each of our movements activates our own sensory receptors, and therefore keeping track of self-movement is a necessary part of analysing sensory input. One way in which the brain keeps track of self-movement is by monitoring an internal copy, or corollary discharge, of motor commands. This concept could explain why we perceive a stable visual world despite our frequent quick, or saccadic, eye movements: corollary discharge about each saccade would permit the visual system to ignore saccade-induced visual changes. The critical missing link has been the connection between corollary discharge and visual processing. Here we show that such a link is formed by a corollary discharge from the thalamus that targets the frontal cortex. In the thalamus, neurons in the mediodorsal nucleus relay a corollary discharge of saccades from the midbrain superior colliculus to the cortical frontal eye field. In the frontal eye field, neurons use corollary discharge to shift their visual receptive fields spatially before saccades. We tested the hypothesis that these two components-a pathway for corollary discharge and neurons with shifting receptive fields-form a circuit in which the corollary discharge drives the shift. First we showed that the known spatial and temporal properties of the corollary discharge predict the dynamic changes in spatial visual processing of cortical neurons when saccades are made. Then we moved from this correlation to causation by isolating single cortical neurons and showing that their spatial visual processing is impaired when corollary discharge from the thalamus is interrupted. Thus the visual processing of frontal neurons is spatiotemporally matched with, and functionally dependent on, corollary discharge input from the thalamus. These experiments establish the first link between corollary discharge and visual processing, delineate a brain circuit that is well suited for mediating visual stability, and provide a framework for studying corollary discharge in other sensory systems.\n\nID: 42141017\nTitle: Distinct inhibitory connectivity motifs could trigger distinct forms of anticipation in the retinal network.\nAbstract: Motion is an important feature of visual scenes and retinal neuronal circuits selectively signal different motion features. It has been shown that the retina can extrapolate the position of a moving object, thereby compensating sensory transmission delays and enabling signal processing in real-time. Amacrine cells, the inhibitory interneurons of the retina, play essential roles in such computations although their precise function remain unclear. Here, we computationally explore the potential effects of two different inhibitory connectivity motifs on the retina's response to moving objects, in a simplified model of the retina: feed-forward and recurrent feed-back inhibition. In this model, both motifs can account for motion anticipation with two different mechanisms. Feed-forward inhibition truncates motion responses and shifts peak responses forward via subtractive inhibition, whereas recurrent feed-back coupling evokes excitatory and inhibitory waves with different phases that interfere and shift the response peak. A key difference between the two mechanisms is how the anticipatory peak shift scales with the speed of a moving object. Motion prediction with feed-forward circuits monotonically decreases with increasing speeds, while recurrent feed-back coupling induces tuning curves that exhibit a preferred speed for which motion prediction is maximal.\n\nID: 42106179\nTitle: Neurotransmitters and retinal circuits.\nAbstract: The retinal circuits and neurotransmitters of the mammalian retina have been described in great depth over the past century. The retina is often regarded as a \"simple\" circuit that conveys light information detected in the photoreceptors through second-order intermediate cells to retinal ganglion cells that output this information to the rest of the brain. However, considerable signal processing and feature extraction occur in this simple circuit before this signal is passed down the optic nerve. The mechanisms underlying this signal processing include (i) the transformation of analog graded potentials (generated in photoreceptors and bipolar cells) to the digital spike output of retinal ganglion cells, (ii) rectification of light inputs into ON and OFF channels to aid perception of light increments and decrements, (iii) extraction/amplification of spatial and temporal features such as direction selectivity via an interplay of excitatory and inhibitory inputs, and (iv) an adaptational mechanism to change the physiology of the retina to allow it to function over>10log units of illumination. Understanding the physiology of this tissue provides important mechanistic insights into general neuronal function and may provide a \"window to the brain\" to understand central neuronal disorders.\n\nID: 42029480\nTitle: Retinal ganglion cell degeneration in glaucoma disrupts HPA axis temporal organization and dampens corticosterone production.\nAbstract: Glaucoma is a chronic optic neuropathy characterized by progressive vision loss. A previous study from our group showed that glaucoma-induced retinal degeneration disrupts photic signaling to the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN), altering the molecular components of the central circadian clock. Through its hypothalamic projections, the SCN entrains the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis and drives the rhythmic secretion of corticosterone. In this study, we investigated whether central circadian clock disruption in glaucoma impacts the HPA axis and its downstream physiological rhythms. We analyzed the temporal profiles of key genes controlling the HPA axis in mice with glaucoma. The Crh gene expression was reduced in the paraventricular nucleus, while Crh-r1 exhibited a 10-h phase delay in the pituitary in response to glaucoma. Additionally, Pomc in the pituitary and Mc2r in the adrenal lost rhythmicity. The modulation of the daily rhythms of these key genes was associated with alterations in the diurnal rhythms of clock genes in the PVN, pituitary and adrenal gland. Glaucoma-induced phase shifts and amplitude alterations in the rhythmic expression of Per1, Per2, Nr1d1, and Bmal1 in the pituitary and adrenal gland, resulted in a temporal misalignment between the pituitary and adrenal rhythms. These molecular changes were associated with reduced corticosterone amplitude, suggesting impaired communication between central and peripheral clocks. Together, these findings demonstrate that glaucoma alters the temporal coordination of the HPA axis, highlighting how retinal dysfunction can propagate beyond the visual system to disturb systemic circadian and neuroendocrine regulation.\n\nID: 41870100\nTitle: Evaluation of a Child With Optic Atrophy.\nAbstract: Optic atrophy is an optic neuropathy that results from permanent damage to the axons and retinal ganglion cells of the optic nerve, causing irreversible vision loss. Optic atrophy is a major cause of vision loss in children worldwide and has many etiologies. Herein, we gather and explain the common etiologies of pediatric optic atrophy and provide insights on history-taking, examination, workup, and clinical decision-making for the general ophthalmologist. We highlight the importance of a comprehensive approach to evaluation and coordination of care for vision services in children with irreversible vision loss.\n\nID: 41790220\nTitle: [Remodeling of the internal retina-Implications for targeted optogenetics].\nAbstract: For the design of optogenetic treatment approaches for degenerative retinal disorders two factors are of key relevance: firstly, the treatment targets a\u00a0diseased retina where morphology and function may already be severely altered. These alterations are referred to as remodeling. The second factor is the complex signal processing in the retina, which may be altered by this remodeling or short-circuited by optogenetic therapy. This article presents the current state of knowledge on disease-related morphological and functional remodeling processes in the retina and discusses the challenges for optogenetic treatment approaches. The article presents a narrative review. Although hereditary diseases, such as retinitis pigmentosa primarily affect the outer retina, the structural and functional remodeling processes eventually affect all retinal layers. The current understanding of this process is largely based on animal studies. State-of-the-art, high-resolution imaging methods could help to gain a better understanding of remodeling in human patients and could enable identification of the optimal target cell population for optogenetic treatment approaches in patients with advanced retinal degeneration, depending on the stage of the disease. Remodeling processes and retinal signal processing must be taken into account when designing optogenetic treatment approaches. In the long term the goal must be to develop targeted approaches for both ganglion cells and bipolar cells in order to make optimal use of the remaining functions depending on the stage of the disease. HINTERGRUND: F\u00fcr die Konzeption optogenetischer Therapieans\u00e4tze bei degenerativen Erkrankungen der Netzhaut sind 2\u00a0Faktoren von gro\u00dfer Bedeutung: Erstens adressiert man eine kranke Netzhaut, deren Morphologie und Funktion durch die Krankheit bereits stark ver\u00e4ndert sein kann. Dies bezeichnet man als Remodeling. Der zweite Faktor ist die komplexe Signalverarbeitung in der Netzhaut, die durch die Erkrankung selbst ver\u00e4ndert oder durch die optogenetische Therapie kurzgeschlossen sein kann. In diesem Beitrag wird der aktuelle Wissensstand zu den krankheitsbedingten morphologischen und funktionellen Umbauprozessen der Netzhaut vorgestellt, und die Herausforderungen f\u00fcr optogenetische Therapieans\u00e4tze werden diskutiert. Es handelt sich um eine narrative \u00dcbersichtsarbeit. Obwohl heredit\u00e4re Erkrankungen wie die Retinitis pigmentosa prim\u00e4r die \u00e4u\u00dfere Netzhaut betreffen, erfassen die strukturellen und funktionellen Umbauprozesse im weiteren Verlauf die gesamte Netzhaut. Die Erkenntnisse hierzu stammen weitgehend aus tierexperimentellen Untersuchungen. Neueste, hochaufl\u00f6sende Bildgebungsmethoden k\u00f6nnten uns dabei helfen, das Remodeling auch beim Menschen besser zu verstehen. Dies wird es erm\u00f6glichen, bei Patienten mit fortgeschrittener Netzhautdegeneration stadienabh\u00e4ngig die optimale Zielzellpopulation f\u00fcr optogenetische Therapieans\u00e4tze zu identifizieren. Umbauprozesse sowie auch die retinale Signalverarbeitung m\u00fcssen bei der Konzeption optogenetischer Therapieans\u00e4tze ber\u00fccksichtigt werden. Perspektivisch ist die Entwicklung sowohl Ganglienzell- als auch Bipolarzell-gerichteter Ans\u00e4tze sinnvoll, um je nach Krankheitsstadium die noch vorhandenen Funktionen optimal nutzen zu k\u00f6nnen.\n\nID: 41717902\nTitle: Role of \u03b17 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor and Protein Kinase C in Rat Retinal Ganglion Cell Survival In\u00a0Vitro.\nAbstract: Retinal ganglion cell (RGC) death profoundly impacts vision because RGC axons form the optic nerve, which transmits information to central visual areas. The \u03b17 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (\u03b17nAChR) participates in the cholinergic anti-inflammatory pathway and plays a neuroprotective role in the central nervous system. Previously, we showed that protein kinase C activation by phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA) treatment for 48\u2009h increases the survival of neonatal rat RGCs by modulating muscarinic receptor levels. Herein, we aimed to investigate the effects of the selective \u03b17nAChR agonist PNU-282987 in rat retinal cell cultures and analyse whether the activation of this receptor is involved in PMA-mediated RGC survival. Our results showed that \u03b17nAChR inhibition using methyllycaconitine (MLA) abolished the effects of selected cholinergic agonists on RGC survival. We also observed that PNU-282987 regulates TNF-\u03b1 and IL-1\u03b2 levels and release. Moreover, PNU-282987 promoted RGC survival, and its neuroprotection was partially mediated by the induction of TNF-\u03b1 and IL-1\u03b2 during the initial stages of culture. MLA blocked the effect of PMA (50\u2009ng/mL) on RGC, whereas PMA slightly increased the \u03b17 subunit levels at 48\u2009h. Further, PMA treatment decreased intracellular TNF-\u03b1 and p-NF-\u03baB p50 levels through \u03b17nAChR activation. In conclusion, we provide evidence that \u03b17nAChR activation leads to the modulation of pro-inflammatory cytokines in rat retinal cell cultures, thereby increasing RGC survival. Furthermore, activated \u03b17nAChR enhances PKC activation and increases RGC survival after axotomy, corroborating the role of this receptor in neuroprotection.\n\nID: 40812301\nTitle: Coordination of distinct sources of excitatory inputs enhances motion selectivity in the mouse visual thalamus.\nAbstract: Multiple sources innervate the visual thalamus to influence image-forming vision prior to the cortex, yet coordination between non-retinal and retinal inputs in shaping thalamic visual selectivity remains unclear. Using dual-color two-photon calcium imaging in the thalamus of awake mice, we observed a higher fraction of direction-selective boutons among input from superior colliculus neurons than from retinal ganglion cells, both providing strong converging excitatory input to thalamic neurons. Collicular and retinal axons exhibit retinotopic organization with similar precision. At a fine scale of \u223c10 \u03bcm, collicular boutons often shared feature preferences with nearby retinal boutons. Inhibiting collicular input significantly suppressed visual responses in thalamic shell neurons and specifically reduced selectivity in neurons preferring motion along the temporal direction or horizontal axis. These findings suggest that the thalamus is not merely a relay but selectively integrates inputs from multiple regions to build stimulus selectivity and shape the information transmitted to the cortex.\n\nID: 40549549\nTitle: Contribution of pannexin channels to afterimage signals in the amphibian retina.\nAbstract: Pannexin 1 (Panx1) forms large-pore, single-membrane channels that connect the intracellular and extracellular environments, permitting the passage of ions and small molecules, such as ATP. Panx1 channels are involved in diverse signaling pathways that contribute to various physiological processes, including sensory processing, although their precise mechanisms of action remain incompletely understood. This study reveals a Panx1-mediated mechanism regulating visual signal processing in the amphibian retina. Using immunolabeling and confocal imaging, we localized Panx1 channels in the cone-dominated On-bipolar cells, specifically at both somas and axon terminals. Whole cell patch-clamp recordings showed that these channels have high permeability to Cl- ions, which can be blocked by 10Panx1 peptide, carbenoxolone, and mefloquine, all recognized as Panx1 inhibitors. Blocking Panx1 channels or reducing external Cl- concentrations significantly increased bright light-induced delayed spontaneous excitatory responses in ganglion cells, indicating an inhibitory role of Panx1 channels at the bipolar cell synaptic release. These delayed spontaneous responses in ganglion cells, known as rebound currents, are associated with afterimage signals in the retina. Our findings suggest that Panx1 channels help prevent overexcitation associated with bright light-induced afterimage phenomena.NEW & NOTEWORTHY Cl- permeable Panx1 channels in the On-bipolar cells serve as a novel mechanism for the negative control of overexcitation in afterimage signal processing in the retina.\n\nID: 40267203\nTitle: Task-specific regional circuit adaptations in distinct mouse retinal ganglion cells.\nAbstract: In the mouse retina, sustained ON alpha (sON\u03b1) retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) have different dendritic and receptive field sizes along the nasotemporal axis, with temporal sON\u03b1 RGCs likely playing a role in visually guided hunting. Thus, we hypothesized that this cell type also exhibits regional adaptations in dendritic signal processing and that these adaptations are advantageous for prey capture. Here, we measured dendritic signals from individual sON\u03b1 RGCs at different retinal locations. We measured both postsynaptic Ca2+ signals at dendrites and presynaptic glutamate signals from bipolar cells (BCs). We found that temporal sON\u03b1 RGCs exhibit, in addition to sustained-ON signals with only weak surrounds, signals with strong surround suppression, which were not present in nasal sON\u03b1 RGCs. This difference was also present in the presynaptic inputs from BCs. Last, using population models in an encoder-decoder paradigm, we showed that these adaptations might be beneficial for detecting crickets in hunting behavior.\n\nID: 39829841\nTitle: Coordination of distinct sources of excitatory inputs enhances motion selectivity in the mouse visual thalamus.\nAbstract: Multiple sources innervate the visual thalamus to influence image-forming vision prior to the cortex, yet it remains unclear how non-retinal and retinal input coordinate to shape thalamic visual selectivity. Using dual-color two-photon calcium imaging in the thalamus of awake mice, we observed similar coarse-scale retinotopic organization between axons of superior colliculus neurons and retinal ganglion cells, both providing strong converging excitatory input to thalamic neurons. At a fine scale of \u223c10 \u00b5m, collicular boutons often shared visual feature preferences with nearby retinal boutons. Inhibiting collicular input significantly suppressed visual responses in thalamic neurons and specifically reduced motion selectivity in neurons preferring nasal-to-temporal motion. The reduction in motion selectivity could be the result of silencing sharply tuned direction-selective colliculogeniculate input. These findings suggest that the thalamus is not merely a relay but selectively integrates inputs from multiple regions to build stimulus selectivity and shape the information transmitted to the cortex. Chronic dual-color calcium imaging reveals diverse visual tuning of collicular axonal boutons.Nearby collicular and retinal boutons often share feature preferences at \u223c10 \u00b5m scaleSilencing of collicular input suppresses visual responses in the majority of thalamic neurons.Silencing of collicular input reduces motion selectivity in thalamic neurons.\n\nID: 39665207\nTitle: The receptive field construction of midget ganglion cells in primate retina.\nAbstract: The midget pathway of the primate retina provides the visual system with the foundations for high spatial resolution and color perception. An essential contributor to these properties is center-surround organization, in which responses from the central area of a cell's receptive field are antagonized by responses from a surrounding area. Two key questions about center-surround organization are unresolved. First, the surround is largely or completely due to negative feedback from horizontal cells to cones: how can this feedback be reconciled with the popular difference of Gaussians (DOG) model, which implies feedforward inhibition? Second, can the spatial extent of center and surround be predicted from the components-optics, horizontal cell receptive field, ganglion cell dendrites-that give rise to them? We address these questions with a computational model of midget pathway signal processing in macaque retina; model parameters are derived from published literature. We show that, contrary to the DOG model, the surround's effect is better treated as divisive. A simplified version of our model-a ratio of Gaussians (ROG) model-has practical advantages over the DOG, such as accounting for spatiotemporal interactions and pulse responses. The ROG model also shows that both center and surround radii can be calculated from a sum of squared radii of their components. Finally, chromatic antagonism between center and surround in the full model predicts cone opponency as a function of eccentricity. We suggest that a signal-processing model gives new insight into retinal function.NEW & NOTEWORTHY We simulated signal processing from cones to midget ganglion cells in the monkey retina and found that: 1) center/surround structure is better described as a ratio of Gaussian functions than as the traditional difference of Gaussians; 2) ganglion cell center and surround radii can be calculated from a sum of squares of radii in upstream stages; 3) the model can predict chromatic dominance in the center and surround mechanisms as a function of eccentricity.\n\nID: 39484484\nTitle: Differential enrichment of retinal ganglion cells underlies proposed core neurodegenerative transcription programs.\nAbstract: In a published Correction 1 , a revised analysis updated two \"core transcription programs\" proposed to underlie axon injury-induced retinal ganglion cell (RGC) neurodegeneration. Though extensive, the Correction purported to leave the two principal conclusions of its parent study 2 unaltered. The first of those findings was that a core program mediated by the Activating Transcription Factor-4 (ATF4) and its likely heterodimeric partner does not include numerous canonical ATF4 target genes stimulated by RGC axon injury. The second was that the Activating Transcription Factor-3 (ATF3) and C/EBP Homologous Protein (CHOP) function with unprecedented coordination in a parallel program regulating innate immunity pathways. Here those unexpected findings are revealed to instead reflect insufficient knockout coupled with differences in RGC enrichment across conditions. This analysis expands on the published Correction's redefinition of the purported transcription programs to raise foundational questions about the proposed functions and relationships of these transcription factors in neurodegeneration.\n\nID: 38964496\nTitle: Stabilizing axin leads to optic nerve hypoplasia in a mouse model of autism.\nAbstract: Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a group of neurodevelopment disorders characterized by deficits in social interaction and communication, and repetitive or stereotyped behavior. Autistic children are more likely to have vision problems, and ASD is unusually common among blind people. However, the mechanisms behind the vision disorders in autism are unclear. Stabilizing WNT-targeted scaffold protein Axin2 by XAV939 during embryonic development causes overproduction of cortical neurons and leads to autistic-like behaviors in mice. In this study, we investigated the relationship between vision abnormality and autism using an XAV939-induced mouse model of autism. We found that the mice receiving XAV939 had decreased amplitude of bright light-adaptive ERG. The amplitudes and latency of flash visual evoked potential recorded from XAV939-treated mice were lower and longer, respectively than in the control mice, suggesting that XAV939 inhibits visual signal processing and conductance. Anatomically, the diameters of RGC axons were reduced when Axin2 was stabilized during the development, and the optic fibers had defective myelin sheaths and reduced oligodendrocytes. The results suggest that the WNT signaling pathway is crucial for optic nerve development. This study provides experimental evidence that conditions interfering with brain development may also lead to visual problems, which in turn might exaggerate the autistic features in humans.\n\nID: 38826663\nTitle: GABA receptors mediate adaptation and sensitization processes in mouse retinal ganglion cells.\nAbstract: Two coordinated dynamic properties (adaptation and sensitization) are observed in retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) under the contrast stimulation. During sustained high-contrast period, adaptation decreases RGCs' responses while sensitization increases RGCs' responses. In mouse retina, adaptation and sensitization respectively show OFF- and ON-pathway-dominance. However, the mechanisms which drive the differentiation between adaptation and sensitization remain unclear. In the present study, multi-electrode recordings were conducted on isolated mouse retina under full-field contrast stimulation. Dynamic property was quantified based on the trend of RGC's firing rate during high-contrast period, light sensitivity was estimated by linear-nonlinear analysis and coding ability was estimated through stimulus reconstruction algorism. \u03b3-Aminobutyric acid (GABA) receptors were pharmacologically blocked to explore the relation between RGCs' dynamic property and the activity of GABA receptors. It was found that GABAA and GABAC receptors respectively mediated the adaptation and sensitization processes in RGCs' responses. RGCs' dynamic property changes occurred after the blockage of GABA receptors were related to the modulation of the cells' light sensitivity. Further, the blockage of GABAA (GABAC) receptor significantly decreased RGCs' overall coding ability and eliminated the functional benefits of adaptation (sensitization). Our work suggests that the dynamic property of individual RGC is related to the balance between its GABAA-receptor-mediated inputs and GABAC-receptor-mediated inputs. Blockage of GABA receptors breaks the balance of retinal circuitry for signal processing, and down-regulates the visual information coding ability. The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s11571-023-09950-2.\n\nID: 38802354\nTitle: Primate retina trades single-photon detection for high-fidelity contrast encoding.\nAbstract: How the spike output of the retina enables human visual perception is not fully understood. Here, we address this at the sensitivity limit of vision by correlating human visual perception with the spike outputs of primate ON and OFF parasol (magnocellular) retinal ganglion cells in tightly matching stimulus conditions. We show that human vision at its ultimate sensitivity limit depends on the spike output of the ON but not the OFF retinal pathway. Consequently, nonlinear signal processing in the retinal ON pathway precludes perceptual detection of single photons in darkness but enables quantal-resolution discrimination of differences in light intensity.\n\nID: 37922200\nTitle: Awake responses suggest inefficient dense coding in the mouse retina.\nAbstract: The structure and function of the vertebrate retina have been extensively studied across species with an isolated, ex vivo preparation. Retinal function in vivo, however, remains elusive, especially in awake animals. Here, we performed single-unit extracellular recordings in the optic tract of head-fixed mice to compare the output of awake, anesthetized, and ex vivo retinas. While the visual response properties were overall similar across conditions, we found that awake retinal output had in general (1) faster kinetics with less variability in the response latencies; (2) a larger dynamic range; and (3) higher firing activity, by ~20 Hz on average, for both baseline and visually evoked responses. Our modeling analyses further showed that such awake response patterns convey comparable total information but less efficiently, and allow for a linear population decoder to perform significantly better than the anesthetized or ex vivo responses. These results highlight distinct retinal behavior in awake states, in particular suggesting that the retina employs dense coding in vivo, rather than sparse efficient coding as has been often assumed from ex vivo studies. When light enters the eyes, it is focused onto the retina, a thin layer of brain tissue at the back of the eye. The retina converts light information into electrical signals that are transmitted to the rest of the brain to perceive vision. Unlike the rest of the brain, this light-processing tissue can continue working even when removed from an animal, making it easier for scientists to study how the retina works. This has helped it become one of the best-understood parts of the brain. Most knowledge of retinal signal processing comes from studies of isolated retinas. However, it was still unclear if these samples behave the same way as they do in live animals, and whether findings in isolated retinas apply to natural visual processing in an awake state. To determine this, Boissonnet et al. compared the visual responses of the retina in awake mice, anesthetised mice and when isolated from mice. Measurements of retinal electrical signals showed that awake mice responded to light substantially more quickly and strongly than the others. Computational analysis suggested that the amount of information carried to the brain was largely comparable across the different subjects, but the retina in awake mice used more energy. The findings indicate that further studies are needed to better understand how the retina processes visual information in awake animals, rather than just in isolated conditions. Progressing this understanding could ultimately help to develop prosthetic devices that can act as a retina in the future.\n\nID: 37339877\nTitle: Diversity of Ganglion Cell Responses to Saccade-Like Image Shifts in the Primate Retina.\nAbstract: Saccades are a fundamental part of natural vision. They interrupt fixations of the visual gaze and rapidly shift the image that falls onto the retina. These stimulus dynamics can cause activation or suppression of different retinal ganglion cells, but how they affect the encoding of visual information in different types of ganglion cells is largely unknown. Here, we recorded spiking responses to saccade-like shifts of luminance gratings from ganglion cells in isolated marmoset retinas and investigated how the activity depended on the combination of presaccadic and postsaccadic images. All identified cell types, On and Off parasol and midget cells, as well as a type of Large Off cells, displayed distinct response patterns, including particular sensitivity to either the presaccadic or the postsaccadic image or combinations thereof. In addition, Off parasol and Large Off cells, but not On cells, showed pronounced sensitivity to whether the image changed across the transition. Stimulus sensitivity of On cells could be explained based on their responses to step changes in light intensity, whereas Off cells, in particular, parasol and the Large Off cells, seem to be affected by additional interactions that are not triggered during simple light-intensity flashes. Together, our data show that ganglion cells in the primate retina are sensitive to different combinations of presaccadic and postsaccadic visual stimuli. This contributes to the functional diversity of the output signals of the retina and to asymmetries between On and Off pathways and provides evidence of signal processing beyond what is triggered by isolated steps in light intensity.SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT Sudden eye movements (saccades) shift our direction of gaze, bringing new images in focus on our retinas. To study how retinal neurons deal with these rapid image transitions, we recorded spiking activity from ganglion cells, the output neurons of the retina, in isolated retinas of marmoset monkeys while shifting a projected image in a saccade-like fashion across the retina. We found that the cells do not just respond to the newly fixated image, but that different types of ganglion cells display different sensitivities to the presaccadic and postsaccadic stimulus patterns. Certain Off cells, for example, are sensitive to changes in the image across transitions, which contributes to differences between On and Off information channels and extends the range of encoded stimulus features.\n\nID: 38983059\nTitle: A retinal origin of nystagmus-a perspective.\nAbstract: Congenital nystagmus is a condition where the eyes of patients oscillate, mostly horizontally, with a frequency of between 2 and 10\u00a0Hz. Historically, nystagmus is believed to be caused by a maladaptation of the oculomotor system and is thus considered a disease of the brain stem. However, we have recently shown that congenital nystagmus associated with congenital stationary night blindness is caused by synchronously oscillating retinal ganglion cells. In this perspective article, we discuss how some details of nystagmus can be accounted for by the retinal mechanism we propose.\n\nID: 37073860\nTitle: Functional cell types in the mouse superior colliculus.\nAbstract: The superior colliculus (SC) represents a major visual processing station in the mammalian brain that receives input from many types of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs). How many parallel channels exist in the SC, and what information does each encode? Here, we recorded from mouse superficial SC neurons under a battery of visual stimuli including those used for classification of RGCs. An unsupervised clustering algorithm identified 24 functional types based on their visual responses. They fall into two groups: one that responds similarly to RGCs and another with more diverse and specialized stimulus selectivity. The second group is dominant at greater depths, consistent with a vertical progression of signal processing in the SC. Cells of the same functional type tend to cluster near each other in anatomical space. Compared to the retina, the visual representation in the SC has lower dimensionality, consistent with a sifting process along the visual pathway.\n\nID: 37007643\nTitle: 3D electron microscopy and volume-based bouton sorting reveal the selectivity of inputs onto geniculate relay cell and interneuron dendrite segments.\nAbstract: The visual signals evoked at the retinal ganglion cells are modified and modulated by various synaptic inputs that impinge on lateral geniculate nucleus cells before they are sent to the cortex. The selectivity of geniculate inputs for clustering or forming microcircuits on discrete dendritic segments of geniculate cell types may provide the structural basis for network properties of the geniculate circuitry and differential signal processing through the parallel pathways of vision. In our study, we aimed to reveal the patterns of input selectivity on morphologically discernable relay cell types and interneurons in the mouse lateral geniculate nucleus. We used two sets of Scanning Blockface Electron Microscopy (SBEM) image stacks and Reconstruct software to manually reconstruct of terminal boutons and dendrite segments. First, using an unbiased terminal sampling (UTS) approach and statistical modeling, we identified the criteria for volume-based sorting of geniculate boutons into their putative origins. Geniculate terminal boutons that were sorted in retinal and non-retinal categories based on previously described mitochondrial morphology, could further be sorted into multiple subpopulations based on their bouton volume distributions. Terminals deemed non-retinal based on the morphological criteria consisted of five distinct subpopulations, including small-sized putative corticothalamic and cholinergic boutons, two medium-sized putative GABAergic inputs, and a large-sized bouton type that contains dark mitochondria. Retinal terminals also consisted of four distinct subpopulations. The cutoff criteria for these subpopulations were then applied to datasets of terminals that synapse on reconstructed dendrite segments of relay cells or interneurons. Using a network analysis approach, we found an almost complete segregation of retinal and cortical terminals on putative X-type cell dendrite segments characterized by grape-like appendages and triads. On these cells, interneuron appendages intermingle with retinal and other medium size terminals to form triads within glomeruli. In contrast, a second, presumed Y-type cell displayed dendrodendritic puncta adherentia and received all terminal types without a selectivity for synapse location; these were not engaged in triads. Furthermore, the contribution of retinal and cortical synapses received by X-, Y- and interneuron dendrites differed such that over 60% of inputs to interneuron dendrites were from the retina, as opposed to 20% and 7% to X- and Y-type cells, respectively. The results underlie differences in network properties of synaptic inputs from distinct origins on geniculate cell types.\n\nID: 36908011\nTitle: Alpha 7-nicotinic cholinoceptor regulation of pericyte-containing retinal capillaries.\nAbstract: Local blood flow regulation relies on the coordination between neurons and pericyte-containing capillaries. Pericyte relaxation and contraction are influenced by vasoactive substances and regulated by neurotransmitters. \u03b17 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (\u03b17-nAChRs), involved in the regulation of vascular function and inhibitory \u03b3-aminobutyric acid (GABA) systems, have neuroprotective effects against CNS diseases. Although \u03b17-nAChRs are found throughout the retina, their contribution to the retinal capillary tone remains unknown. Here, we investigated the neurovascular coupling mechanism underlying \u03b17-nAChR-mediated retinal capillary tone regulation. Changes in capillary diameter and pericyte transverse diameter during drug perfusion were observed using differential interference contrast (DIC) microscopy, to help elucidate signalling pathways underlying \u03b17-nAChR-mediated regulation of capillary blood flow at the whole retinal level. Patch clamp technique was used to investigate \u03b17-nAChR-mediated regulation of the GABA synaptic circuit. Immunofluorescence was used to explore the expression of \u03b17-nAChRs and GABA receptors. Activating \u03b17-nAChRs on the endothelial cell membrane caused perinuclear accumulation of endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS), resulting in dilated retinal capillaries and pericytes via the nitric oxide synthase (NOS)/nitric oxide (NO)/guanosine 3',5'- monophosphate (cGMP) signalling pathway. Neuronal \u03b17-nAChR activation directly relaxed retinal capillaries and pericytes via a neurovascular coupling mechanism. \u03b17-nAChR also increased the vesicular release of GABA, possibly promoting the release of NO by binding to GABAA receptors in retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) and relaxing blood vessels via eNOS-NO, with GABA binding to GABAB receptors on retinal capillary endothelial cells. \u03b17-nAChR activation causes vasorelaxation of retinal capillaries.\n=======================================================\n\n### [CUSTOM DATAPOINTS]\nCRITICAL EXTRACTION DIRECTIVE: You MUST extract the following custom datapoints as root-level key/value pairs inside your final JSON block:\n- \"suggested_experiments\": generate 1-3 suggested experiments\n- \"suggested_studies\": generate 1-3 suggested studies\n- \"swansons_literature_based_discovery_candidates\": You are an advanced Literature-Based Discovery (LBD) system executing Swanson\u2019s complementary-but-disjoint (A-B-C) model. Your goal is to find hidden, unpublished connections across the provided dataset. Strict Discovery Protocol: 1. Identify distinct, isolated sub-literatures (Domain A and Domain C) within the dataset that share NO direct citations, co-mentions, or common contextual paragraphs. 2. Find an intermediate biological mechanism, protein, path, or entity (Bridge B) that appears independently in both isolated domains (A-to-B and B-to-C). 3. Synthesize a novel, unstated hypothesis (A-to-C). Negative Constraint (Crucial): DO NOT output any connection if the relationship between Concept A and Concept C is explicitly mentioned, paired, or summarized anywhere in the source text. If a connection (like \"OMN resilience to SMN stabilization\") is already explicitly stated or grouped as a concept in the data, it is considered \"already known\" and must be disqualified. Format your output exactly as follows: - Discovered Hypothesis (A to C): [Clear, novel statement] - Literature A (Origin): [Entity/Concept and source context] - Literature C (Target): [Entity/Concept and source context] - The Intersecting Bridge B: [The shared mechanism/protein linking them] - Biological Rationale: [1-2 sentences explaining why this hidden connection is mechanistically plausible]\n- \"contradictions_between_evidences\": Identify conflicting evidence within the evidence set (if any) and flag the dispute here\n- \"repurposed_solutions\": identify and explain repurposed Solution potentials\n\n\nFormat Requirement:\nRAG AMNESIA IS ACTIVE: You must ONLY use the provided context literature. Do not use outside prior knowledge. If the evidence is missing, insufficient, or requires gap-filling to fully evaluate the claim, you MUST explicitly state the gaps and missing evidence in your justification. Under no circumstances should you invent or hallucinate citations or quotes.\n\nFirst provide disclaimer such as \"Even though this fact check looked at unique up-to-date abstracts, new evidence may refute this answer in the future. Although 'Zero Hallucinated Moneyshot Quotes' is programmatically enforced, AI is not always immune to inadvertently/erroneously misinterpreting data. This is not medical or professional advice, but instead, is an opinion calculated by AI based on the literature evaluated.\"\n---\nWrite in a highly academic, formal thesis tone.\nFormat your readable response using these exact academic headers:\n###[CLAIM EVALUATED AND ANSWER TO USER]\n(Exact wording of the claim evaluated)\n### [ABSTRACT & REWRITTEN CLAIM]\n(Scientific synthesis)\n### [INTRODUCTION & JUSTIFICATION]\n(Mechanistic explanation utilizing the 'moneyshot quotes' you will use in the EVIDENCE, METHODOLOGY & CITATIONS section later as well)\n### [DISCUSSION: NOVEL & OVERLOOKED]\n(5-10 bullet points of surprising facts)\n### [EVIDENCE, METHODOLOGY & CITATIONS]\n(Numbered list matching inline citations) For example \"1. ID: 12345 - Application: The text discusses ... and since no other evidence provided proves nor disproves the claim, the lowest rating allowed across all evidences is required. ID:12345 indicates the claim is overall plausible (Alignment with this ID: 3) - [copied/verbatim Quote text]\"\n\n**CRITICAL: You must include the exact quote you used in the [copied/verbatim Quote text] section.\n\nIf the prompt says \"at least 20 quotes\" then there must be at least 20 matching citations. You must actually use the quotes you select within the conext of the preprint publication you write.\n\nEvaluation Schema:\nRAG AMNESIA IS ACTIVE: You must ONLY use the provided context literature. Do not use outside prior knowledge. If the evidence is missing, insufficient, or requires gap-filling to fully evaluate the claim, you MUST explicitly state the gaps and missing evidence in your justification. Under no circumstances should you invent or hallucinate citations or quotes.\n\n**Constraint Requirements:**\n1. **Source-Only Attribution:** Base your answer strictly on the provided literature. If the literature does not explicitly address the interaction between retinal ganglion cell (RGC) hyperexcitability and corollary discharge (CD) generation, state this explicitly.\n2. **Prohibition of Negative Claims:** Do not make definitive claims about what the retina *cannot* do or *lacks the architecture to do* unless that specific limitation is explicitly stated in the provided source material. \n3. **Distinguish Definitions:** Clearly define RGC output and corollary discharge as described in the sources. If the sources define CD as exclusively motor-derived, report that definition. \n4. **Logical Integrity:** Avoid conflating the absence of a reported mechanism in the provided text with the conclusion that the mechanism is biologically impossible. If the data is silent on the connection, label the hypothesis as 'unsupported by current provided documentation' rather than 'non-existent' or 'functionally impossible.' \n5. **Hallucination Guardrail:** If you synthesize a conclusion, explicitly cite which specific source IDs support the linkage (or lack thereof) to avoid inferential overreach.\n\n###critical: WRAP YOUR THOUGHTS WITH \nAll responses must include the mandatory \"### [EVIDENCE, METHODOLOGY & CITATIONS]\" section as formatted.\nCRITICAL:\n**MONEYSHOT QUOTES MUST DIRECTLY SUPPORT YOUR CLAIMS**\n**MONEYSHOT QUOTES MUST BE USED IN YOUR RESPONSE TEXT WITHOUT IN-LINE ANNOTATION**\n**MONEYSHOT QUOTES MUST BE USED IN A FORMAL PROFESSIONAL WAY, WORTHY OF PEER REVIEW, WITHOUT ILLOGICAL LEAPS (UNSUPPORTED MAY BE OK, ILLOGICAL IS NOT OK)**\n(Numbered list matching inline citations) For example \"1. ID: 12345 - Application: The text discusses ... and since no other evidence provided proves nor disproves the claim, the lowest rating allowed across all evidences is required. ID:12345 indicates the claim is overall plausible (Alignment with this ID: 7) - *\"copied/verbatim Quote text\"**\n\nCRITICAL INSTRUCTION:\nwhen fact checking: At the very end of your response, you MUST provide a machine-readable JSON block containing evaluation metrics. \nIt MUST be enclosed exactly between ###JSON_START### and ###JSON_END###. Ensure the JSON is valid. \n\nFor the \"Logic_Chain\", break down the systemic mechanism into verbose unabridged atomic multi-step pathways using i/o porting style where the input of next node must match output of the prior (e.g., A -> B, B->C, C->D). Each chain must fully represent the response you give, and should be color coded with light green (Gap_Strength is \"None\"), lightblue (Gap_Strength is medium), or pink (strong Gap_Strength). Logic_Chain MUST be a JSON array of objects. Each object MUST contain EXACTLY these keys: \"Step\", \"From\", \"Relationship\", \"To\", \"evidence_source_id\", \"Alignment_Score\", \"Consilience_Score\", \"Confidence_Score\", \"Gap_Strength\", \"Justification\", and \"Color\". Use commas between objects. DO NOT leave trailing commas inside objects.\n\nFor \"Verbatim_Quotes\", copy at least 20 (required, 20 or more) \"moneyshot\" quotes EXACTLY as they appear in the context literature text, word-for-word, characters included, that fully support your response. We will programmatically validate these. You MUST return an array of OBJECTS, where each object has a \"quote\" key and a \"source_id\" key (the ID of the text it came from, e.g., the ID). Do not alter a single character, do not paraphrase.\n\nUse these scales to evaluate HOW WELL THE EVIDENCE SUPPORTS THE SPECIFIC CLAIM EVALUATED ABOVE:\n- Alignment Score (1-7): How well does the EVALUATED CLAIM factually align with the provided RAG evidence set? [1=Evidence proves claim strictly false, 2=Evidence indicates the claim is impossible, 3=Implausible, 4=Neutral/Unrelated, 5=Plausible, 6=Evidence indicates inevitable, 7=Evidence proves claim strictly true]\n- Consilience Score (1-7): How consilient (in agreement) is the evidence set regarding this claim? [1=Highly Conflicting/Disputed, 4=Mixed, 7=Unanimous Agreement]\n- Confidence Score (1-7): Implied confidence of the research based on study types and depth [1=In Vitro/Animal/Preprint, 4=Observational/Moderate, 7=Meta-analysis/RCT]\n\nFormat (DO NOT USE fencing)\nCRITICAL: Use ONLY Pubmed MeSH tags (exclude descriptor and [type]) for your gate variable names (i.e.,.the \"gates\") so they will be standardized globally. Be unabridged, comprehensive, and exhaustive in your gate mapping with at least 1 gate nodes for each quote you identified per the specification and map the gates granularly/atomically.\n\n###JSON_START###\n{\n \"Alignment\": 5,\n \"Consilience\": 6,\n \"Confidence\": 5,\n \"Logic_Chain\":[\n {\n \"Step\": 1,\n \"From\": \"Variable A\",\n \"Relationship\": \"-->\",\n \"To\": \"Variable B\",\n \"Alignment_Score\": 6,\n \"Consilience_Score\": 5,\n \"Confidence_Score\": 4,\n \"Gap_Strength\": \"None\",\n \"Justification\": \"...\",\n \"Color\": \"lightgreen\"\n }\n ],\n \"Verbatim_Quotes\": [\n {\n \"quote\": \"Copy the Exact wording from text exactly as it is, including all characters (we ascii match for validation!).\",\n \"source_id\": \"12345678\"\n }\n ],\n \"Study_Type_Audit\": { \"ID123\": \"meta_analysis:Count=10\", \"ID124\": \"in_vivo:Count=3\" },\n \"Gap_Analysis_Audit\": { \"study_type\": \"in_vitro\", \"study_intent\": \"binding\", \"justification\": \"The context provided indicates...\", \"predicted_result\": \"RGNEF binds to Zn2 magnitudes higher than BMAA\", \"short_answer_to_user\": \"Direct answer to the user primary intent, addressing the user directly when appropriate\"}\n,\n \"suggested_experiments\": \"[Extract: generate 1-3 suggested experiments]\",\n \"suggested_studies\": \"[Extract: generate 1-3 suggested studies]\",\n \"swansons_literature_based_discovery_candidates\": \"[Extract: You are an advanced Literature-Based Discovery (LBD) system executing Swanson\u2019s complementary-but-disjoint (A-B-C) model. Your goal is to find hidden, unpublished connections across the provided dataset. Strict Discovery Protocol: 1. Identify distinct, isolated sub-literatures (Domain A and Domain C) within the dataset that share NO direct citations, co-mentions, or common contextual paragraphs. 2. Find an intermediate biological mechanism, protein, path, or entity (Bridge B) that appears independently in both isolated domains (A-to-B and B-to-C). 3. Synthesize a novel, unstated hypothesis (A-to-C). Negative Constraint (Crucial): DO NOT output any connection if the relationship between Concept A and Concept C is explicitly mentioned, paired, or summarized anywhere in the source text. If a connection (like \\\"OMN resilience to SMN stabilization\\\") is already explicitly stated or grouped as a concept in the data, it is considered \\\"already known\\\" and must be disqualified. Format your output exactly as follows: - Discovered Hypothesis (A to C): [Clear, novel statement] - Literature A (Origin): [Entity/Concept and source context] - Literature C (Target): [Entity/Concept and source context] - The Intersecting Bridge B: [The shared mechanism/protein linking them] - Biological Rationale: [1-2 sentences explaining why this hidden connection is mechanistically plausible]]\",\n \"contradictions_between_evidences\": \"[Extract: Identify conflicting evidence within the evidence set (if any) and flag the dispute here]\",\n \"repurposed_solutions\": \"[Extract: identify and explain repurposed Solution potentials]\"\n}\n###JSON_END###\n\n### CRITICAL QUOTE VALIDATION FAILURE (ATTEMPT 1) ###\nThe validator executed a 100% strict, character-by-character substring search. Your response was REJECTED because the following quotes do not exist verbatim in the source texts.\n\n\u274c FAILED QUOTES (You must fix or delete these):\n\n- ERROR: You cited ID: 37339877 for the quote: \"We recorded spiking responses to saccade-like shifts of luminance gratings from ganglion cells in isolated marmoset retinas and investigated how the activity depended on the combination of presaccadic and postsaccadic images.\"\n FACT: Strict Misquote Detected! The exact character sequence \"We recorded spiking responses to sa...\" was NOT found in the provided text. Do NOT truncate, paraphrase, or edit quotes.\n \n Below is the complete, true text of ID 37339877 that you MUST read. \n Find a valid, verbatim, character-perfect sentence inside this exact block to cite instead, or change your claim to align with what this text actually says:\n \n --- BEGIN ACTUAL ABSTRACT FOR 37339877 ---\n ID: 37339877\nTitle: Diversity of Ganglion Cell Responses to Saccade-Like Image Shifts in the Primate Retina.\nAbstract: Saccades are a fundamental part of natural vision. They interrupt fixations of the visual gaze and rapidly shift the image that falls onto the retina. These stimulus dynamics can cause activation or suppression of different retinal ganglion cells, but how they affect the encoding of visual information in different types of ganglion cells is largely unknown. Here, we recorded spiking responses to saccade-like shifts of luminance gratings from ganglion cells in isolated marmoset retinas and investigated how the activity depended on the combination of presaccadic and postsaccadic images. All identified cell types, On and Off parasol and midget cells, as well as a type of Large Off cells, displayed distinct response patterns, including particular sensitivity to either the presaccadic or the postsaccadic image or combinations thereof. In addition, Off parasol and Large Off cells, but not On cells, showed pronounced sensitivity to whether the image changed across the transition. Stimulus sensitivity of On cells could be explained based on their responses to step changes in light intensity, whereas Off cells, in particular, parasol and the Large Off cells, seem to be affected by additional interactions that are not triggered during simple light-intensity flashes. Together, our data show that ganglion cells in the primate retina are sensitive to different combinations of presaccadic and postsaccadic visual stimuli. This contributes to the functional diversity of the output signals of the retina and to asymmetries between On and Off pathways and provides evidence of signal processing beyond what is triggered by isolated steps in light intensity.SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT Sudden eye movements (saccades) shift our direction of gaze, bringing new images in focus on our retinas. To study how retinal neurons deal with these rapid image transitions, we recorded spiking activity from ganglion cells, the output neurons of the retina, in isolated retinas of marmoset monkeys while shifting a projected image in a saccade-like fashion across the retina. We found that the cells do not just respond to the newly fixated image, but that different types of ganglion cells display different sensitivities to the presaccadic and postsaccadic stimulus patterns. Certain Off cells, for example, are sensitive to changes in the image across transitions, which contributes to differences between On and Off information channels and extends the range of encoded stimulus features.\n --- END ACTUAL ABSTRACT FOR 37339877 ---\n\n- ERROR: You cited ID: 42029480 for the quote: \"Once light enters the eyes, it is focused onto the retina, a thin layer of brain tissue at the back of the eye. The retina converts light information into electrical signals that are transmitted to the rest of the brain to perceive vision.\"\n FACT: Strict Misquote Detected! The exact character sequence \"Once light enters the eyes, it is f...\" was NOT found in the provided text. Do NOT truncate, paraphrase, or edit quotes.\n \n Below is the complete, true text of ID 42029480 that you MUST read. \n Find a valid, verbatim, character-perfect sentence inside this exact block to cite instead, or change your claim to align with what this text actually says:\n \n --- BEGIN ACTUAL ABSTRACT FOR 42029480 ---\n ID: 42029480\nTitle: Retinal ganglion cell degeneration in glaucoma disrupts HPA axis temporal organization and dampens corticosterone production.\nAbstract: Glaucoma is a chronic optic neuropathy characterized by progressive vision loss. A previous study from our group showed that glaucoma-induced retinal degeneration disrupts photic signaling to the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN), altering the molecular components of the central circadian clock. Through its hypothalamic projections, the SCN entrains the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis and drives the rhythmic secretion of corticosterone. In this study, we investigated whether central circadian clock disruption in glaucoma impacts the HPA axis and its downstream physiological rhythms. We analyzed the temporal profiles of key genes controlling the HPA axis in mice with glaucoma. The Crh gene expression was reduced in the paraventricular nucleus, while Crh-r1 exhibited a 10-h phase delay in the pituitary in response to glaucoma. Additionally, Pomc in the pituitary and Mc2r in the adrenal lost rhythmicity. The modulation of the daily rhythms of these key genes was associated with alterations in the diurnal rhythms of clock genes in the PVN, pituitary and adrenal gland. Glaucoma-induced phase shifts and amplitude alterations in the rhythmic expression of Per1, Per2, Nr1d1, and Bmal1 in the pituitary and adrenal gland, resulted in a temporal misalignment between the pituitary and adrenal rhythms. These molecular changes were associated with reduced corticosterone amplitude, suggesting impaired communication between central and peripheral clocks. Together, these findings demonstrate that glaucoma alters the temporal coordination of the HPA axis, highlighting how retinal dysfunction can propagate beyond the visual system to disturb systemic circadian and neuroendocrine regulation.\n --- END ACTUAL ABSTRACT FOR 42029480 ---\n\n- ERROR: You cited ID: 18391942 for the quote: \"Saccadic eye movement causes a variety of transient perceptual sequelae that might be the results of corollary discharge.\"\n FACT: Strict Misquote Detected! The exact character sequence \"Saccadic eye movement causes a vari...\" was NOT found in the provided text. Do NOT truncate, paraphrase, or edit quotes.\n \n Below is the complete, true text of ID 18391942 that you MUST read. \n Find a valid, verbatim, character-perfect sentence inside this exact block to cite instead, or change your claim to align with what this text actually says:\n \n --- BEGIN ACTUAL ABSTRACT FOR 18391942 ---\n ID: 18391942\nTitle: Corollary discharge circuits for saccadic modulation of the pigeon visual system.\nAbstract: A saccadic eye movement causes a variety of transient perceptual sequelae that might be the results of corollary discharge. Here we describe the neural circuits for saccadic corollary discharge that modulates activity throughout the pigeon visual system. Saccades in pigeons caused inhibition that was mediated by corollary discharge followed by enhancement of firing activity in the telencephalic hyperpallium, visual thalamus and pretectal nucleus lentiformis mesencephali (nLM) with opposite responses in the accessory optic nucleus (nBOR). Inactivation of thalamic neurons eliminated saccadic responses in telencephalic neurons, and inactivation of both the nLM and the nBOR abolished saccadic responses in thalamic neurons. Saccade-related omnipause neurons in the brainstem raphe complex inhibited the nBOR and excited the nLM, whereas inactivation of raphe neurons eliminated saccadic responses in both optokinetic and thalamic neurons. It seems that saccadic responses in telencephalic neurons are generated by corollary discharge signals from brainstem neurons that are transmitted through optokinetic and thalamic neurons. These signals might have important roles in visual perception.\n --- END ACTUAL ABSTRACT FOR 18391942 ---\n\n\n\u2705 PASSED (DO NOT CHANGE THESE):\n- \"Our results suggest that a combination of a late-updating proprioceptive signal and a predictive corollary discharge is sufficient for accurately decoding eye position.\" (Source: 40758302)\n- \"In the thalamus, neurons in the mediodorsal nucleus relay a corollary discharge of saccades from the midbrain superior colliculus to the cortical frontal eye field.\" (Source: 17093408)\n- \"Such circuits convey a copy of each motor command, known as a corollary discharge (CD), to brain regions that use sensory input.\" (Source: 18558858)\n- \"The major hypothesis is that a corollary discharge (CD) or efference copy signal provides information that the eye has moved, and this information is used to compensate for the motion.\" (Source: 21242138)\n- \"During sustained high-contrast period, adaptation decreases RGCs' responses while sensitization increases RGCs' responses.\" (Source: 38826663)\n- \"It was found that GABAA and GABAC receptors respectively mediated the adaptation and sensitization processes in RGCs' responses.\" (Source: 38826663)\n- \"Pannexin 1 (Panx1) forms large-pore, single-membrane channels that connect the intracellular and extracellular environments, permitting the passage of ions and small molecules, such as ATP.\" (Source: 40549549)\n- \"However, we have recently shown that congenital nystagmus associated with congenital stationary night blindness is caused by synchronously oscillating retinal ganglion cells.\" (Source: 38983059)\n- \"Remapping requires information about upcoming saccades via corollary discharge.\" (Source: 27655962)\n- \"We suggest that the motor system sends a corollary discharge when programming a corrective saccade for maintaining an orderly representation of the visual world.\" (Source: 25359297)\n- \"Multiple sources innervate the visual thalamus to influence image-forming vision prior to the cortex, yet coordination between non-retinal and retinal inputs in shaping thalamic visual selectivity remains unclear.\" (Source: 40812301)\n- \"These results highlight distinct retinal behavior in awake states, in particular suggesting that the retina employs dense coding in vivo, rather than sparse efficient coding as has been often assumed from ex vivo studies.\" (Source: 37922200)\n- \"One function of CD in the visual system is to selectively enhance visual sensitivity at the location of planned eye movements (pre-saccadic attention), thus enabling a prediction of the to-be-foveated stimulus.\" (Source: 38450916)\n- \"The efficient organization of the human afferent visual system meets enormous computational challenges.\" (Source: 21601061)\n- \"Neuronal \u03b17-nAChR activation directly relaxed retinal capillaries and pericytes via a neurovascular coupling mechanism.\" (Source: 36908011)\n- \"The retina is often regarded as a \"simple\" circuit that conveys light information detected in the photoreceptors through second-order intermediate cells to retinal ganglion cells that output this information to the rest of the brain.\" (Source: 42106179)\n- \"It has been hypothesized that displacements in retinal input caused by eye movements can be dissociated from displacements in the external world using extra-retinal information, such as a corollary discharge from the oculomotor system.\" (Source: 32172025)\n\n\nINSTRUCTION: Study the actual abstracts provided. Correct the casing, punctuation, spelling, or map the quote to its true source ID. Do NOT use ellipses.\n\n=======================================================\n\u26a0\ufe0f\u26a0\ufe0f\u26a0\ufe0f CRITICAL VERIFICATION FAILURE (RETRY LOOP DETECTED) \u26a0\ufe0f\u26a0\ufe0f\u26a0\ufe0f\nYour previous response was REJECTED because your quotes failed strict byte-perfect validation.\n\nTO BREAK THE LOOP, FOLLOW THESE 3 ABSOLUTE RULES:\n1. NO REPAIRING: If a quote failed, do NOT attempt to edit or tweak it. Either copy a completely different, 100% verbatim sentence from the source, or discard the quote entirely.\n2. PERMISSION TO DISCARD: You are NOT permitted to return fewer quotes to pass validation. Never hallucinate just to meet a quota.\n3. BYTE-PERFECT COPY: You must perform a direct, literal copy-paste. Ellipses (...) are BANNED. Do not change a single capital letter, punctuation mark, or space.\n=======================================================\n\nBASED STRICTLY ON THE CONTEXT LITERATURE ABOVE, EVALUATE THIS SPECIFIC PERSPECTIVE/PENTAMATRIX:\n\"Under certain conditions, can hyperexcited retinal ganglion cells misfire corollary discharge(s) unexpectedly?\"",
"rawResponse": "Even though this fact check looked at unique up-to-date abstracts, new evidence may refute this answer in the future. Although 'Zero Hallucinated Moneyshot Quotes' is programmatically enforced, AI is not always immune to inadvertently/erroneously misinterpreting data. This is not medical or professional advice, but instead, is an opinion calculated by AI based on the literature evaluated.\n\n###[CLAIM EVALUATED AND ANSWER TO USER]\n\"Under certain conditions, can hyperexcited retinal ganglion cells misfire corollary discharge(s) unexpectedly?\"\n\nThe available literature does not support a mechanism by which retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) themselves generate corollary discharge (CD). The provided evidence consistently identifies CD as a motor-derived efference copy transmitted to sensory regions, rather than an output generated by the retina. While RGCs exhibit hyperexcitability in specific pathological contexts\u2014such as synchronously oscillating RGCs causing congenital nystagmus\u2014there is no evidence linking this retinal activity to the generation or \"misfiring\" of corollary discharge signals. Consequently, the claim is currently unsupported by the provided documentation.\n\n### [ABSTRACT & REWRITTEN CLAIM]\nScientific synthesis of the role of corollary discharge (CD) and retinal ganglion cell (RGC) activity confirms that these are distinct systems. CD originates from oculomotor commands (e.g., from the superior colliculus or brainstem) to inform visual systems of eye movements. RGCs serve as the output neurons of the retina, transmitting processed light information. The potential for pathological RGC oscillations to manifest as nystagmus is documented, but the integration of this oscillation into the CD pathway remains unobserved.\n\n### [INTRODUCTION & JUSTIFICATION]\nThe visual system relies on corollary discharge to maintain perceptual stability. \"Such circuits convey a copy of each motor command, known as a corollary discharge (CD), to brain regions that use sensory input.\" These motor-derived signals allow the brain to account for self-generated eye movements. In contrast, the retina operates as the primary sensory interface. \"The retina is often regarded as a \"simple\" circuit that conveys light information detected in the photoreceptors through second-order intermediate cells to retinal ganglion cells that output this information to the rest of the brain.\" \n\nThere is evidence of complex retinal pathology, specifically: \"However, we have recently shown that congenital nystagmus associated with congenital stationary night blindness is caused by synchronously oscillating retinal ganglion cells.\" While this indicates that RGCs can exhibit profound, unexpected excitability, the link to the motor-driven CD pathway is missing. The literature consistently places CD upstream of the sensory input that the retina provides. Any interaction between retinal hyperactivity and the motor system's CD signals is not explicitly described, rendering the suggestion of \"misfired CD\" by RGCs as an unconfirmed hypothesis lacking evidence in the provided source material.\n\n### [DISCUSSION: NOVEL & OVERLOOKED]\n* CD signals originate from oculomotor motor commands, not sensory output neurons like RGCs.\n* RGCs can fire synchronously in pathological conditions such as congenital nystagmus.\n* Retinal sensitivity to saccade-like shifts includes differential responses to pre- and post-saccadic images.\n* GABAergic receptors (GABAA and GABAC) in the retina mediate specific adaptation and sensitization processes in RGCs.\n* Panx1 channels act as a negative control mechanism for overexcitation in retinal afterimage processing.\n* The superior colliculus sends motor-related signals that influence visual selectivity in the thalamus.\n* Retinal output in awake animals differs significantly from isolated (ex vivo) models, exhibiting faster kinetics and higher energy usage.\n* Retinal capillary tone is regulated via neurovascular coupling involving \u03b17-nAChR and GABA pathways.\n\n### [EVIDENCE, METHODOLOGY & CITATIONS]\n1. ID: 18558858 - Application: Defines the nature of corollary discharge. - \"Such circuits convey a copy of each motor command, known as a corollary discharge (CD), to brain regions that use sensory input.\"\n2. ID: 42106179 - Application: Describes the primary role of the retina. - \"The retina is often regarded as a \"simple\" circuit that conveys light information detected in the photoreceptors through second-order intermediate cells to retinal ganglion cells that output this information to the rest of the brain.\"\n3. ID: 38983059 - Application: Documents RGC synchronization pathology. - \"However, we have recently shown that congenital nystagmus associated with congenital stationary night blindness is caused by synchronously oscillating retinal ganglion cells.\"\n4. ID: 32172025 - Application: Relates CD to oculomotor extra-retinal signals. - \"It has been hypothesized that displacements in retinal input caused by eye movements can be dissociated from displacements in the external world using extra-retinal information, such as a corollary discharge from the oculomotor system.\"\n5. ID: 21242138 - Application: Explains the function of CD in compensation. - \"The major hypothesis is that a corollary discharge (CD) or efference copy signal provides information that the eye has moved, and this information is used to compensate for the motion.\"\n6. ID: 17093408 - Application: Identifies a specific CD pathway. - \"In the thalamus, neurons in the mediodorsal nucleus relay a corollary discharge of saccades from the midbrain superior colliculus to the cortical frontal eye field.\"\n7. ID: 27655962 - Application: Mentions CD dependency for remapping. - \"Remapping requires information about upcoming saccades via corollary discharge.\"\n8. ID: 25359297 - Application: Links CD to corrective eye movements. - \"We suggest that the motor system sends a corollary discharge when programming a corrective saccade for maintaining an orderly representation of the visual world.\"\n9. ID: 38450916 - Application: Describes the role of CD in pre-saccadic attention. - \"One function of CD in the visual system is to selectively enhance visual sensitivity at the location of planned eye movements (pre-saccadic attention), thus enabling a prediction of the to-be-foveated stimulus.\"\n10. ID: 40812301 - Application: Notes thalamic integration of multiple inputs. - \"Multiple sources innervate the visual thalamus to influence image-forming vision prior to the cortex, yet coordination between non-retinal and retinal inputs in shaping thalamic visual selectivity remains unclear.\"\n11. ID: 37922200 - Application: Discusses awake retinal dynamics. - \"These results highlight distinct retinal behavior in awake states, in particular suggesting that the retina employs dense coding in vivo, rather than sparse efficient coding as has been often assumed from ex vivo studies.\"\n12. ID: 38826663 - Application: Explains RGC adaptation. - \"During sustained high-contrast period, adaptation decreases RGCs' responses while sensitization increases RGCs' responses.\"\n13. ID: 38826663 - Application: Identifies GABAergic mediation. - \"It was found that GABAA and GABAC receptors respectively mediated the adaptation and sensitization processes in RGCs' responses.\"\n14. ID: 40549549 - Application: Describes Panx1 channels. - \"Pannexin 1 (Panx1) forms large-pore, single-membrane channels that connect the intracellular and extracellular environments, permitting the passage of ions and small molecules, such as ATP.\"\n15. ID: 36908011 - Application: Details neurovascular coupling. - \"Neuronal \u03b17-nAChR activation directly relaxed retinal capillaries and pericytes via a neurovascular coupling mechanism.\"\n16. ID: 21601061 - Application: General retinal organization. - \"The efficient organization of the human afferent visual system meets enormous computational challenges.\"\n17. ID: 40758302 - Application: Decoding eye position signals. - \"Our results suggest that a combination of a late-updating proprioceptive signal and a predictive corollary discharge is sufficient for accurately decoding eye position.\"\n18. ID: 38964496 - Application: Mentions signal conductance issues. - \"The amplitudes and latency of flash visual evoked potential recorded from XAV939-treated mice were lower and longer, respectively than in the control mice, suggesting that XAV939 inhibits visual signal processing and conductance.\"\n19. ID: 41717902 - Application: Survival mechanisms in RGCs. - \"Furthermore, activated \u03b17nAChR enhances PKC activation and increases RGC survival after axotomy, corroborating the role of this receptor in neuroprotection.\"\n20. 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"abstract_text": "ID: 42265376\nTitle: Functional and morphological alterations of light detection circuits in postmortem retina from donors with different stages of Alzheimer's-like pathology.\nAbstract: Disruption of sleep and circadian rhythms is one of the earliest symptoms of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Circadian entrainment and modulation of alertness are non-visual responses to light driven by intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells (ipRGCs). To explore structural and functional changes of ipRGCs and ipRGC circuits in AD, we analyzed the retinas and brains of 13 elderly patients ranging from normal cognition to AD and performed ex vivo extracellular electrophysiological recordings on freshly harvested retinas. While no impairment of rods and cones was observed, there was a severe loss of ipRGCs in AD donors. Importantly, the remaining ipRGCs exhibited morphological alterations, hyperexcitability, and were not able to sustain high levels of activation. These changes may be ipRGC subtype-specific and vary across donors with pathological severity. Altered ipRGC circuits and function could contribute to the disruption of sleep and circadian rhythms reported in AD patients. Measuring ipRGC-dependent responses to light could be a promising way to predict or monitor pathological changes in the brain."
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"abstract_text": "ID: 37354963\nTitle: Dopamine receptor-mediated roles on retinal ganglion cell hyperexcitability and injury in experimental glaucoma.\nAbstract: Extraordinary excitability (hyperexcitability) is closely related to retinal ganglion cell (RGC) injury in glaucoma. Dopamine (DA) and its receptors are involved in modulating RGC excitability. We investigated how DA system affects RGC injury in chronic ocular hypertension (COH) experimental glaucoma model. Western blotting and immunohistochemistry results revealed that expression of DA D2-like receptor (D2R) in RGCs was increased in COH retinas. Patch-clamp recordings showed that outward K+ currents were downregulated, while Na+ currents and NaV1.6 expression were upregulated in RGCs of COH retinas, which could be reversed by intravitreal pre-injection of the D2R antagonist sulpiride, but not by the D1-like receptor (D1R) antagonist SCH23390. However, pre-injection of the D1R agonist SKF81297 could partially reverse the increased expression of NaV1.6 proteins. Consistently, the numbers of evoked action potentials induced by current injections were increased in RGCs of COH retinas, indicating that RGCs may be in a condition of hyperexcitability. The increased frequency of evoked action potentials could be partially block by pre-injection of sulpiride, SKF81297 or DA, respectively. Furthermore, the increased number of TUNEL-positive RGCs in COH retinas could be partially reduced by intravitreal pre-injection of sulpiride, but not by pre-injection of SCH23390. Moreover, pre-injection of SKF81297 or DA could reduce the number of TUNEL-positive RGCs in COH retinas. All these results indicate that in COH retina, activation of D2R enhances RGC hyperexcitability and injury, while activation of D1R results in the opposite effects. Selective inhibition of D2R or activation of D1R may be an effective strategy for treatment of glaucoma."
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"abstract_text": "ID: 37354963\nTitle: Dopamine receptor-mediated roles on retinal ganglion cell hyperexcitability and injury in experimental glaucoma.\nAbstract: Extraordinary excitability (hyperexcitability) is closely related to retinal ganglion cell (RGC) injury in glaucoma. Dopamine (DA) and its receptors are involved in modulating RGC excitability. We investigated how DA system affects RGC injury in chronic ocular hypertension (COH) experimental glaucoma model. Western blotting and immunohistochemistry results revealed that expression of DA D2-like receptor (D2R) in RGCs was increased in COH retinas. Patch-clamp recordings showed that outward K+ currents were downregulated, while Na+ currents and NaV1.6 expression were upregulated in RGCs of COH retinas, which could be reversed by intravitreal pre-injection of the D2R antagonist sulpiride, but not by the D1-like receptor (D1R) antagonist SCH23390. However, pre-injection of the D1R agonist SKF81297 could partially reverse the increased expression of NaV1.6 proteins. Consistently, the numbers of evoked action potentials induced by current injections were increased in RGCs of COH retinas, indicating that RGCs may be in a condition of hyperexcitability. The increased frequency of evoked action potentials could be partially block by pre-injection of sulpiride, SKF81297 or DA, respectively. Furthermore, the increased number of TUNEL-positive RGCs in COH retinas could be partially reduced by intravitreal pre-injection of sulpiride, but not by pre-injection of SCH23390. Moreover, pre-injection of SKF81297 or DA could reduce the number of TUNEL-positive RGCs in COH retinas. All these results indicate that in COH retina, activation of D2R enhances RGC hyperexcitability and injury, while activation of D1R results in the opposite effects. Selective inhibition of D2R or activation of D1R may be an effective strategy for treatment of glaucoma."
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"abstract_text": "ID: 36267329\nTitle: Axon hyperexcitability in the contralateral projection following unilateral optic nerve crush in mice.\nAbstract: Optic neuropathies are characterized by degeneration of retinal ganglion cell axonal projections to the brain, including acute conditions like optic nerve trauma and progressive conditions such as glaucoma. Despite different aetiologies, retinal ganglion cell axon degeneration in traumatic optic neuropathy and glaucoma share common pathological signatures. We compared how early pathogenesis of optic nerve trauma and glaucoma influence axon function in the mouse optic projection. We assessed pathology by measuring anterograde axonal transport from retina to superior colliculus, current-evoked optic nerve compound action potential and retinal ganglion cell density 1 week following unilateral optic nerve crush or intraocular pressure elevation. Nerve crush reduced axon transport, compound axon potential and retinal ganglion cell density, which were unaffected by intraocular pressure elevation. Surprisingly, optic nerves contralateral to crush demonstrated 5-fold enhanced excitability in compound action potential compared with na\u00efve nerves. Enhanced excitability in contralateral sham nerves is not due to increased accumulation of voltage-gated sodium channel 1.6, or ectopic voltage-gated sodium channel 1.2 expression within nodes of Ranvier. Our results indicate hyperexcitability is driven by intrinsic responses of \u03b1ON-sustained retinal ganglion cells. We found \u03b1ON-sustained retinal ganglion cells in contralateral, sham and eyes demonstrated increased responses to depolarizing currents compared with those from na\u00efve eyes, while light-driven responses remained intact. Dendritic arbours of \u03b1ON-sustained retinal ganglion cells of the sham eye were like na\u00efve, but soma area and non-phosphorylated neurofilament H increased. Current- and light-evoked responses of sham \u03b1OFF-sustained retinal ganglion cells remained stable along with somato-dendritic morphologies. In retinas directly affected by crush, light responses of \u03b1ON- and \u03b1OFF-sustained retinal ganglion cells diminished compared with na\u00efve cells along with decreased dendritic field area or branch points. Like light responses, \u03b1OFF-sustained retinal ganglion cell current-evoked responses diminished, but surprisingly, \u03b1ON-sustained retinal ganglion cell responses were similar to those from na\u00efve retinas. Optic nerve crush reduced dendritic length and area in \u03b1ON-sustained retinal ganglion cells in eyes ipsilateral to injury, while crush significantly reduced dendritic branching in \u03b1OFF-sustained retinal ganglion cells. Interestingly, 1 week of intraocular pressure elevation only affected \u03b1OFF-sustained retinal ganglion cell physiology, depolarizing resting membrane potential in cells of affected eyes and blunting current-evoked responses in cells of saline-injected eyes. Collectively, our results suggest that neither saline nor sham surgery provide a true control, chronic versus acute optic neuropathies differentially affect retinal ganglion cells composing the ON and OFF pathways, and acute stress can have near-term effects on the contralateral projection."
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"abstract_text": "ID: 34419081\nTitle: Soluble tumor necrosis factor-alpha-induced hyperexcitability contributes to retinal ganglion cell apoptosis by enhancing Nav1.6 in experimental glaucoma.\nAbstract: Neuroinflammation plays an important role in the pathogenesis of glaucoma. Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-\u03b1) is a major pro-inflammatory cytokine released from activated retinal glial cells in glaucoma. Here, we investigated how TNF-\u03b1 induces retinal ganglion cell (RGC) hyperexcitability and injury. Whole-cell patch-clamp techniques were performed to explore changes in spontaneous firing and evoked action potentials, and Na+ currents in RGCs. Both intravitreal injection of TNF-\u03b1 and chronic ocular hypertension (COH) models were used. Western blotting, immunofluorescence, quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (q-PCR), and terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP nick end labeling (TUNEL) techniques were employed to investigate the molecular mechanisms of TNF-\u03b1 effects on RGCs. Intravitreal injection of soluble TNF-\u03b1 significantly increased the spontaneous firing frequencies of RGCs in retinal slices. When the synaptic transmissions were blocked, more than 90% of RGCs still showed spontaneous firing; both the percentage of cells and firing frequency were higher than the controls. Furthermore, the frequency of evoked action potentials was also higher than the controls. Co-injection of the TNF-\u03b1 receptor 1 (TNFR1) inhibitor R7050 eliminated the TNF-\u03b1-induced effects, suggesting that TNF-\u03b1 may directly act on RGCs to induce cell hyperexcitability through activating TNFR1. In RGCs acutely isolated from TNF-\u03b1-injected retinas, Na+ current densities were upregulated. Perfusing TNF-\u03b1 in RGCs of normal rats mimicked this effect, and the activation curve of Na+ currents shifted toward hyperpolarization direction, which was mediated through p38 MAPK and STAT3 signaling pathways. Further analysis revealed that TNF-\u03b1 selectively upregulated Nav1.6 subtype of Na+ currents in RGCs. Similar to observations in retinas of rats with COH, intravitreal injection of TNF-\u03b1 upregulated the expression of Nav1.6 proteins in both total cell and membrane components, which was reversed by the NF-\u03baB inhibitor BAY 11-7082. Inhibition of TNFR1 blocked TNF-\u03b1-induced RGC apoptosis. TNF-\u03b1/TNFR1 signaling induces RGC hyperexcitability by selectively upregulating Nav1.6 Na+ channels, thus contributing to RGC apoptosis in glaucoma."
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"quote": "TNF-\u03b1/TNFR1 signaling induces RGC hyperexcitability by selectively upregulating Nav1.6 Na+ channels, thus contributing to RGC apoptosis in glaucoma.",
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"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 34419081\nTitle: Soluble tumor necrosis factor-alpha-induced hyperexcitability contributes to retinal ganglion cell apoptosis by enhancing Nav1.6 in experimental glaucoma.\nAbstract: Neuroinflammation plays an important role in the pathogenesis of glaucoma. Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-\u03b1) is a major pro-inflammatory cytokine released from activated retinal glial cells in glaucoma. Here, we investigated how TNF-\u03b1 induces retinal ganglion cell (RGC) hyperexcitability and injury. Whole-cell patch-clamp techniques were performed to explore changes in spontaneous firing and evoked action potentials, and Na+ currents in RGCs. Both intravitreal injection of TNF-\u03b1 and chronic ocular hypertension (COH) models were used. Western blotting, immunofluorescence, quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (q-PCR), and terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP nick end labeling (TUNEL) techniques were employed to investigate the molecular mechanisms of TNF-\u03b1 effects on RGCs. Intravitreal injection of soluble TNF-\u03b1 significantly increased the spontaneous firing frequencies of RGCs in retinal slices. When the synaptic transmissions were blocked, more than 90% of RGCs still showed spontaneous firing; both the percentage of cells and firing frequency were higher than the controls. Furthermore, the frequency of evoked action potentials was also higher than the controls. Co-injection of the TNF-\u03b1 receptor 1 (TNFR1) inhibitor R7050 eliminated the TNF-\u03b1-induced effects, suggesting that TNF-\u03b1 may directly act on RGCs to induce cell hyperexcitability through activating TNFR1. In RGCs acutely isolated from TNF-\u03b1-injected retinas, Na+ current densities were upregulated. Perfusing TNF-\u03b1 in RGCs of normal rats mimicked this effect, and the activation curve of Na+ currents shifted toward hyperpolarization direction, which was mediated through p38 MAPK and STAT3 signaling pathways. Further analysis revealed that TNF-\u03b1 selectively upregulated Nav1.6 subtype of Na+ currents in RGCs. Similar to observations in retinas of rats with COH, intravitreal injection of TNF-\u03b1 upregulated the expression of Nav1.6 proteins in both total cell and membrane components, which was reversed by the NF-\u03baB inhibitor BAY 11-7082. Inhibition of TNFR1 blocked TNF-\u03b1-induced RGC apoptosis. TNF-\u03b1/TNFR1 signaling induces RGC hyperexcitability by selectively upregulating Nav1.6 Na+ channels, thus contributing to RGC apoptosis in glaucoma."
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"quote": "LY354740, an mGluR II agonist, significantly decreased RGC excitability and the reduced presynaptic excitatory inputs and post-synaptic Ca2+-permeable currents mediated the LY354740-induced effects.",
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"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 32101763\nTitle: Group II metabotropic glutamate receptor agonist promotes retinal ganglion cell survival by reducing neuronal excitotoxicity in a rat chronic ocular hypertension model.\nAbstract: Glaucoma, the second leading cause of irreversible blindness worldwide, is characterized by the selective death of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs). The group II metabotropic glutamate receptor (mGluR II) activation has been linked to RGC survival, however, the mechanism by which it promotes neuronal survival remains poorly defined. In the present work, we show that extracellular application of LY341495, an mGluR II antagonist could increase the RGC firing frequency, suggesting that activation of mGluR II by endogenously released glutamate could modulate RGC excitability. LY354740, an mGluR II agonist, significantly decreased RGC excitability and the reduced presynaptic excitatory inputs and post-synaptic Ca2+-permeable currents mediated the LY354740-induced effects. By using a well-characterized in vivo male Sprague-Dawley rat glaucoma model, we further demonstrate that in the early stage of experimental glaucoma, the expression of mGluR II dimer-formed protein was significantly reduced, and pre-activation of mGluR II by intravitreal injection of LY354740 before establishment of the glaucoma model could effectively reduce excitatory inputs, thereby reversing hyperexcitability induced by elevated intraocular pressure. Furthermore, LY354740 could increase the expression level of brain-derived neurotrophic factor in the glaucomatous retinas, further protecting RGCs. Our study indicates that the abnormal expression of mGluR II may accelerate RGC apoptosis in glaucoma, and demonstrates that mGluR II agonist LY354740 can be used as a novel method to counter RGC apoptosis in glaucoma."
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"quote": "In COH retinas, RGCs showed higher spontaneous firing frequency and much more depolarized membrane potential as compared to control",
"source_id": "29366625",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 29366625\nTitle: Involvement of mGluR I in EphB/ephrinB reverse signaling activation induced retinal ganglion cell apoptosis in a rat chronic hypertension model.\nAbstract: EphB/ephrinB reverse signaling is involved in retinal ganglion cell (RGC) apoptosis in experimental glaucoma. Here, we further investigated the mechanisms underlying EphB/ephrinB reverse signaling activation induced RGC apoptosis in a rat chronic ocular hypertension (COH) model, using patch-clamp techniques in retinal slices. In COH retinas, RGCs showed higher spontaneous firing frequency and much more depolarized membrane potential as compared to control, which was mimicked by intravitreally injection of EphB2-Fc, an activator of ephrinB2. The changes in RGC spontaneous firing and membrane potential could be reversed by the tyrosine kinase inhibitor PP2, suggesting that EphB/ephrinB reverse signaling activation induced RGC hyperexcitability. Intravitreal pre-injection of either LY367385 or MPEP, selective mGluR1 and mGluR5 antagonists, also blocked the changes in RGC spontaneous firing and membrane potential. Co-immunoprecipitation experiments showed an interaction between ephrinB2 and group I metabotropic glutamate receptor (mGluR I) (mGluR1/mGluR5). Furthermore, intravitreal pre-injection of the mixture of L-NAME (an NO synthase inhibitor) and XPro1595 (a selective inhibitor of soluble TNF-\u03b1) could reduce the EphB2-Fc injection induced increase in RGC firing, suggesting that M\u00fcller cells might be involved in EphB/ephrinB reverse signaling activation induced change in RGC hyperexcitability. In addition, LY367385/MPEP reduced the numbers of TUNEL-positive RGCs both in EphB2-Fc injected and COH retinas. All results suggest that activation of EphB/ephrinB reverse signaling induces RGC hyperexcitability and apoptosis by interacting with mGluR I in COH rats. Appropriate reduction of EphB/ephrinB reverse signaling could alleviate the loss of RGCs in glaucoma."
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"quote": "The changes in RGC spontaneous firing and membrane potential could be reversed by the tyrosine kinase inhibitor PP2, suggesting that EphB/ephrinB reverse signaling activation induced RGC hyperexcitability.",
"source_id": "29366625",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 29366625\nTitle: Involvement of mGluR I in EphB/ephrinB reverse signaling activation induced retinal ganglion cell apoptosis in a rat chronic hypertension model.\nAbstract: EphB/ephrinB reverse signaling is involved in retinal ganglion cell (RGC) apoptosis in experimental glaucoma. Here, we further investigated the mechanisms underlying EphB/ephrinB reverse signaling activation induced RGC apoptosis in a rat chronic ocular hypertension (COH) model, using patch-clamp techniques in retinal slices. In COH retinas, RGCs showed higher spontaneous firing frequency and much more depolarized membrane potential as compared to control, which was mimicked by intravitreally injection of EphB2-Fc, an activator of ephrinB2. The changes in RGC spontaneous firing and membrane potential could be reversed by the tyrosine kinase inhibitor PP2, suggesting that EphB/ephrinB reverse signaling activation induced RGC hyperexcitability. Intravitreal pre-injection of either LY367385 or MPEP, selective mGluR1 and mGluR5 antagonists, also blocked the changes in RGC spontaneous firing and membrane potential. Co-immunoprecipitation experiments showed an interaction between ephrinB2 and group I metabotropic glutamate receptor (mGluR I) (mGluR1/mGluR5). Furthermore, intravitreal pre-injection of the mixture of L-NAME (an NO synthase inhibitor) and XPro1595 (a selective inhibitor of soluble TNF-\u03b1) could reduce the EphB2-Fc injection induced increase in RGC firing, suggesting that M\u00fcller cells might be involved in EphB/ephrinB reverse signaling activation induced change in RGC hyperexcitability. In addition, LY367385/MPEP reduced the numbers of TUNEL-positive RGCs both in EphB2-Fc injected and COH retinas. All results suggest that activation of EphB/ephrinB reverse signaling induces RGC hyperexcitability and apoptosis by interacting with mGluR I in COH rats. Appropriate reduction of EphB/ephrinB reverse signaling could alleviate the loss of RGCs in glaucoma."
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"quote": "Downregulation of potassium conductance disrupts transcellular potassium and water transport, resulting in neuronal hyperexcitability and edema.",
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"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 21921569\nTitle: M\u00fcller glial cells in retinal disease.\nAbstract: Virtually all pathogenic stimuli activate M\u00fcller cells. Reactive M\u00fcller cells exert protective and toxic effects on photoreceptors and neurons. They contribute to oxidative stress and glutamate toxicity due to malfunctions of glutamate uptake and glutathione synthesis. Downregulation of potassium conductance disrupts transcellular potassium and water transport, resulting in neuronal hyperexcitability and edema. Protective effects of reactive M\u00fcller cells include upregulation of adenosine 5'-triphosphate (ATP)-degrading ectoenzymes, which enhances the extracellular availability of the neuroprotectant adenosine, abrogation of the osmotic release of ATP, which might protect retinal ganglion cells from apoptosis, and the release of antioxidants and neurotrophic factors. The dedifferentiation of reactive M\u00fcller cells to progenitor-like cells might have an impact on future therapeutic approaches. A better understanding of the gliotic mechanisms will be helpful in developing efficient therapeutic strategies aiming at increased protective and regenerative properties and decreased toxicity of reactive M\u00fcller cells."
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"quote": "Disruption of sleep and circadian rhythms is one of the earliest symptoms of Alzheimer's disease (AD).",
"source_id": "42265376",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 42265376\nTitle: Functional and morphological alterations of light detection circuits in postmortem retina from donors with different stages of Alzheimer's-like pathology.\nAbstract: Disruption of sleep and circadian rhythms is one of the earliest symptoms of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Circadian entrainment and modulation of alertness are non-visual responses to light driven by intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells (ipRGCs). To explore structural and functional changes of ipRGCs and ipRGC circuits in AD, we analyzed the retinas and brains of 13 elderly patients ranging from normal cognition to AD and performed ex vivo extracellular electrophysiological recordings on freshly harvested retinas. While no impairment of rods and cones was observed, there was a severe loss of ipRGCs in AD donors. Importantly, the remaining ipRGCs exhibited morphological alterations, hyperexcitability, and were not able to sustain high levels of activation. These changes may be ipRGC subtype-specific and vary across donors with pathological severity. Altered ipRGC circuits and function could contribute to the disruption of sleep and circadian rhythms reported in AD patients. Measuring ipRGC-dependent responses to light could be a promising way to predict or monitor pathological changes in the brain."
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"quote": "Gamma entrainment using sensory stimuli (GENUS), a non-invasive, exogenous stimulation by rhythmic 40\u2009Hz light flicker, strengthens gamma activity in the primary visual cortex (V1) and suppresses spike generation.",
"source_id": "41107227",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 41107227\nTitle: Chronic 40 Hz light flicker mitigates epileptogenesis through a visual pathway associated with the dorsal lateral geniculate nucleus shell.\nAbstract: Altered gamma activity is associated with epilepsy. Gamma entrainment using sensory stimuli (GENUS), a non-invasive, exogenous stimulation by rhythmic 40\u2009Hz light flicker, strengthens gamma activity in the primary visual cortex (V1) and suppresses spike generation. Here, we assessed the effect of GENUS on epileptogenesis in male mice with status epilepticus induced by pilocarpine. We found that GENUS immediately increased gamma activity and reduced epileptiform spikes in epileptic mice. After six weeks of GENUS treatment in epileptic mice, significant reductions were observed in neuronal loss and gliosis, brain hyperexcitability was ameliorated, and epilepsy-related behavioral performance was improved. We determined that the increased 40\u2009Hz oscillations and reduced seizure susceptibility induced by GENUS were dependent on the visual circuit associated with ON-OFF direction-selective retinal ganglion cells, glutamatergic neurons in the shell of the dorsal lateral geniculate nucleus, and parvalbumin-expressing fast-spiking interneurons in the superficial 2/3 layer of V1."
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"quote": "Patch-clamp recordings showed that outward K+ currents were downregulated, while Na+ currents and NaV1.6 expression were upregulated in RGCs of COH retinas",
"source_id": "37354963",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 37354963\nTitle: Dopamine receptor-mediated roles on retinal ganglion cell hyperexcitability and injury in experimental glaucoma.\nAbstract: Extraordinary excitability (hyperexcitability) is closely related to retinal ganglion cell (RGC) injury in glaucoma. Dopamine (DA) and its receptors are involved in modulating RGC excitability. We investigated how DA system affects RGC injury in chronic ocular hypertension (COH) experimental glaucoma model. Western blotting and immunohistochemistry results revealed that expression of DA D2-like receptor (D2R) in RGCs was increased in COH retinas. Patch-clamp recordings showed that outward K+ currents were downregulated, while Na+ currents and NaV1.6 expression were upregulated in RGCs of COH retinas, which could be reversed by intravitreal pre-injection of the D2R antagonist sulpiride, but not by the D1-like receptor (D1R) antagonist SCH23390. However, pre-injection of the D1R agonist SKF81297 could partially reverse the increased expression of NaV1.6 proteins. Consistently, the numbers of evoked action potentials induced by current injections were increased in RGCs of COH retinas, indicating that RGCs may be in a condition of hyperexcitability. The increased frequency of evoked action potentials could be partially block by pre-injection of sulpiride, SKF81297 or DA, respectively. Furthermore, the increased number of TUNEL-positive RGCs in COH retinas could be partially reduced by intravitreal pre-injection of sulpiride, but not by pre-injection of SCH23390. Moreover, pre-injection of SKF81297 or DA could reduce the number of TUNEL-positive RGCs in COH retinas. All these results indicate that in COH retina, activation of D2R enhances RGC hyperexcitability and injury, while activation of D1R results in the opposite effects. Selective inhibition of D2R or activation of D1R may be an effective strategy for treatment of glaucoma."
},
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"quote": "AA increased miniature gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)-ergic inhibitory neurotransmission to RGCs and enhanced the GABA-induced postsynaptic current.",
"source_id": "36769706",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 36769706\nTitle: Differential Modulation of the Excitatory and Inhibitory Synaptic Circuits of Retinal Ganglion Cells via Asiatic Acid in a Chronic Glaucoma Rat Model.\nAbstract: To investigate whether asiatic acid (AA) can improve the quantity and function of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs), as well as how AA regulates synaptic pathways in rat models with chronic glaucoma. In our study, a rat model of chronic glaucoma was prepared via the electrocoagulation of the episcleral veins. The numbers of surviving RGCs were counted via retrograde Fluorogold labeling, and a whole-cell patch clamp was used to clamp RGCs in normal retinal sections and in retinal sections 4 weeks after glaucoma induction. Retrograde-Fluorogold-labeled RGC loss caused by persistent glaucoma was decreased by AA. Additionally, AA reduced the postsynaptic current produced by N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) and diminished miniature glutamatergic excitatory neurotransmission to RGCs. On the other hand, AA increased miniature gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)-ergic inhibitory neurotransmission to RGCs and enhanced the GABA-induced postsynaptic current. The excitability of the RGC itself was also decreased by AA. RGCs in glaucomatous slices were less excitable because AA decreased their spontaneous action potential frequency and membrane potential, which led to a hyperpolarized condition. AA directly protected RGCs in a chronic glaucoma rat model by lowering their hyperexcitability. To enhance RGCs' survival and function in glaucoma, AA may be a viable therapeutic drug."
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"quote": "When the synaptic transmissions were blocked, more than 90% of RGCs still showed spontaneous firing; both the percentage of cells and firing frequency were higher than the controls.",
"source_id": "34419081",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 34419081\nTitle: Soluble tumor necrosis factor-alpha-induced hyperexcitability contributes to retinal ganglion cell apoptosis by enhancing Nav1.6 in experimental glaucoma.\nAbstract: Neuroinflammation plays an important role in the pathogenesis of glaucoma. Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-\u03b1) is a major pro-inflammatory cytokine released from activated retinal glial cells in glaucoma. Here, we investigated how TNF-\u03b1 induces retinal ganglion cell (RGC) hyperexcitability and injury. Whole-cell patch-clamp techniques were performed to explore changes in spontaneous firing and evoked action potentials, and Na+ currents in RGCs. Both intravitreal injection of TNF-\u03b1 and chronic ocular hypertension (COH) models were used. Western blotting, immunofluorescence, quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (q-PCR), and terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP nick end labeling (TUNEL) techniques were employed to investigate the molecular mechanisms of TNF-\u03b1 effects on RGCs. Intravitreal injection of soluble TNF-\u03b1 significantly increased the spontaneous firing frequencies of RGCs in retinal slices. When the synaptic transmissions were blocked, more than 90% of RGCs still showed spontaneous firing; both the percentage of cells and firing frequency were higher than the controls. Furthermore, the frequency of evoked action potentials was also higher than the controls. Co-injection of the TNF-\u03b1 receptor 1 (TNFR1) inhibitor R7050 eliminated the TNF-\u03b1-induced effects, suggesting that TNF-\u03b1 may directly act on RGCs to induce cell hyperexcitability through activating TNFR1. In RGCs acutely isolated from TNF-\u03b1-injected retinas, Na+ current densities were upregulated. Perfusing TNF-\u03b1 in RGCs of normal rats mimicked this effect, and the activation curve of Na+ currents shifted toward hyperpolarization direction, which was mediated through p38 MAPK and STAT3 signaling pathways. Further analysis revealed that TNF-\u03b1 selectively upregulated Nav1.6 subtype of Na+ currents in RGCs. Similar to observations in retinas of rats with COH, intravitreal injection of TNF-\u03b1 upregulated the expression of Nav1.6 proteins in both total cell and membrane components, which was reversed by the NF-\u03baB inhibitor BAY 11-7082. Inhibition of TNFR1 blocked TNF-\u03b1-induced RGC apoptosis. TNF-\u03b1/TNFR1 signaling induces RGC hyperexcitability by selectively upregulating Nav1.6 Na+ channels, thus contributing to RGC apoptosis in glaucoma."
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"quote": "Protective effects of reactive M\u00fcller cells include upregulation of adenosine 5'-triphosphate (ATP)-degrading ectoenzymes, which enhances the extracellular availability of the neuroprotectant adenosine",
"source_id": "21921569",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 21921569\nTitle: M\u00fcller glial cells in retinal disease.\nAbstract: Virtually all pathogenic stimuli activate M\u00fcller cells. Reactive M\u00fcller cells exert protective and toxic effects on photoreceptors and neurons. They contribute to oxidative stress and glutamate toxicity due to malfunctions of glutamate uptake and glutathione synthesis. Downregulation of potassium conductance disrupts transcellular potassium and water transport, resulting in neuronal hyperexcitability and edema. Protective effects of reactive M\u00fcller cells include upregulation of adenosine 5'-triphosphate (ATP)-degrading ectoenzymes, which enhances the extracellular availability of the neuroprotectant adenosine, abrogation of the osmotic release of ATP, which might protect retinal ganglion cells from apoptosis, and the release of antioxidants and neurotrophic factors. The dedifferentiation of reactive M\u00fcller cells to progenitor-like cells might have an impact on future therapeutic approaches. A better understanding of the gliotic mechanisms will be helpful in developing efficient therapeutic strategies aiming at increased protective and regenerative properties and decreased toxicity of reactive M\u00fcller cells."
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"displayText": "Even though this fact check looked at unique up-to-date abstracts, new evidence may refute this answer in the future. Although 'Zero Hallucinated Moneyshot Quotes' is programmatically enforced, AI is not always immune to inadvertently/erroneously misinterpreting data. This is not medical or professional advice, but instead, is an opinion calculated by AI based on the literature evaluated.\n\n###[CLAIM EVALUATED AND ANSWER TO USER]\n\"Under certain conditions, can hyperexcited retinal ganglion cells misfire corollary discharge(s) unexpectedly?\"\n\nThe provided literature does not contain evidence to confirm or deny whether hyperexcited retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) misfire corollary discharge(s). The current evidence base is silent regarding the concept of corollary discharge within the retinal circuit. Therefore, the hypothesis is unsupported by the provided documentation.\n\n### [ABSTRACT & REWRITTEN CLAIM]\nScientific synthesis: Retinal ganglion cell (RGC) hyperexcitability is a documented pathological signature in conditions such as glaucoma, Alzheimer's-like pathology, and optic nerve trauma. This state is often driven by upregulated sodium currents (e.g., Nav1.6), inflammatory cytokines (TNF-\u03b1), and altered metabotropic glutamate receptor signaling. However, the existing literature does not address the relationship between RGC hyperexcitability and the generation of corollary discharge signals.\n\n### [INTRODUCTION & JUSTIFICATION]\nRGCs are fundamental sensory neurons susceptible to a variety of stressors. In chronic ocular hypertension, RGCs exhibit increased spontaneous firing and depolarized membrane potentials. This state of hyperexcitability is mediated by molecular shifts, such as the upregulated expression of Nav1.6, a phenomenon specifically modulated by TNF-\u03b1/TNFR1 signaling. Furthermore, pharmacological interventions, such as the use of mGluR II agonists, have demonstrated efficacy in reversing this hyperexcitability and promoting neuronal survival.\n\nWhile the literature provides extensive data on the ionic and synaptic mechanisms of RGC hyperexcitability, it remains entirely silent on the function of corollary discharge within the visual system. Corollary discharge typically refers to a copy of a motor command sent to sensory systems to distinguish self-generated from external stimuli. Because the provided texts focus exclusively on sensory-input processing, visual circuit entrainment, and pathological degeneration, any claim linking RGC hyperexcitability to the generation or \"misfiring\" of corollary discharges is beyond the scope of the provided evidence.\n\n### [DISCUSSION: NOVEL & OVERLOOKED]\n* RGC hyperexcitability in glaucoma is linked to an upregulation of Nav1.6 Na+ currents, which can be mitigated by inhibiting TNFR1 signaling.\n* Intriguingly, optic nerves contralateral to a crush injury show a 5-fold increase in excitability in the compound action potential, suggesting that acute stress induces systemic changes in the optic projection.\n* The activation of D2-like dopamine receptors enhances RGC hyperexcitability and injury, whereas D1-like receptor activation appears to offer protective effects.\n* Reactive M\u00fcller cells play a dual role, potentially contributing to neuronal hyperexcitability through the downregulation of potassium conductance while simultaneously releasing neuroprotective factors like adenosine.\n* Asiatic acid has been identified as a pharmacological agent that modulates excitatory and inhibitory circuits in glaucomatous models by enhancing GABAergic transmission.\n* The 40 Hz gamma entrainment using sensory stimuli (GENUS) relies on specific retinal circuitry, including ON-OFF direction-selective RGCs, to influence cortical activity and reduce seizure susceptibility.\n* AD pathology involves a distinct loss of ipRGCs and subsequent hyperexcitability in the remaining cells, which may contribute to sleep and circadian rhythm disruption.\n* mGluR II agonists like LY354740 demonstrate a capability to reduce RGC hyperexcitability by decreasing excitatory inputs and enhancing brain-derived neurotrophic factor levels.\n* TRIM32 deficiency in the developing cortex is linked to E/I imbalance and hyperexcitability, highlighting the importance of this protein in maintaining neuronal network stability.\n\n### [EVIDENCE, METHODOLOGY & CITATIONS]\n1. ID: 42265376 - \"Importantly, the remaining ipRGCs exhibited morphological alterations, hyperexcitability, and were not able to sustain high levels of activation.\"\n2. ID: 41107227 - \"We determined that the increased 40\u2009Hz oscillations and reduced seizure susceptibility induced by GENUS were dependent on the visual circuit associated with ON-OFF direction-selective retinal ganglion cells\"\n3. ID: 37354963 - \"Consistently, the numbers of evoked action potentials induced by current injections were increased in RGCs of COH retinas, indicating that RGCs may be in a condition of hyperexcitability.\"\n4. ID: 37354963 - \"All these results indicate that in COH retina, activation of D2R enhances RGC hyperexcitability and injury, while activation of D1R results in the opposite effects.\"\n5. ID: 36769706 - \"RGCs in glaucomatous slices were less excitable because AA decreased their spontaneous action potential frequency and membrane potential, which led to a hyperpolarized condition.\"\n6. ID: 36267329 - \"Surprisingly, optic nerves contralateral to crush demonstrated 5-fold enhanced excitability in compound action potential compared with na\u00efve nerves.\"\n7. ID: 36267329 - \"Our results indicate hyperexcitability is driven by intrinsic responses of \u03b1ON-sustained retinal ganglion cells.\"\n8. ID: 35159260 - \"The absence of TRIM32 causes impaired generation of inhibitory GABAergic interneurons, neural network hyperexcitability, and autism-like behavior in mice\"\n9. ID: 34419081 - \"Intravitreal injection of soluble TNF-\u03b1 significantly increased the spontaneous firing frequencies of RGCs in retinal slices.\"\n10. ID: 34419081 - \"TNF-\u03b1/TNFR1 signaling induces RGC hyperexcitability by selectively upregulating Nav1.6 Na+ channels, thus contributing to RGC apoptosis in glaucoma.\"\n11. ID: 32101763 - \"LY354740, an mGluR II agonist, significantly decreased RGC excitability and the reduced presynaptic excitatory inputs and post-synaptic Ca2+-permeable currents mediated the LY354740-induced effects.\"\n12. ID: 29366625 - \"In COH retinas, RGCs showed higher spontaneous firing frequency and much more depolarized membrane potential as compared to control\"\n13. ID: 29366625 - \"The changes in RGC spontaneous firing and membrane potential could be reversed by the tyrosine kinase inhibitor PP2, suggesting that EphB/ephrinB reverse signaling activation induced RGC hyperexcitability.\"\n14. ID: 21921569 - \"Downregulation of potassium conductance disrupts transcellular potassium and water transport, resulting in neuronal hyperexcitability and edema.\"\n15. ID: 42265376 - \"Disruption of sleep and circadian rhythms is one of the earliest symptoms of Alzheimer's disease (AD).\"\n16. ID: 41107227 - \"Gamma entrainment using sensory stimuli (GENUS), a non-invasive, exogenous stimulation by rhythmic 40\u2009Hz light flicker, strengthens gamma activity in the primary visual cortex (V1) and suppresses spike generation.\"\n17. ID: 37354963 - \"Patch-clamp recordings showed that outward K+ currents were downregulated, while Na+ currents and NaV1.6 expression were upregulated in RGCs of COH retinas\"\n18. ID: 36769706 - \"AA increased miniature gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)-ergic inhibitory neurotransmission to RGCs and enhanced the GABA-induced postsynaptic current.\"\n19. ID: 34419081 - \"When the synaptic transmissions were blocked, more than 90% of RGCs still showed spontaneous firing; both the percentage of cells and firing frequency were higher than the controls.\"\n20. ID: 21921569 - \"Protective effects of reactive M\u00fcller cells include upregulation of adenosine 5'-triphosphate (ATP)-degrading ectoenzymes, which enhances the extracellular availability of the neuroprotectant adenosine\"\n\n### [PROGRAMATICALLY MAPPED REFERENCES]\n[20]. ID: 42265376 - APA: Sanda N, Milea D, Kovari E, Tong Y, Cella A et al. (2026). Functional and morphological alterations of light detection circuits in postmortem retina from donors with different stages of Alzheimer's-like pathology.. Communications biology. ID: 42265376.\n[21]. ID: 41107227 - APA: Wang L, Xu W, Wang K, Yang J, Li H et al. (2025). Chronic 40 Hz light flicker mitigates epileptogenesis through a visual pathway associated with the dorsal lateral geniculate nucleus shell.. Nature communications. ID: 41107227.\n[22]. ID: 37354963 - APA: Yin N, Wang HN, Ding WW, Zhou H, Li SY et al. (2023). Dopamine receptor-mediated roles on retinal ganglion cell hyperexcitability and injury in experimental glaucoma.. Cellular signalling. ID: 37354963.\n[23]. ID: 36769706 - APA: Zhang Y, Hu C, Niu C, Hong J, Zhou X (2023). Differential Modulation of the Excitatory and Inhibitory Synaptic Circuits of Retinal Ganglion Cells via Asiatic Acid in a Chronic Glaucoma Rat Model.. Journal of clinical medicine. ID: 36769706.\n[24]. ID: 36267329 - APA: McGrady NR, Holden JM, Ribeiro M, Boal AM, Risner ML et al. (2022). Axon hyperexcitability in the contralateral projection following unilateral optic nerve crush in mice.. Brain communications. ID: 36267329.\n[25]. ID: 35159260 - APA: Sun YY, Chen WJ, Huang ZP, Yang G, Wu ML et al. (2022). TRIM32 Deficiency Impairs the Generation of Pyramidal Neurons in Developing Cerebral Cortex.. Cells. ID: 35159260.\n[26]. ID: 34419081 - APA: Cheng S, Wang HN, Xu LJ, Li F, Miao Y et al. (2021). Soluble tumor necrosis factor-alpha-induced hyperexcitability contributes to retinal ganglion cell apoptosis by enhancing Nav1.6 in experimental glaucoma.. Journal of neuroinflammation. ID: 34419081.\n[27]. ID: 32101763 - APA: Li Q, Jin R, Zhang S, Sun X, Wu J (2020). Group II metabotropic glutamate receptor agonist promotes retinal ganglion cell survival by reducing neuronal excitotoxicity in a rat chronic ocular hypertension model.. Neuropharmacology. ID: 32101763.\n[28]. ID: 29366625 - APA: Zhao Y, Li Q, Li XY, Cui P, Gao F et al. (2018). Involvement of mGluR I in EphB/ephrinB reverse signaling activation induced retinal ganglion cell apoptosis in a rat chronic hypertension model.. Brain research. ID: 29366625.\n[29]. ID: 21921569 - APA: Bringmann A, Wiedemann P (2012). M\u00fcller glial cells in retinal disease.. Ophthalmologica. Journal international d'ophtalmologie. International journal of ophthalmology. Zeitschrift fur Augenheilkunde. ID: 21921569.\n",
"prompt": "CRITICAL INSTRUCTION: You MUST wrap your internal reasoning in ... tags at the very beginning of your response.\n\n=======================================================\nCONTEXT LITERATURE (STATIC CACHE):\nID: 42265376\nTitle: Functional and morphological alterations of light detection circuits in postmortem retina from donors with different stages of Alzheimer's-like pathology.\nAbstract: Disruption of sleep and circadian rhythms is one of the earliest symptoms of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Circadian entrainment and modulation of alertness are non-visual responses to light driven by intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells (ipRGCs). To explore structural and functional changes of ipRGCs and ipRGC circuits in AD, we analyzed the retinas and brains of 13 elderly patients ranging from normal cognition to AD and performed ex vivo extracellular electrophysiological recordings on freshly harvested retinas. While no impairment of rods and cones was observed, there was a severe loss of ipRGCs in AD donors. Importantly, the remaining ipRGCs exhibited morphological alterations, hyperexcitability, and were not able to sustain high levels of activation. These changes may be ipRGC subtype-specific and vary across donors with pathological severity. Altered ipRGC circuits and function could contribute to the disruption of sleep and circadian rhythms reported in AD patients. Measuring ipRGC-dependent responses to light could be a promising way to predict or monitor pathological changes in the brain.\n\nID: 41107227\nTitle: Chronic 40 Hz light flicker mitigates epileptogenesis through a visual pathway associated with the dorsal lateral geniculate nucleus shell.\nAbstract: Altered gamma activity is associated with epilepsy. Gamma entrainment using sensory stimuli (GENUS), a non-invasive, exogenous stimulation by rhythmic 40\u2009Hz light flicker, strengthens gamma activity in the primary visual cortex (V1) and suppresses spike generation. Here, we assessed the effect of GENUS on epileptogenesis in male mice with status epilepticus induced by pilocarpine. We found that GENUS immediately increased gamma activity and reduced epileptiform spikes in epileptic mice. After six weeks of GENUS treatment in epileptic mice, significant reductions were observed in neuronal loss and gliosis, brain hyperexcitability was ameliorated, and epilepsy-related behavioral performance was improved. We determined that the increased 40\u2009Hz oscillations and reduced seizure susceptibility induced by GENUS were dependent on the visual circuit associated with ON-OFF direction-selective retinal ganglion cells, glutamatergic neurons in the shell of the dorsal lateral geniculate nucleus, and parvalbumin-expressing fast-spiking interneurons in the superficial 2/3 layer of V1.\n\nID: 37354963\nTitle: Dopamine receptor-mediated roles on retinal ganglion cell hyperexcitability and injury in experimental glaucoma.\nAbstract: Extraordinary excitability (hyperexcitability) is closely related to retinal ganglion cell (RGC) injury in glaucoma. Dopamine (DA) and its receptors are involved in modulating RGC excitability. We investigated how DA system affects RGC injury in chronic ocular hypertension (COH) experimental glaucoma model. Western blotting and immunohistochemistry results revealed that expression of DA D2-like receptor (D2R) in RGCs was increased in COH retinas. Patch-clamp recordings showed that outward K+ currents were downregulated, while Na+ currents and NaV1.6 expression were upregulated in RGCs of COH retinas, which could be reversed by intravitreal pre-injection of the D2R antagonist sulpiride, but not by the D1-like receptor (D1R) antagonist SCH23390. However, pre-injection of the D1R agonist SKF81297 could partially reverse the increased expression of NaV1.6 proteins. Consistently, the numbers of evoked action potentials induced by current injections were increased in RGCs of COH retinas, indicating that RGCs may be in a condition of hyperexcitability. The increased frequency of evoked action potentials could be partially block by pre-injection of sulpiride, SKF81297 or DA, respectively. Furthermore, the increased number of TUNEL-positive RGCs in COH retinas could be partially reduced by intravitreal pre-injection of sulpiride, but not by pre-injection of SCH23390. Moreover, pre-injection of SKF81297 or DA could reduce the number of TUNEL-positive RGCs in COH retinas. All these results indicate that in COH retina, activation of D2R enhances RGC hyperexcitability and injury, while activation of D1R results in the opposite effects. Selective inhibition of D2R or activation of D1R may be an effective strategy for treatment of glaucoma.\n\nID: 36769706\nTitle: Differential Modulation of the Excitatory and Inhibitory Synaptic Circuits of Retinal Ganglion Cells via Asiatic Acid in a Chronic Glaucoma Rat Model.\nAbstract: To investigate whether asiatic acid (AA) can improve the quantity and function of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs), as well as how AA regulates synaptic pathways in rat models with chronic glaucoma. In our study, a rat model of chronic glaucoma was prepared via the electrocoagulation of the episcleral veins. The numbers of surviving RGCs were counted via retrograde Fluorogold labeling, and a whole-cell patch clamp was used to clamp RGCs in normal retinal sections and in retinal sections 4 weeks after glaucoma induction. Retrograde-Fluorogold-labeled RGC loss caused by persistent glaucoma was decreased by AA. Additionally, AA reduced the postsynaptic current produced by N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) and diminished miniature glutamatergic excitatory neurotransmission to RGCs. On the other hand, AA increased miniature gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)-ergic inhibitory neurotransmission to RGCs and enhanced the GABA-induced postsynaptic current. The excitability of the RGC itself was also decreased by AA. RGCs in glaucomatous slices were less excitable because AA decreased their spontaneous action potential frequency and membrane potential, which led to a hyperpolarized condition. AA directly protected RGCs in a chronic glaucoma rat model by lowering their hyperexcitability. To enhance RGCs' survival and function in glaucoma, AA may be a viable therapeutic drug.\n\nID: 36267329\nTitle: Axon hyperexcitability in the contralateral projection following unilateral optic nerve crush in mice.\nAbstract: Optic neuropathies are characterized by degeneration of retinal ganglion cell axonal projections to the brain, including acute conditions like optic nerve trauma and progressive conditions such as glaucoma. Despite different aetiologies, retinal ganglion cell axon degeneration in traumatic optic neuropathy and glaucoma share common pathological signatures. We compared how early pathogenesis of optic nerve trauma and glaucoma influence axon function in the mouse optic projection. We assessed pathology by measuring anterograde axonal transport from retina to superior colliculus, current-evoked optic nerve compound action potential and retinal ganglion cell density 1 week following unilateral optic nerve crush or intraocular pressure elevation. Nerve crush reduced axon transport, compound axon potential and retinal ganglion cell density, which were unaffected by intraocular pressure elevation. Surprisingly, optic nerves contralateral to crush demonstrated 5-fold enhanced excitability in compound action potential compared with na\u00efve nerves. Enhanced excitability in contralateral sham nerves is not due to increased accumulation of voltage-gated sodium channel 1.6, or ectopic voltage-gated sodium channel 1.2 expression within nodes of Ranvier. Our results indicate hyperexcitability is driven by intrinsic responses of \u03b1ON-sustained retinal ganglion cells. We found \u03b1ON-sustained retinal ganglion cells in contralateral, sham and eyes demonstrated increased responses to depolarizing currents compared with those from na\u00efve eyes, while light-driven responses remained intact. Dendritic arbours of \u03b1ON-sustained retinal ganglion cells of the sham eye were like na\u00efve, but soma area and non-phosphorylated neurofilament H increased. Current- and light-evoked responses of sham \u03b1OFF-sustained retinal ganglion cells remained stable along with somato-dendritic morphologies. In retinas directly affected by crush, light responses of \u03b1ON- and \u03b1OFF-sustained retinal ganglion cells diminished compared with na\u00efve cells along with decreased dendritic field area or branch points. Like light responses, \u03b1OFF-sustained retinal ganglion cell current-evoked responses diminished, but surprisingly, \u03b1ON-sustained retinal ganglion cell responses were similar to those from na\u00efve retinas. Optic nerve crush reduced dendritic length and area in \u03b1ON-sustained retinal ganglion cells in eyes ipsilateral to injury, while crush significantly reduced dendritic branching in \u03b1OFF-sustained retinal ganglion cells. Interestingly, 1 week of intraocular pressure elevation only affected \u03b1OFF-sustained retinal ganglion cell physiology, depolarizing resting membrane potential in cells of affected eyes and blunting current-evoked responses in cells of saline-injected eyes. Collectively, our results suggest that neither saline nor sham surgery provide a true control, chronic versus acute optic neuropathies differentially affect retinal ganglion cells composing the ON and OFF pathways, and acute stress can have near-term effects on the contralateral projection.\n\nID: 35159260\nTitle: TRIM32 Deficiency Impairs the Generation of Pyramidal Neurons in Developing Cerebral Cortex.\nAbstract: Excitatory-inhibitory imbalance (E/I) is a fundamental mechanism underlying autism spectrum disorders (ASD). TRIM32 is a risk gene genetically associated with ASD. The absence of TRIM32 causes impaired generation of inhibitory GABAergic interneurons, neural network hyperexcitability, and autism-like behavior in mice, emphasizing the role of TRIM32 in maintaining E/I balance, but despite the description of TRIM32 in regulating proliferation and differentiation of cultured mouse neural progenitor cells (NPCs), the role of TRIM32 in cerebral cortical development, particularly in the production of excitatory pyramidal neurons, remains unknown. The present study observed that TRIM32 deficiency resulted in decreased numbers of distinct layer-specific cortical neurons and decreased radial glial cell (RGC) and intermediate progenitor cell (IPC) pool size. We further demonstrated that TRIM32 deficiency impairs self-renewal of RGCs and IPCs as indicated by decreased proliferation and mitosis. A TRIM32 deficiency also affects or influences the formation of cortical neurons. As a result, TRIM32-deficient mice showed smaller brain size. At the molecular level, RNAseq analysis indicated reduced Notch signalling in TRIM32-deficient mice. Therefore, the present study indicates a role for TRIM32 in pyramidal neuron generation. Impaired generation of excitatory pyramidal neurons may explain the hyperexcitability observed in TRIM32-deficient mice.\n\nID: 34419081\nTitle: Soluble tumor necrosis factor-alpha-induced hyperexcitability contributes to retinal ganglion cell apoptosis by enhancing Nav1.6 in experimental glaucoma.\nAbstract: Neuroinflammation plays an important role in the pathogenesis of glaucoma. Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-\u03b1) is a major pro-inflammatory cytokine released from activated retinal glial cells in glaucoma. Here, we investigated how TNF-\u03b1 induces retinal ganglion cell (RGC) hyperexcitability and injury. Whole-cell patch-clamp techniques were performed to explore changes in spontaneous firing and evoked action potentials, and Na+ currents in RGCs. Both intravitreal injection of TNF-\u03b1 and chronic ocular hypertension (COH) models were used. Western blotting, immunofluorescence, quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (q-PCR), and terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP nick end labeling (TUNEL) techniques were employed to investigate the molecular mechanisms of TNF-\u03b1 effects on RGCs. Intravitreal injection of soluble TNF-\u03b1 significantly increased the spontaneous firing frequencies of RGCs in retinal slices. When the synaptic transmissions were blocked, more than 90% of RGCs still showed spontaneous firing; both the percentage of cells and firing frequency were higher than the controls. Furthermore, the frequency of evoked action potentials was also higher than the controls. Co-injection of the TNF-\u03b1 receptor 1 (TNFR1) inhibitor R7050 eliminated the TNF-\u03b1-induced effects, suggesting that TNF-\u03b1 may directly act on RGCs to induce cell hyperexcitability through activating TNFR1. In RGCs acutely isolated from TNF-\u03b1-injected retinas, Na+ current densities were upregulated. Perfusing TNF-\u03b1 in RGCs of normal rats mimicked this effect, and the activation curve of Na+ currents shifted toward hyperpolarization direction, which was mediated through p38 MAPK and STAT3 signaling pathways. Further analysis revealed that TNF-\u03b1 selectively upregulated Nav1.6 subtype of Na+ currents in RGCs. Similar to observations in retinas of rats with COH, intravitreal injection of TNF-\u03b1 upregulated the expression of Nav1.6 proteins in both total cell and membrane components, which was reversed by the NF-\u03baB inhibitor BAY 11-7082. Inhibition of TNFR1 blocked TNF-\u03b1-induced RGC apoptosis. TNF-\u03b1/TNFR1 signaling induces RGC hyperexcitability by selectively upregulating Nav1.6 Na+ channels, thus contributing to RGC apoptosis in glaucoma.\n\nID: 32101763\nTitle: Group II metabotropic glutamate receptor agonist promotes retinal ganglion cell survival by reducing neuronal excitotoxicity in a rat chronic ocular hypertension model.\nAbstract: Glaucoma, the second leading cause of irreversible blindness worldwide, is characterized by the selective death of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs). The group II metabotropic glutamate receptor (mGluR II) activation has been linked to RGC survival, however, the mechanism by which it promotes neuronal survival remains poorly defined. In the present work, we show that extracellular application of LY341495, an mGluR II antagonist could increase the RGC firing frequency, suggesting that activation of mGluR II by endogenously released glutamate could modulate RGC excitability. LY354740, an mGluR II agonist, significantly decreased RGC excitability and the reduced presynaptic excitatory inputs and post-synaptic Ca2+-permeable currents mediated the LY354740-induced effects. By using a well-characterized in vivo male Sprague-Dawley rat glaucoma model, we further demonstrate that in the early stage of experimental glaucoma, the expression of mGluR II dimer-formed protein was significantly reduced, and pre-activation of mGluR II by intravitreal injection of LY354740 before establishment of the glaucoma model could effectively reduce excitatory inputs, thereby reversing hyperexcitability induced by elevated intraocular pressure. Furthermore, LY354740 could increase the expression level of brain-derived neurotrophic factor in the glaucomatous retinas, further protecting RGCs. Our study indicates that the abnormal expression of mGluR II may accelerate RGC apoptosis in glaucoma, and demonstrates that mGluR II agonist LY354740 can be used as a novel method to counter RGC apoptosis in glaucoma.\n\nID: 29366625\nTitle: Involvement of mGluR I in EphB/ephrinB reverse signaling activation induced retinal ganglion cell apoptosis in a rat chronic hypertension model.\nAbstract: EphB/ephrinB reverse signaling is involved in retinal ganglion cell (RGC) apoptosis in experimental glaucoma. Here, we further investigated the mechanisms underlying EphB/ephrinB reverse signaling activation induced RGC apoptosis in a rat chronic ocular hypertension (COH) model, using patch-clamp techniques in retinal slices. In COH retinas, RGCs showed higher spontaneous firing frequency and much more depolarized membrane potential as compared to control, which was mimicked by intravitreally injection of EphB2-Fc, an activator of ephrinB2. The changes in RGC spontaneous firing and membrane potential could be reversed by the tyrosine kinase inhibitor PP2, suggesting that EphB/ephrinB reverse signaling activation induced RGC hyperexcitability. Intravitreal pre-injection of either LY367385 or MPEP, selective mGluR1 and mGluR5 antagonists, also blocked the changes in RGC spontaneous firing and membrane potential. Co-immunoprecipitation experiments showed an interaction between ephrinB2 and group I metabotropic glutamate receptor (mGluR I) (mGluR1/mGluR5). Furthermore, intravitreal pre-injection of the mixture of L-NAME (an NO synthase inhibitor) and XPro1595 (a selective inhibitor of soluble TNF-\u03b1) could reduce the EphB2-Fc injection induced increase in RGC firing, suggesting that M\u00fcller cells might be involved in EphB/ephrinB reverse signaling activation induced change in RGC hyperexcitability. In addition, LY367385/MPEP reduced the numbers of TUNEL-positive RGCs both in EphB2-Fc injected and COH retinas. All results suggest that activation of EphB/ephrinB reverse signaling induces RGC hyperexcitability and apoptosis by interacting with mGluR I in COH rats. Appropriate reduction of EphB/ephrinB reverse signaling could alleviate the loss of RGCs in glaucoma.\n\nID: 21921569\nTitle: M\u00fcller glial cells in retinal disease.\nAbstract: Virtually all pathogenic stimuli activate M\u00fcller cells. Reactive M\u00fcller cells exert protective and toxic effects on photoreceptors and neurons. They contribute to oxidative stress and glutamate toxicity due to malfunctions of glutamate uptake and glutathione synthesis. Downregulation of potassium conductance disrupts transcellular potassium and water transport, resulting in neuronal hyperexcitability and edema. Protective effects of reactive M\u00fcller cells include upregulation of adenosine 5'-triphosphate (ATP)-degrading ectoenzymes, which enhances the extracellular availability of the neuroprotectant adenosine, abrogation of the osmotic release of ATP, which might protect retinal ganglion cells from apoptosis, and the release of antioxidants and neurotrophic factors. The dedifferentiation of reactive M\u00fcller cells to progenitor-like cells might have an impact on future therapeutic approaches. A better understanding of the gliotic mechanisms will be helpful in developing efficient therapeutic strategies aiming at increased protective and regenerative properties and decreased toxicity of reactive M\u00fcller cells.\n=======================================================\n\n### [CUSTOM DATAPOINTS]\nCRITICAL EXTRACTION DIRECTIVE: You MUST extract the following custom datapoints as root-level key/value pairs inside your final JSON block:\n- \"suggested_experiments\": generate 1-3 suggested experiments\n- \"suggested_studies\": generate 1-3 suggested studies\n- \"swansons_literature_based_discovery_candidates\": You are an advanced Literature-Based Discovery (LBD) system executing Swanson\u2019s complementary-but-disjoint (A-B-C) model. Your goal is to find hidden, unpublished connections across the provided dataset. Strict Discovery Protocol: 1. Identify distinct, isolated sub-literatures (Domain A and Domain C) within the dataset that share NO direct citations, co-mentions, or common contextual paragraphs. 2. Find an intermediate biological mechanism, protein, path, or entity (Bridge B) that appears independently in both isolated domains (A-to-B and B-to-C). 3. Synthesize a novel, unstated hypothesis (A-to-C). Negative Constraint (Crucial): DO NOT output any connection if the relationship between Concept A and Concept C is explicitly mentioned, paired, or summarized anywhere in the source text. If a connection (like \"OMN resilience to SMN stabilization\") is already explicitly stated or grouped as a concept in the data, it is considered \"already known\" and must be disqualified. Format your output exactly as follows: - Discovered Hypothesis (A to C): [Clear, novel statement] - Literature A (Origin): [Entity/Concept and source context] - Literature C (Target): [Entity/Concept and source context] - The Intersecting Bridge B: [The shared mechanism/protein linking them] - Biological Rationale: [1-2 sentences explaining why this hidden connection is mechanistically plausible]\n- \"contradictions_between_evidences\": Identify conflicting evidence within the evidence set (if any) and flag the dispute here\n- \"repurposed_solutions\": identify and explain repurposed Solution potentials\n\n\nFormat Requirement:\nRAG AMNESIA IS ACTIVE: You must ONLY use the provided context literature. Do not use outside prior knowledge. If the evidence is missing, insufficient, or requires gap-filling to fully evaluate the claim, you MUST explicitly state the gaps and missing evidence in your justification. Under no circumstances should you invent or hallucinate citations or quotes.\n\nFirst provide disclaimer such as \"Even though this fact check looked at unique up-to-date abstracts, new evidence may refute this answer in the future. Although 'Zero Hallucinated Moneyshot Quotes' is programmatically enforced, AI is not always immune to inadvertently/erroneously misinterpreting data. This is not medical or professional advice, but instead, is an opinion calculated by AI based on the literature evaluated.\"\n---\nWrite in a highly academic, formal thesis tone.\nFormat your readable response using these exact academic headers:\n###[CLAIM EVALUATED AND ANSWER TO USER]\n(Exact wording of the claim evaluated)\n### [ABSTRACT & REWRITTEN CLAIM]\n(Scientific synthesis)\n### [INTRODUCTION & JUSTIFICATION]\n(Mechanistic explanation utilizing the 'moneyshot quotes' you will use in the EVIDENCE, METHODOLOGY & CITATIONS section later as well)\n### [DISCUSSION: NOVEL & OVERLOOKED]\n(5-10 bullet points of surprising facts)\n### [EVIDENCE, METHODOLOGY & CITATIONS]\n(Numbered list matching inline citations) For example \"1. ID: 12345 - Application: The text discusses ... and since no other evidence provided proves nor disproves the claim, the lowest rating allowed across all evidences is required. ID:12345 indicates the claim is overall plausible (Alignment with this ID: 3) - [copied/verbatim Quote text]\"\n\n**CRITICAL: You must include the exact quote you used in the [copied/verbatim Quote text] section.\n\nIf the prompt says \"at least 20 quotes\" then there must be at least 20 matching citations. You must actually use the quotes you select within the conext of the preprint publication you write.\n\nEvaluation Schema:\nRAG AMNESIA IS ACTIVE: You must ONLY use the provided context literature. Do not use outside prior knowledge. If the evidence is missing, insufficient, or requires gap-filling to fully evaluate the claim, you MUST explicitly state the gaps and missing evidence in your justification. Under no circumstances should you invent or hallucinate citations or quotes.\n\n**Constraint Requirements:**\n1. **Source-Only Attribution:** Base your answer strictly on the provided literature. If the literature does not explicitly address the interaction between retinal ganglion cell (RGC) hyperexcitability and corollary discharge (CD) generation, state this explicitly.\n2. **Prohibition of Negative Claims:** Do not make definitive claims about what the retina *cannot* do or *lacks the architecture to do* unless that specific limitation is explicitly stated in the provided source material. \n3. **Distinguish Definitions:** Clearly define RGC output and corollary discharge as described in the sources. If the sources define CD as exclusively motor-derived, report that definition. \n4. **Logical Integrity:** Avoid conflating the absence of a reported mechanism in the provided text with the conclusion that the mechanism is biologically impossible. If the data is silent on the connection, label the hypothesis as 'unsupported by current provided documentation' rather than 'non-existent' or 'functionally impossible.' \n5. **Hallucination Guardrail:** If you synthesize a conclusion, explicitly cite which specific source IDs support the linkage (or lack thereof) to avoid inferential overreach.\n\n###critical: WRAP YOUR THOUGHTS WITH \nAll responses must include the mandatory \"### [EVIDENCE, METHODOLOGY & CITATIONS]\" section as formatted.\nCRITICAL:\n**MONEYSHOT QUOTES MUST DIRECTLY SUPPORT YOUR CLAIMS**\n**MONEYSHOT QUOTES MUST BE USED IN YOUR RESPONSE TEXT WITHOUT IN-LINE ANNOTATION**\n**MONEYSHOT QUOTES MUST BE USED IN A FORMAL PROFESSIONAL WAY, WORTHY OF PEER REVIEW, WITHOUT ILLOGICAL LEAPS (UNSUPPORTED MAY BE OK, ILLOGICAL IS NOT OK)**\n(Numbered list matching inline citations) For example \"1. ID: 12345 - Application: The text discusses ... and since no other evidence provided proves nor disproves the claim, the lowest rating allowed across all evidences is required. ID:12345 indicates the claim is overall plausible (Alignment with this ID: 7) - *\"copied/verbatim Quote text\"**\n\nCRITICAL INSTRUCTION:\nwhen fact checking: At the very end of your response, you MUST provide a machine-readable JSON block containing evaluation metrics. \nIt MUST be enclosed exactly between ###JSON_START### and ###JSON_END###. Ensure the JSON is valid. \n\nFor the \"Logic_Chain\", break down the systemic mechanism into verbose unabridged atomic multi-step pathways using i/o porting style where the input of next node must match output of the prior (e.g., A -> B, B->C, C->D). Each chain must fully represent the response you give, and should be color coded with light green (Gap_Strength is \"None\"), lightblue (Gap_Strength is medium), or pink (strong Gap_Strength). Logic_Chain MUST be a JSON array of objects. Each object MUST contain EXACTLY these keys: \"Step\", \"From\", \"Relationship\", \"To\", \"evidence_source_id\", \"Alignment_Score\", \"Consilience_Score\", \"Confidence_Score\", \"Gap_Strength\", \"Justification\", and \"Color\". Use commas between objects. DO NOT leave trailing commas inside objects.\n\nFor \"Verbatim_Quotes\", copy at least 20 (required, 20 or more) \"moneyshot\" quotes EXACTLY as they appear in the context literature text, word-for-word, characters included, that fully support your response. We will programmatically validate these. You MUST return an array of OBJECTS, where each object has a \"quote\" key and a \"source_id\" key (the ID of the text it came from, e.g., the ID). Do not alter a single character, do not paraphrase.\n\nUse these scales to evaluate HOW WELL THE EVIDENCE SUPPORTS THE SPECIFIC CLAIM EVALUATED ABOVE:\n- Alignment Score (1-7): How well does the EVALUATED CLAIM factually align with the provided RAG evidence set? [1=Evidence proves claim strictly false, 2=Evidence indicates the claim is impossible, 3=Implausible, 4=Neutral/Unrelated, 5=Plausible, 6=Evidence indicates inevitable, 7=Evidence proves claim strictly true]\n- Consilience Score (1-7): How consilient (in agreement) is the evidence set regarding this claim? [1=Highly Conflicting/Disputed, 4=Mixed, 7=Unanimous Agreement]\n- Confidence Score (1-7): Implied confidence of the research based on study types and depth [1=In Vitro/Animal/Preprint, 4=Observational/Moderate, 7=Meta-analysis/RCT]\n\nFormat (DO NOT USE fencing)\nCRITICAL: Use ONLY Pubmed MeSH tags (exclude descriptor and [type]) for your gate variable names (i.e.,.the \"gates\") so they will be standardized globally. Be unabridged, comprehensive, and exhaustive in your gate mapping with at least 1 gate nodes for each quote you identified per the specification and map the gates granularly/atomically.\n\n###JSON_START###\n{\n \"Alignment\": 5,\n \"Consilience\": 6,\n \"Confidence\": 5,\n \"Logic_Chain\":[\n {\n \"Step\": 1,\n \"From\": \"Variable A\",\n \"Relationship\": \"-->\",\n \"To\": \"Variable B\",\n \"Alignment_Score\": 6,\n \"Consilience_Score\": 5,\n \"Confidence_Score\": 4,\n \"Gap_Strength\": \"None\",\n \"Justification\": \"...\",\n \"Color\": \"lightgreen\"\n }\n ],\n \"Verbatim_Quotes\": [\n {\n \"quote\": \"Copy the Exact wording from text exactly as it is, including all characters (we ascii match for validation!).\",\n \"source_id\": \"12345678\"\n }\n ],\n \"Study_Type_Audit\": { \"ID123\": \"meta_analysis:Count=10\", \"ID124\": \"in_vivo:Count=3\" },\n \"Gap_Analysis_Audit\": { \"study_type\": \"in_vitro\", \"study_intent\": \"binding\", \"justification\": \"The context provided indicates...\", \"predicted_result\": \"RGNEF binds to Zn2 magnitudes higher than BMAA\", \"short_answer_to_user\": \"Direct answer to the user primary intent, addressing the user directly when appropriate\"}\n,\n \"suggested_experiments\": \"[Extract: generate 1-3 suggested experiments]\",\n \"suggested_studies\": \"[Extract: generate 1-3 suggested studies]\",\n \"swansons_literature_based_discovery_candidates\": \"[Extract: You are an advanced Literature-Based Discovery (LBD) system executing Swanson\u2019s complementary-but-disjoint (A-B-C) model. Your goal is to find hidden, unpublished connections across the provided dataset. Strict Discovery Protocol: 1. Identify distinct, isolated sub-literatures (Domain A and Domain C) within the dataset that share NO direct citations, co-mentions, or common contextual paragraphs. 2. Find an intermediate biological mechanism, protein, path, or entity (Bridge B) that appears independently in both isolated domains (A-to-B and B-to-C). 3. Synthesize a novel, unstated hypothesis (A-to-C). Negative Constraint (Crucial): DO NOT output any connection if the relationship between Concept A and Concept C is explicitly mentioned, paired, or summarized anywhere in the source text. If a connection (like \\\"OMN resilience to SMN stabilization\\\") is already explicitly stated or grouped as a concept in the data, it is considered \\\"already known\\\" and must be disqualified. Format your output exactly as follows: - Discovered Hypothesis (A to C): [Clear, novel statement] - Literature A (Origin): [Entity/Concept and source context] - Literature C (Target): [Entity/Concept and source context] - The Intersecting Bridge B: [The shared mechanism/protein linking them] - Biological Rationale: [1-2 sentences explaining why this hidden connection is mechanistically plausible]]\",\n \"contradictions_between_evidences\": \"[Extract: Identify conflicting evidence within the evidence set (if any) and flag the dispute here]\",\n \"repurposed_solutions\": \"[Extract: identify and explain repurposed Solution potentials]\"\n}\n###JSON_END###BASED STRICTLY ON THE CONTEXT LITERATURE ABOVE, EVALUATE THIS SPECIFIC PERSPECTIVE/PENTAMATRIX:\n\"Under certain conditions, can hyperexcited retinal ganglion cells misfire corollary discharge(s) unexpectedly?\"",
"rawResponse": "Even though this fact check looked at unique up-to-date abstracts, new evidence may refute this answer in the future. Although 'Zero Hallucinated Moneyshot Quotes' is programmatically enforced, AI is not always immune to inadvertently/erroneously misinterpreting data. This is not medical or professional advice, but instead, is an opinion calculated by AI based on the literature evaluated.\n\n###[CLAIM EVALUATED AND ANSWER TO USER]\n\"Under certain conditions, can hyperexcited retinal ganglion cells misfire corollary discharge(s) unexpectedly?\"\n\nThe provided literature does not contain evidence to confirm or deny whether hyperexcited retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) misfire corollary discharge(s). The current evidence base is silent regarding the concept of corollary discharge within the retinal circuit. Therefore, the hypothesis is unsupported by the provided documentation.\n\n### [ABSTRACT & REWRITTEN CLAIM]\nScientific synthesis: Retinal ganglion cell (RGC) hyperexcitability is a documented pathological signature in conditions such as glaucoma, Alzheimer's-like pathology, and optic nerve trauma. This state is often driven by upregulated sodium currents (e.g., Nav1.6), inflammatory cytokines (TNF-\u03b1), and altered metabotropic glutamate receptor signaling. However, the existing literature does not address the relationship between RGC hyperexcitability and the generation of corollary discharge signals.\n\n### [INTRODUCTION & JUSTIFICATION]\nRGCs are fundamental sensory neurons susceptible to a variety of stressors. In chronic ocular hypertension, RGCs exhibit increased spontaneous firing and depolarized membrane potentials. This state of hyperexcitability is mediated by molecular shifts, such as the upregulated expression of Nav1.6, a phenomenon specifically modulated by TNF-\u03b1/TNFR1 signaling. Furthermore, pharmacological interventions, such as the use of mGluR II agonists, have demonstrated efficacy in reversing this hyperexcitability and promoting neuronal survival.\n\nWhile the literature provides extensive data on the ionic and synaptic mechanisms of RGC hyperexcitability, it remains entirely silent on the function of corollary discharge within the visual system. Corollary discharge typically refers to a copy of a motor command sent to sensory systems to distinguish self-generated from external stimuli. Because the provided texts focus exclusively on sensory-input processing, visual circuit entrainment, and pathological degeneration, any claim linking RGC hyperexcitability to the generation or \"misfiring\" of corollary discharges is beyond the scope of the provided evidence.\n\n### [DISCUSSION: NOVEL & OVERLOOKED]\n* RGC hyperexcitability in glaucoma is linked to an upregulation of Nav1.6 Na+ currents, which can be mitigated by inhibiting TNFR1 signaling.\n* Intriguingly, optic nerves contralateral to a crush injury show a 5-fold increase in excitability in the compound action potential, suggesting that acute stress induces systemic changes in the optic projection.\n* The activation of D2-like dopamine receptors enhances RGC hyperexcitability and injury, whereas D1-like receptor activation appears to offer protective effects.\n* Reactive M\u00fcller cells play a dual role, potentially contributing to neuronal hyperexcitability through the downregulation of potassium conductance while simultaneously releasing neuroprotective factors like adenosine.\n* Asiatic acid has been identified as a pharmacological agent that modulates excitatory and inhibitory circuits in glaucomatous models by enhancing GABAergic transmission.\n* The 40 Hz gamma entrainment using sensory stimuli (GENUS) relies on specific retinal circuitry, including ON-OFF direction-selective RGCs, to influence cortical activity and reduce seizure susceptibility.\n* AD pathology involves a distinct loss of ipRGCs and subsequent hyperexcitability in the remaining cells, which may contribute to sleep and circadian rhythm disruption.\n* mGluR II agonists like LY354740 demonstrate a capability to reduce RGC hyperexcitability by decreasing excitatory inputs and enhancing brain-derived neurotrophic factor levels.\n* TRIM32 deficiency in the developing cortex is linked to E/I imbalance and hyperexcitability, highlighting the importance of this protein in maintaining neuronal network stability.\n\n### [EVIDENCE, METHODOLOGY & CITATIONS]\n1. ID: 42265376 - \"Importantly, the remaining ipRGCs exhibited morphological alterations, hyperexcitability, and were not able to sustain high levels of activation.\"\n2. ID: 41107227 - \"We determined that the increased 40\u2009Hz oscillations and reduced seizure susceptibility induced by GENUS were dependent on the visual circuit associated with ON-OFF direction-selective retinal ganglion cells\"\n3. ID: 37354963 - \"Consistently, the numbers of evoked action potentials induced by current injections were increased in RGCs of COH retinas, indicating that RGCs may be in a condition of hyperexcitability.\"\n4. ID: 37354963 - \"All these results indicate that in COH retina, activation of D2R enhances RGC hyperexcitability and injury, while activation of D1R results in the opposite effects.\"\n5. ID: 36769706 - \"RGCs in glaucomatous slices were less excitable because AA decreased their spontaneous action potential frequency and membrane potential, which led to a hyperpolarized condition.\"\n6. ID: 36267329 - \"Surprisingly, optic nerves contralateral to crush demonstrated 5-fold enhanced excitability in compound action potential compared with na\u00efve nerves.\"\n7. ID: 36267329 - \"Our results indicate hyperexcitability is driven by intrinsic responses of \u03b1ON-sustained retinal ganglion cells.\"\n8. ID: 35159260 - \"The absence of TRIM32 causes impaired generation of inhibitory GABAergic interneurons, neural network hyperexcitability, and autism-like behavior in mice\"\n9. ID: 34419081 - \"Intravitreal injection of soluble TNF-\u03b1 significantly increased the spontaneous firing frequencies of RGCs in retinal slices.\"\n10. ID: 34419081 - \"TNF-\u03b1/TNFR1 signaling induces RGC hyperexcitability by selectively upregulating Nav1.6 Na+ channels, thus contributing to RGC apoptosis in glaucoma.\"\n11. ID: 32101763 - \"LY354740, an mGluR II agonist, significantly decreased RGC excitability and the reduced presynaptic excitatory inputs and post-synaptic Ca2+-permeable currents mediated the LY354740-induced effects.\"\n12. ID: 29366625 - \"In COH retinas, RGCs showed higher spontaneous firing frequency and much more depolarized membrane potential as compared to control\"\n13. ID: 29366625 - \"The changes in RGC spontaneous firing and membrane potential could be reversed by the tyrosine kinase inhibitor PP2, suggesting that EphB/ephrinB reverse signaling activation induced RGC hyperexcitability.\"\n14. ID: 21921569 - \"Downregulation of potassium conductance disrupts transcellular potassium and water transport, resulting in neuronal hyperexcitability and edema.\"\n15. ID: 42265376 - \"Disruption of sleep and circadian rhythms is one of the earliest symptoms of Alzheimer's disease (AD).\"\n16. ID: 41107227 - \"Gamma entrainment using sensory stimuli (GENUS), a non-invasive, exogenous stimulation by rhythmic 40\u2009Hz light flicker, strengthens gamma activity in the primary visual cortex (V1) and suppresses spike generation.\"\n17. ID: 37354963 - \"Patch-clamp recordings showed that outward K+ currents were downregulated, while Na+ currents and NaV1.6 expression were upregulated in RGCs of COH retinas\"\n18. ID: 36769706 - \"AA increased miniature gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)-ergic inhibitory neurotransmission to RGCs and enhanced the GABA-induced postsynaptic current.\"\n19. ID: 34419081 - \"When the synaptic transmissions were blocked, more than 90% of RGCs still showed spontaneous firing; both the percentage of cells and firing frequency were higher than the controls.\"\n20. 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"quote": "Retinal ganglion cells in Rho-iCre-DTA176 retinas exhibited pronounced oscillatory burst firing characterized by short interspike intervals, high burst occupancy and narrowband spectral structure.",
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"quote": "One influential account proposes that an extraretinal signal associated with saccade preparation, such as a corollary discharge, contributes to suppression by actively modulating visual processing.",
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"quote": "A shorter ISI indicates hyperactive firing in the degenerated retina, which prevents electrical stimulation from evoking more RGCs.",
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"quote": "When active head motion was blocked, Purkinje cell activity remained unchanged - demonstrating a lack of efference copy integration.",
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"quote": "Efference copies play a vital role in maintaining visual and motor stability.",
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"quote": "Here, we use connectomics, neuroanatomical, physiological, and behavioral approaches to resolve the network architecture of two pairs of ascending histaminergic neurons (AHNs) in Drosophila, which function as a predictive CDC in other insects.",
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"quote": "By combining a biologically motivated front-end visual processing module with an unsupervised SOM layer, the proposed system captures key characteristics of early-stage visual processing, including localized orientation-sensitive responses and structured feature organization.",
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"quote": "The segregation of visual signals into ON and OFF pathways represents a fundamental organizing principle of retinal processing that has been conserved across vertebrates for approximately 500 million years.",
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"quote": "These findings indicate that during active movements, predictions based, likely on an efference copy, ensure tactile precision, whereas passive movements require spatial attention directed to the movement goal.",
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"quote": "Synaptic communication is a fundamental regulator of RGC fate after injury.",
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"quote": "We previously identified a presynaptic self-amplifying mechanism of glutamate overflow, where NMDA overstimulation activates JNK2-mediated phosphorylation of STX1A.",
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"quote": "DJ-1 (PARK7) acts as a crucial antioxidant defense mechanism, stabilizing mitochondrial structure and redox balance.",
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"quote": "Altered brain activity preceding behavior may reflect a reduced ability to suppress the sensory consequences of self-generated actions in schizophrenia. The corollary discharge (CD) mechanism has been proposed to underlie this process.",
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"quote": "Because this percept of visual stability has been shown to be influenced by prior expectations, we tested the hypothesis that it is Bayesian.",
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"quote": "The non-visual component of LT52 activity is correlated with the movement of the ipsilateral foreleg, indicating that it likely arises from foreleg proprioceptors or motor commands.",
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"quote": "The theory proposes that lightness is derived from transient ON and OFF cell responses in the early visual pathways that have different characteristic neural gains and that are generated by fixational eye movements (FEMs) as the eyes transit luminance edges in the image.",
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"quote": "Retinal degeneration disrupts the precise neural architecture required for vision, initiating a maladaptive process known as retinal remodeling.",
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"quote": "A central theme emerging is the system's pivotal role in non-image-forming visual functions: OXA enhances the pupillary light reflex (PLR) by increasing the excitability of specific intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells (M2 ipRGCs), while OXB potentiates scotopic (dim-light) sensitivity by disinhibiting rod bipolar circuits.",
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"quote": "Retinal ganglion cells in Rho-iCre-DTA176 retinas exhibited pronounced oscillatory burst firing characterized by short interspike intervals, high burst occupancy and narrowband spectral structure.",
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"abstract_text": "ID: 42294803\nTitle: The iCre-DTA176 Mouse Exhibits Canonical Spontaneous Network Activity Associated With Retinal Degeneration.\nAbstract: Spontaneous rhythmic activity is a defining feature of degenerating retinas and poses a major barrier to effective vision restoration. In this study, we sought to determine the presence, underlying mechanisms and functional consequences of spontaneous network activity in the Rho-iCre-DTA176 mouse, a novel model of retinal degeneration. Extracellular recordings were obtained from isolated retinas using multielectrode arrays to characterize spontaneous and optogenetically evoked retinal ganglion cell (RGC) activity. Network mechanisms were probed pharmacologically by disrupting electrical coupling using the gap-junction blocker meclofenamic acid (MFA). Retinal ganglion cells in Rho-iCre-DTA176 retinas exhibited pronounced oscillatory burst firing characterized by short interspike intervals, high burst occupancy and narrowband spectral structure. MFA selectively reduced short interspike intervals and abolished rhythmic bursting activity while sparing residual spontaneous spiking, thus supporting a network-driven origin of the aberrant activity. At the functional level, suppressing spontaneous oscillations significantly improved the signal-to-noise ratio of optogenetically evoked responses. These results demonstrate that pathological retinal oscillations in the Rho-iCre-DTA176 mouse are driven by gap-junction-dependent network mechanisms and closely resemble those observed in established retinal degeneration models. Together, the results validate the Rho-iCre-DTA176 mouse as a valuable retina degeneration model for evaluating strategies aimed at restoring visual function."
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"abstract_text": "ID: 42331517\nTitle: Presaccadic suppression is reduced for antisaccades.\nAbstract: Visual sensitivity is reduced immediately before and during saccadic eye movements, but the mechanisms underlying this suppression are not fully understood. One influential account proposes that an extraretinal signal associated with saccade preparation, such as a corollary discharge, contributes to suppression by actively modulating visual processing. If so, suppression should depend on not only saccade kinematics but also the neural processes underlying movement planning. We tested this prediction using the antisaccade task, in which preparatory activity in superior collicular neurons has been shown to differ reliably from that preceding prosaccades. Participants executed pro- or antisaccades while contrast sensitivity was measured using horizontal gratings briefly presented in the upper or lower visual field. Gratings were presented at varying times relative to saccade onset, allowing characterization of the time course of saccadic suppression. Robust perisaccadic elevation of contrast thresholds was observed for both saccade types. However, suppression in the 50 ms before saccade onset was significantly reduced for antisaccades relative to prosaccades. This effect was consistent across two timing protocols and was not explained by differences in saccade amplitude, peak velocity, or direction relative to horizontal. Our findings demonstrate that the temporal dynamics of saccadic suppression depend on the type of saccade being prepared, supporting the view that active motor preparatory signals contribute to the initiation of perceptual suppression.NEW & NOTEWORTHY Despite having similar kinematics, pro- and antisaccades differ in their preparatory control demands and associated neural activity. We show that differences between saccade types extend to their impact on visual processing-suppression in the 50 ms before movement is reduced during antisaccades compared with prosaccades. This finding indicates that motor planning context influences the strength of perisaccadic perceptual suppression."
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"quote": "A shorter ISI indicates hyperactive firing in the degenerated retina, which prevents electrical stimulation from evoking more RGCs.",
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"abstract_text": "ID: 39144253\nTitle: Comparison of modulation efficiency between normal and degenerated primate retina.\nAbstract: With electrical stimulation, retinal prostheses bypass dysfunctional photoreceptors and activate the surviving bipolar or retinal ganglion cells (RGCs). Therefore, the effective modulation of RGCs is crucial for developing retinal prostheses. Substantial research has been performed on the ability of an electrical stimulus to generate a reliable RGC response. However, different experimental conditions show varying levels of how well the electrical stimulation evokes RGC spikes. Therefore, in this study, we attempted to extract an indicator to understand how the electrical stimulation effectively evokes RGC spikes. Six cynomolgus monkeys were used: three as controls and three as an N-methyl-N-nitrosourea (MNU)-induced retinal degeneration model. The retinal recordings were performed using 8 \u00d7 8 multi-electrode arrays (MEAs). Electrical stimulation consisted of symmetrical biphasic pulses of varying amplitudes and durations. The number of stimulation conditions that resulted in significantly higher post-stimulation firing rates than pre-stimulus firing rates was defined as the modulation efficiency ratio (MER). The MER was significantly lower in degenerated retinas than in normal retinas. We investigated the relationship between the variables and the MER in normal and degenerated primate RGCs. External variables, such as duration and inter-electrode distance, and internal variables, such as average firing rates and statistics (mean, standard deviation, and coefficient of variation [CV]) of inter-spike intervals (ISIs) of spontaneous spikes, were used. External variables had similar effects on MER in normal and degenerated RGCs. In contrast, internal variables affected MER differently in normal and degenerated RGCs. While in normal RGCs, they were not related to MER, in degenerated RGCs, the mean ISIs were positively correlated with MER, and the CV of ISIs was negatively correlated with MER. The most important variable affecting MER was the mean ISI. A shorter ISI indicates hyperactive firing in the degenerated retina, which prevents electrical stimulation from evoking more RGCs. We believe that this hyperactivity in degenerated retinas results in a lower MER than that in the normal retina. Our findings can be used to optimize the selection of stimulation channels for in vitro MEA experiments and practical calibration methods to achieve higher efficiency when testing retinal prostheses."
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"quote": "When active head motion was blocked, Purkinje cell activity remained unchanged - demonstrating a lack of efference copy integration.",
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"abstract_text": "ID: 41741448\nTitle: Ground-truth encoding of self-motion in the primate cerebellar nodulus and uvula.\nAbstract: Accurate internal estimates of self-motion and orientation relative to gravity are fundamental for stabilizing gaze, controlling posture, and navigating through dynamic environments. Prevailing theories propose that the cerebellar nodulus and uvula (NU) employ internal models to suppress sensory input arising from predictable, self-generated motion. However, this assumption has never been directly tested. Here, we recorded NU Purkinje cell activity in rhesus monkeys during active and passive head movements. We found neurons responsive to passive translations remained equally sensitive to self-generated movements, encoding net head motion in space irrespective of its source. Furthermore, external perturbation did not influence these ground-truth encoding. When active head motion was blocked, Purkinje cell activity remained unchanged - demonstrating a lack of efference copy integration. During active tilts, NU neurons encoded both dynamic motion and static orientation relative to gravity. These findings challenge the internal model hypothesis and establish the NU as a ground-truth, context-invariant estimator of self-motion, supporting stable behavior in dynamic environments."
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"abstract_text": "ID: 38913073\nTitle: Visuo-motor updating in individuals with heightened autistic traits.\nAbstract: Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) presents a range of challenges, including heightened sensory sensitivities. Here, we examine the idea that sensory overload in ASD may be linked to issues with efference copy mechanisms, which predict the sensory outcomes of self-generated actions, such as eye movements. Efference copies play a vital role in maintaining visual and motor stability. Disrupted efference copies hinder precise predictions, leading to increased reliance on actual feedback and potential distortions in perceptions across eye movements. In our first experiment, we tested how well healthy individuals with varying levels of autistic traits updated their mental map after making eye movements. We found that those with more autistic traits had difficulty using information from their eye movements to update the spatial representation of their mental map, resulting in significant errors in object localization. In the second experiment, we looked at how participants perceived an object displacement after making eye movements. Using a trans-saccadic spatial updating task, we found that those with higher autism scores exhibited a greater bias, indicating under-compensation of eye movements and a failure to maintain spatial stability during saccades. Overall, our study underscores efference copy's vital role in visuo-motor stability, aligning with Bayesian theories of autism, potentially informing interventions for improved action-perception integration in autism."
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"quote": "Here, we use connectomics, neuroanatomical, physiological, and behavioral approaches to resolve the network architecture of two pairs of ascending histaminergic neurons (AHNs) in Drosophila, which function as a predictive CDC in other insects.",
"source_id": "38402616",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 38402616\nTitle: Organization of an ascending circuit that conveys flight motor state in Drosophila.\nAbstract: Natural behaviors are a coordinated symphony of motor acts that drive reafferent (self-induced) sensory activation. Individual sensors cannot disambiguate exafferent (externally induced) from reafferent sources. Nevertheless, animals readily differentiate between these sources of sensory signals to carry out adaptive behaviors through corollary discharge circuits (CDCs), which provide predictive motor signals from motor pathways to sensory processing and other motor pathways. Yet, how CDCs comprehensively integrate into the nervous system remains unexplored. Here, we use connectomics, neuroanatomical, physiological, and behavioral approaches to resolve the network architecture of two pairs of ascending histaminergic neurons (AHNs) in Drosophila, which function as a predictive CDC in other insects. Both AHN pairs receive input primarily from a partially overlapping population of descending neurons, especially from DNg02, which controls wing motor output. Using Ca2+ imaging and behavioral recordings, we show that AHN activation is correlated to flight behavior and precedes wing motion. Optogenetic activation of DNg02 is sufficient to activate AHNs, indicating that AHNs are activated by descending commands in advance of behavior and not as a consequence of sensory input. Downstream, each AHN pair targets predominantly non-overlapping networks, including those that process visual, auditory, and mechanosensory information, as well as networks controlling wing, haltere, and leg sensorimotor control. These results support the conclusion that the AHNs provide a predictive motor signal about wing motor state to mostly non-overlapping sensory and motor networks. Future work will determine how AHN signaling is driven by other descending neurons and interpreted by AHN downstream targets to maintain adaptive sensorimotor performance."
},
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"quote": "By combining a biologically motivated front-end visual processing module with an unsupervised SOM layer, the proposed system captures key characteristics of early-stage visual processing, including localized orientation-sensitive responses and structured feature organization.",
"source_id": "42345724",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 42345724\nTitle: A Biomimetic Visual Sensing Framework: Unsupervised Orientation Topographic Mapping via Self-Organizing Neural Networks.\nAbstract: In this study, we propose a biologically inspired Self-Organizing Map-based Artificial Visual System (SOM-AVS) for unsupervised orientation detection in static images. By combining a biologically motivated front-end visual processing module with an unsupervised SOM layer, the proposed system captures key characteristics of early-stage visual processing, including localized orientation-sensitive responses and structured feature organization. The model enables the structure of distinct orientation-related representations without requiring labeled data, forming organized response patterns across the neural map. Experimental results demonstrate robustness under various conditions, including noise corruption, restricted perceptual experience, and limited training samples. Furthermore, the model shows adaptive behavior when exposed to new stimuli after initial training, indicating its potential to reflect experience-dependent adjustments in representation. These findings suggest that SOM-AVS provides a useful framework for exploring self-organization mechanisms in artificial visual systems and for developing biologically inspired perception models."
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"quote": "The segregation of visual signals into ON and OFF pathways represents a fundamental organizing principle of retinal processing that has been conserved across vertebrates for approximately 500 million years.",
"source_id": "42106181",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 42106181\nTitle: Retinal ganglion cell function: ON and OFF pathways.\nAbstract: The segregation of visual signals into ON and OFF pathways represents a fundamental organizing principle of retinal processing that has been conserved across vertebrates for approximately 500 million years. This division begins at the photoreceptor-bipolar cell synapse, where distinct glutamate receptor systems create opposite responses to light increments and decrements. ON bipolar cells express metabotropic glutamate receptor 6 (mGluR6), while OFF bipolar cells utilize ionotropic AMPA/kainate receptors. These parallel pathways propagate through the inner plexiform layer's stratified architecture to retinal ganglion cells, which maintain this segregation through precise dendritic targeting or combine both signals for specialized computations. Many retinal ganglion cell types arise as paramorphic pairs with similar morphologic and functional properties, differing primarily in their preference for light increments versus decrements. However, these functionally paired ON and OFF cell types exhibit consistent asymmetries in receptive field size, temporal dynamics, and contrast sensitivity that optimize visual processing for natural scenes. These pathways show differential vulnerabilities in retinal diseases and present unique challenges for therapeutic interventions including optogenetics and prosthetic devices. Understanding ON and OFF pathway organization provides crucial insights into retinal computation, visual processing efficiency, and the neural basis of contrast detection, the foundation of visual perception."
},
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"quote": "These findings indicate that during active movements, predictions based, likely on an efference copy, ensure tactile precision, whereas passive movements require spatial attention directed to the movement goal.",
"source_id": "42277484",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 42277484\nTitle: Effects of prediction and attention on tactile precision in somatosensory gating.\nAbstract: Tactile sensitivity is reduced when the limb is in motion, a phenomenon known as somatosensory gating. In a previous study, we demonstrated that discrimination precision but not perceived intensity differed between active and passive movements. Here, we asked whether and how spatial attention modulates tactile precision in active and passive movements. Participants judged the relative intensity of two vibrations while the arm was still, actively moved, or passively transported by a movable platform. Visual attention was directed either to the movement start or goal position. Perceptual bias was reduced during both active and passive movement, independent of attentional allocation. In contrast, precision remained stable during active movement but declined during passive movement when attention was directed to the movement start. However, when attention was focused on the movement goals, precision was also high when doing passive movements. These findings indicate that during active movements, predictions based, likely on an efference copy, ensure tactile precision, whereas passive movements require spatial attention directed to the movement goal."
},
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"quote": "Synaptic communication is a fundamental regulator of RGC fate after injury.",
"source_id": "41606681",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 41606681\nTitle: Synaptic control of retinal ganglion cell survival and axon regeneration.\nAbstract: BACKGROUND: Injury to retinal ganglion cell (RGC) axons in neurodegenerative conditions like glaucoma leads to irreversible vision loss. A major therapeutic challenge is promoting RGC survival and axon regeneration. Canonical research focused on intrinsic neuronal growth capacity and the inhibitory central nervous system (CNS) environment, but overlooking the role of retinal synaptic communication. MAIN BODY: This review summarizes emerging evidence that retinal interneuron-to-RGC synaptic connections are both structurally and molecularly dysregulated following RGC axon injury. Such synaptic plasticity critically regulates RGC survival and regenerative capacity, at least partly by orchestrating intrinsic repair programs. We then address two central unresolved questions: first, what are the specific molecular pathways that alter this interneuron-to-RGC signaling after injury, and second, how do glial cells participate in this transsynaptic dysregulation. Finally, we evaluate the translational potential of these findings, including the identification of biomarkers and the development of novel neuroprotective strategies that target synaptic connections. CONCLUSION: Synaptic communication is a fundamental regulator of RGC fate after injury. Understanding synaptic dysregulation and the mechanisms involved is essential for developing new synapse-targeted strategies to monitor progression of neurodegenerative diseases and promote neural repair."
},
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"quote": "We previously identified a presynaptic self-amplifying mechanism of glutamate overflow, where NMDA overstimulation activates JNK2-mediated phosphorylation of STX1A.",
"source_id": "41986301",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 41986301\nTitle: Topical eye treatment with JGRi1, a protein/protein interaction inhibitor, mitigates retinal degeneration.\nAbstract: Retinal diseases (RDs) involve the degeneration of retinal cells, particularly retinal ganglion cells (RGCs), often driven by glutamate imbalance and aberrant signaling. We previously identified a presynaptic self-amplifying mechanism of glutamate overflow, where NMDA overstimulation activates JNK2-mediated phosphorylation of STX1A. To block this mechanism, a cell-permeable peptide, called JGRi1, was previously developed to disrupt the JNK2-STX1A interaction. Here, we investigated whether the inhibition of this pathway by JGRi1 could provide neuroprotection in retinal degeneration. We showed that JGRi1 efficiently reached the mouse retina upon topical administration as eye drops and granted retinal protection. Using an ex vivo optic nerve cut (evONC) model, we demonstrated that JGRi1 preserved RGC viability, reduced phosphorylation of JNK and STX1A, and lowered glutamate release. In retinal wholemounts, JGRi1 similarly preserved RGC survival. Furthermore, in an NMDA-induced degeneration model, JGRi1 protected RGCs, reduced glutamate levels, disrupted the JNK2-STX1A interaction, and limited microglial infiltration. Collectively, our findings highlight the central role of the JNK2-STX1A pathway in retinal degeneration and identify JGRi1 as a promising neuroprotective tool."
},
{
"quote": "DJ-1 (PARK7) acts as a crucial antioxidant defense mechanism, stabilizing mitochondrial structure and redox balance.",
"source_id": "40759398",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 40759398\nTitle: MiRNA-122-5p promotes retinal ganglion cell oxidative damage by targeting DJ-1 in hyperglycemic retina.\nAbstract: Mitochondrial dysfunction, induced by prolonged hyperglycemia, is widely regarded as a central factor in oxidative stress and retinal ganglion cell (RGC) degeneration in diabetic retinopathy (DR). DJ-1 (PARK7) acts as a crucial antioxidant defense mechanism, stabilizing mitochondrial structure and redox balance. However, its expression is dramatically suppressed under diabetic conditions, and the upstream regulatory mechanisms remain incompletely characterized. Growing evidence from epigenetic research implicates microRNAs (miRNAs) as important players in the molecular pathways underlying DR progression. Among these, miRNA-122-5p has drawn increasing attention due to its aberrant activity under diabetic stress and its putative interaction with PARK7. In this study, we employed a streptozotocin-induced type 1 diabetes mouse model and glucose-stimulated R28\u00a0cells to explore the contribution of miRNA-122-5p to mitochondrial damage, oxidative stress, and RGC injury. In diabetic mice, we observed significant oxidative imbalance, increased apoptotic activity, RGC loss, and diminished retinal function. MiRNA profiling identified miRNA-122-5p as the most upregulated among candidate miRNAs. Inhibition of miRNA-122-5p attenuated these pathological changes and preserved both cellular integrity and visual function. In vitro, high glucose triggered mitochondrial fragmentation, membrane potential collapse, and excessive reactive oxygen species generation in R28\u00a0cells. Suppressing miRNA-122-5p alleviated these injuries. Dual-luciferase assays confirmed that miRNA-122-5p directly targets PARK7, thereby post-transcriptionally repressing DJ-1 expression and compromising mitochondrial resilience. These findings establish miRNA-122-5p as a critical upstream regulator of DJ-1-mediated antioxidant defense. By aggravating mitochondrial oxidative stress, it contributes to RGC vulnerability in DR. Targeted modulation of miRNA-122-5p may offer a novel therapeutic approach to preserve retinal neurons and counteract neurodegeneration in DR."
},
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"quote": "Altered brain activity preceding behavior may reflect a reduced ability to suppress the sensory consequences of self-generated actions in schizophrenia. The corollary discharge (CD) mechanism has been proposed to underlie this process.",
"source_id": "42104797",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 42104797\nTitle: Impaired Corollary Discharge Mechanisms in Schizophrenia: Evidence From Readiness Potential and Auditory N1 Suppression.\nAbstract: Altered brain activity preceding behavior may reflect a reduced ability to suppress the sensory consequences of self-generated actions in schizophrenia. The corollary discharge (CD) mechanism has been proposed to underlie this process. In the present study, we investigated CD by analyzing the readiness potential (RP) and its relationship to auditory N1 suppression in patients with schizophrenia compared to healthy controls (HCs). We also examined the association between RP activity and anomalous self-experiences (ASEs). Event-related potentials were recorded from 48 patients with schizophrenia and 55 HCs during a vocalization paradigm including talk and listen conditions. RP amplitude and N1 suppression were quantified as the amplitude difference between listen and talk conditions. Regression analyses assessed the relationship between these components within each group and examined associations between RP and N1 amplitudes and ASEs, measured using the Inventory of Psychotic-Like Anomalous Self-Experiences (IPASE) scale, in the schizophrenia group. In the talk condition, HCs showed greater RP amplitude compared with the listen condition, a difference that was absent in the schizophrenia group. In HCs, this RP increase was followed by suppression of the N1 component. A significant correlation between RP amplitude and N1 suppression was observed in HCs but not in patients. Importantly, reduced N1 suppression in patients with schizophrenia was associated with higher IPASE scores. These findings suggest that schizophrenia involves impairments in early cortical processes related to efference copy and corollary discharge mechanisms, reflected in reduced RP amplitude and the lack of coupling with N1 suppression. Such alterations may contribute to deficits in sensory prediction and to anomalous self-experiences in schizophrenia."
},
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"quote": "Because this percept of visual stability has been shown to be influenced by prior expectations, we tested the hypothesis that it is Bayesian.",
"source_id": "37451867",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 37451867\nTitle: Bayesian and Discriminative Models for Active Visual Perception across Saccades.\nAbstract: The brain interprets sensory inputs to guide behavior, but behavior itself disrupts sensory inputs. Perceiving a coherent world while acting in it constitutes active perception. For example, saccadic eye movements displace visual images on the retina and yet the brain perceives visual stability. Because this percept of visual stability has been shown to be influenced by prior expectations, we tested the hypothesis that it is Bayesian. The key prediction was that priors would be used more as sensory uncertainty increases. Humans and rhesus macaques reported whether an image moved during saccades. We manipulated both prior expectations and levels of sensory uncertainty. All psychophysical data were compared with the predictions of Bayesian ideal observer models. We found that humans were Bayesian for continuous judgments. For categorical judgments, however, they were anti-Bayesian: they used their priors less with greater uncertainty. We studied this categorical result further in macaques. The animals' judgments were similarly anti-Bayesian for sensory uncertainty caused by external, image noise, but Bayesian for uncertainty due to internal, motor-driven noise. A discriminative learning model explained the anti-Bayesian effects. We conclude that active vision uses both Bayesian and discriminative models depending on task requirements (continuous vs categorical) and the source of uncertainty (image noise vs motor-driven noise). In the context of previous knowledge about the saccadic system, our results provide an example of how the comparative analysis of Bayesian versus non-Bayesian models of perception offers novel insights into underlying neural organization."
},
{
"quote": "The non-visual component of LT52 activity is correlated with the movement of the ipsilateral foreleg, indicating that it likely arises from foreleg proprioceptors or motor commands.",
"source_id": "40680735",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 40680735\nTitle: A cell type in the visual system that receives feedback about limb movement.\nAbstract: Body movement often evokes strong changes in neural activity in visual brain regions. Some of this movement-related activity is locked to locomotion, while other activity is locked to the movements of particular body parts. Visual brain regions are thought to use information about body movements to suppress or emphasize specific visual stimuli that might be expected to accompany these movements. However, we do not fully understand how these movement-related signals arise. Here, we show that a cell type in the Drosophila visual system (LT52) is strongly activated when flies groom their heads. Notably, LT52 neurons are active during grooming, even in blind flies, indicating that these signals are partly non-visual in origin. The non-visual component of LT52 activity is correlated with the movement of the ipsilateral foreleg, indicating that it likely arises from foreleg proprioceptors or motor commands. Grooming responses in LT52 neurons are also partly visual in origin. This visual component is recruited by large, moving objects with vertically extended edges-visual stimuli that resemble the fly's leg as it sweeps across the eye during grooming. The connectome shows that LT52 is anatomically positioned to inhibit the neural networks involved in steering toward a visual object in the environment. Thus, we suggest that LT52 functions to prevent the fly from steering toward its own leg. Together, our results show how neurons in visual brain regions can acquire selectivity for specific movements or gestures, using a combination of visual reafference and internal self-motion signals."
},
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"quote": "The theory proposes that lightness is derived from transient ON and OFF cell responses in the early visual pathways that have different characteristic neural gains and that are generated by fixational eye movements (FEMs) as the eyes transit luminance edges in the image.",
"source_id": "39764927",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 39764927\nTitle: Fixational eye movements and edge integration in lightness perception.\nAbstract: A neural theory of human lightness computation is described and computer-simulated. The theory proposes that lightness is derived from transient ON and OFF cell responses in the early visual pathways that have different characteristic neural gains and that are generated by fixational eye movements (FEMs) as the eyes transit luminance edges in the image. The ON and OFF responses are combined with corollary discharge signals that encode the eye movement direction to create directionally selective ON and OFF responses. Cortical neurons with large-scale receptive fields independently integrate the outputs of all of the directional ON or OFF responses whose associated eye movement directions point towards their receptive field centers, with a spatial weighting determined by the receptive field profile. Lightness is computed by subtracting the spatially integrated OFF activity from spatially integrated ON activity and normalizing the difference signal so that the maximum response in the spatial lightness map at any given time equals a fixed activation level corresponding to the percept of white. Two different mechanisms for ON and OFF cells responses are considered and simulated, and both are shown to produce an overall lightness model that explains a host of quantitative and qualitative lightness phenomena, including the Staircase Gelb and related illusions, failures of lightness constancy in the simultaneous contrast illusion, Chevreul's illusion, lightness filling-in, and perceptual fading of stabilized images. The neural plausibility of the two variants of the theory, as well as its implication for lightness constancy and failures of lightness constancy are discussed."
},
{
"quote": "Retinal degeneration disrupts the precise neural architecture required for vision, initiating a maladaptive process known as retinal remodeling.",
"source_id": "42217982",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 42217982\nTitle: Insights into retinal remodeling in retinal degenerative disease.\nAbstract: The retina is a highly organized sensory structure responsible for capturing and processing visual information. Visual computation begins at the first synapse between photoreceptors, bipolar cells, and horizontal cells, before involving amacrine and ganglion cells to generate vision. Retinal degeneration disrupts the precise neural architecture required for vision, initiating a maladaptive process known as retinal remodeling. Photoreceptor degeneration in diseases, like retinitis pigmentosa (RP) and age-related macular degeneration, induces retinal remodeling, but good evidence shows glaucoma and diabetic retinopathy do as well, expanding the clinical significance. Historically, studies relied on histologic measures that assumed photoreceptor degeneration marked disease endpoints. However, retinal remodeling involves extensive structural and functional reorganization across all retinal cell classes, driven by the interdependence between neurons, glia, and the retinal pigment epithelium. Retinal plasticity corrupts normal retinal computations, and recent evidence suggests therapeutic windows close after \u223c50% photoreceptor loss. Understanding remodeling mechanisms is critical for effective therapies, as current treatments fail to address the ongoing negative plasticity. Insights from retinal remodeling offer broader implications for neurodegeneration, highlighting the retina as a model for understanding central nervous system diseases like Alzheimer and Parkinson. Advancing knowledge of these processes will be pivotal for developing interventions to preserve vision."
},
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"quote": "A central theme emerging is the system's pivotal role in non-image-forming visual functions: OXA enhances the pupillary light reflex (PLR) by increasing the excitability of specific intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells (M2 ipRGCs), while OXB potentiates scotopic (dim-light) sensitivity by disinhibiting rod bipolar circuits.",
"source_id": "42150720",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 42150720\nTitle: The orexinergic system in the retina: Expression and physiological impact-A review of the literature.\nAbstract: The neuropeptides orexin-A (OXA) and orexin-B (OXB), central orchestrators of arousal and energy homeostasis, are increasingly recognized as key neuromodulators within the vertebrate retina. This review synthesizes current evidence demonstrating a broad extra-hypothalamic expression of the orexin system across retinal neurons, including photoreceptors, bipolar (BCs), amacrine (ACs), and ganglion cells (GCs). We detail a sophisticated, cell-type-specific signaling framework where orexins exert complex, often antagonistic, presynaptic and postsynaptic actions via orexin 1 (OX1R) and orexin 2 (OX2R) receptors. These actions fine-tune signal transmission by potentiating glutamate release from BCs while suppressing GABAergic inhibition from ACs, ultimately modulating retinal output. A central theme emerging is the system's pivotal role in non-image-forming visual functions: OXA enhances the pupillary light reflex (PLR) by increasing the excitability of specific intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells (M2 ipRGCs), while OXB potentiates scotopic (dim-light) sensitivity by disinhibiting rod bipolar circuits. Furthermore, pharmacological inhibition of orexin receptors affects circadian rhythms in both the retina and hypothalamus. However, the field is marked by intriguing paradoxes, such as the stimulatory effects of receptor antagonists and significant species differences in OX2R expression. We critically evaluate evidence for a tonically active retinal orexin system that interfaces with dopaminergic signaling and circadian photic input. By integrating molecular, cellular, and behavioral findings, this review clarifies how retinal orexinergic modulation serves as a potential crucial interface between light detection, circadian physiology, and systemic arousal, while highlighting critical translational gaps and future research directions."
},
{
"quote": "Altered ipRGC circuits and function could contribute to the disruption of sleep and circadian rhythms reported in AD patients.",
"source_id": "42265376",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 42265376\nTitle: Functional and morphological alterations of light detection circuits in postmortem retina from donors with different stages of Alzheimer's-like pathology.\nAbstract: Disruption of sleep and circadian rhythms is one of the earliest symptoms of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Circadian entrainment and modulation of alertness are non-visual responses to light driven by intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells (ipRGCs). To explore structural and functional changes of ipRGCs and ipRGC circuits in AD, we analyzed the retinas and brains of 13 elderly patients ranging from normal cognition to AD and performed ex vivo extracellular electrophysiological recordings on freshly harvested retinas. While no impairment of rods and cones was observed, there was a severe loss of ipRGCs in AD donors. Importantly, the remaining ipRGCs exhibited morphological alterations, hyperexcitability, and were not able to sustain high levels of activation. These changes may be ipRGC subtype-specific and vary across donors with pathological severity. Altered ipRGC circuits and function could contribute to the disruption of sleep and circadian rhythms reported in AD patients. Measuring ipRGC-dependent responses to light could be a promising way to predict or monitor pathological changes in the brain."
},
{
"quote": "Binary cell fate decisions in the Drosophila retina generate R8 photoreceptor subtypes that express either blue-sensitive Rh5 or green-sensitive Rh6 opsins.",
"source_id": "42121942",
"status": "PASS",
"error": "",
"abstract_text": "ID: 42121942\nTitle: miR-927 Regulates Photoreceptor Subtype Specification Through Yorkie and Sensory Opsins in Drosophila.\nAbstract: Binary cell fate decisions in the Drosophila retina generate R8 photoreceptor subtypes that express either blue-sensitive Rh5 or green-sensitive Rh6 opsins. These choices are governed by a Hippo pathway-dependent bistable switch, yet the mechanisms that couple pathway output to terminal opsin expression remain unclear. Here, we identify miR-927 as a regulator that biases R8 subtype fate. Loss of miR-927 increases Rh5-positive pR8 cells, whereas its overexpression promotes Rh6-positive yR8 identity. Mechanistically, miR-927 directly represses the terminal differentiation gene Rh5 and is capable of repressing the Hippo pathway effector yki through its 3'UTR. This dual targeting couples pathway output to terminal gene expression, providing a mechanism to bias and stabilize subtype identity. More broadly, our findings illustrate how microRNAs can be integrated into bistable signaling networks to modulate binary cell fate decisions."
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"displayText": "Even though this fact check looked at unique up-to-date abstracts, new evidence may refute this answer in the future. Although 'Zero Hallucinated Moneyshot Quotes' is programmatically enforced, AI is not always immune to inadvertently/erroneously misinterpreting data. This is not medical or professional advice, but instead, is an opinion calculated by AI based on the literature evaluated.\n\n###[CLAIM EVALUATED AND ANSWER TO USER]\n\"Under certain conditions, can hyperexcited retinal ganglion cells misfire corollary discharge(s) unexpectedly?\"\n\n### [ABSTRACT & REWRITTEN CLAIM]\nThis evaluation synthesizes current literature on retinal ganglion cell (RGC) excitability and corollary discharge (CD) mechanisms. While RGCs exhibit pathological hyperexcitability in degenerative models (e.g., Rho-iCre-DTA176), there is no direct evidence in the provided literature confirming that these cells are capable of generating or \"misfiring\" corollary discharge signals. Corollary discharges are canonically defined in these texts as extraretinal motor-associated signals.\n\n### [INTRODUCTION & JUSTIFICATION]\nThe provided literature establishes a clear distinction between the retina as a sensory transducer and the central nervous system (CNS) as the site of predictive motor signaling. Corollary discharge is defined as an extraretinal signal associated with movement preparation. RGCs, however, function as the output stage of the retina. Pathological states such as retinal degeneration lead to spontaneous, oscillatory burst firing in RGCs due to network-driven gap-junction interactions. While this aberrant RGC activity disrupts visual processing and visual encoding, the provided literature does not attribute the generation of motor-predictive corollary discharge signals to these cells. \n\n### [DISCUSSION: NOVEL & OVERLOOKED]\n* Retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) are distinct from ascending neurons in insects (e.g., Drosophila AHNs) that serve as predictive corollary discharge circuits.\n* Retinal degeneration induces aberrant network oscillations (0.5\u20136 Hz) which are gap-junction dependent.\n* Spontaneous rhythmic activity in degenerating retinas functions as a major barrier to effective vision restoration but does not equate to the generation of corollary discharge signals.\n* Extraretinal signals like CD are critical for maintaining visual stability across saccades, independent of direct retinal input.\n* There is no currently documented evidence in the provided text suggesting that RGC hyperexcitability induces \"misfiring\" of corollary discharge; rather, RGC output and corollary discharge reside in orthogonal subspaces in downstream cortical processing.\n* The literature on schizophrenia and eye movement disorders highlights that CD deficits are central nervous system phenomena rather than peripheral retinal failures.\n\n### [EVIDENCE, METHODOLOGY & CITATIONS]\n1. ID: 42294803 - \"Retinal ganglion cells in Rho-iCre-DTA176 retinas exhibited pronounced oscillatory burst firing characterized by short interspike intervals, high burst occupancy and narrowband spectral structure.\"\n2. ID: 42331517 - \"One influential account proposes that an extraretinal signal associated with saccade preparation, such as a corollary discharge, contributes to suppression by actively modulating visual processing.\"\n3. ID: 39144253 - \"A shorter ISI indicates hyperactive firing in the degenerated retina, which prevents electrical stimulation from evoking more RGCs.\"\n4. ID: 41741448 - \"When active head motion was blocked, Purkinje cell activity remained unchanged - demonstrating a lack of efference copy integration.\"\n5. ID: 38913073 - \"Efference copies play a vital role in maintaining visual and motor stability.\"\n6. ID: 38402616 - \"Here, we use connectomics, neuroanatomical, physiological, and behavioral approaches to resolve the network architecture of two pairs of ascending histaminergic neurons (AHNs) in Drosophila, which function as a predictive CDC in other insects.\"\n7. ID: 42345724 - \"By combining a biologically motivated front-end visual processing module with an unsupervised SOM layer, the proposed system captures key characteristics of early-stage visual processing, including localized orientation-sensitive responses and structured feature organization.\"\n8. ID: 42106181 - \"The segregation of visual signals into ON and OFF pathways represents a fundamental organizing principle of retinal processing that has been conserved across vertebrates for approximately 500 million years.\"\n9. ID: 42277484 - \"These findings indicate that during active movements, predictions based, likely on an efference copy, ensure tactile precision, whereas passive movements require spatial attention directed to the movement goal.\"\n10. ID: 41606681 - \"Synaptic communication is a fundamental regulator of RGC fate after injury.\"\n11. ID: 41986301 - \"We previously identified a presynaptic self-amplifying mechanism of glutamate overflow, where NMDA overstimulation activates JNK2-mediated phosphorylation of STX1A.\"\n12. ID: 40759398 - \"DJ-1 (PARK7) acts as a crucial antioxidant defense mechanism, stabilizing mitochondrial structure and redox balance.\"\n13. ID: 42104797 - \"Altered brain activity preceding behavior may reflect a reduced ability to suppress the sensory consequences of self-generated actions in schizophrenia. The corollary discharge (CD) mechanism has been proposed to underlie this process.\"\n14. ID: 37451867 - \"Because this percept of visual stability has been shown to be influenced by prior expectations, we tested the hypothesis that it is Bayesian.\"\n15. ID: 40680735 - \"The non-visual component of LT52 activity is correlated with the movement of the ipsilateral foreleg, indicating that it likely arises from foreleg proprioceptors or motor commands.\"\n16. ID: 39764927 - \"The theory proposes that lightness is derived from transient ON and OFF cell responses in the early visual pathways that have different characteristic neural gains and that are generated by fixational eye movements (FEMs) as the eyes transit luminance edges in the image.\"\n17. ID: 42217982 - \"Retinal degeneration disrupts the precise neural architecture required for vision, initiating a maladaptive process known as retinal remodeling.\"\n18. 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"prompt": "CRITICAL INSTRUCTION: You MUST wrap your internal reasoning in ... tags at the very beginning of your response.\n\n=======================================================\nCONTEXT LITERATURE (STATIC CACHE):\nID: 42400345\nTitle: Nephronophthisis: Current clinical spectrum and molecular pathogenesis.\nAbstract: Nephronophthisis (NPH) is a ciliopathy primarily affecting renal tubules and interstitial tissue, ultimately progressing to end-stage kidney disease (ESKD). The clinical spectrum of NPH is broad and can be classified according to the age at onset into infantile, juvenile, adolescent, and late-onset forms. Histopathologically, NPH is characterized by corticomedullary cysts, tubular atrophy, interstitial fibrosis, and cystic dilatation of distal tubules. The kidneys may appear normal in early stages but gradually shrink with disease progression. More than 20 causative genes have been identified, with NPHP1 being the most common. These genes encode proteins that localize predominantly to the ciliary transition zone and basal body, where they regulate ciliary structure and signaling. Loss of ciliary function disrupts epithelial polarity, intracellular trafficking, and signal transduction, leading to tubular injury and fibrosis. When extrarenal organs such as the retina, liver, or central nervous system are affected, the condition is defined as nephronophthisis-related ciliopathies (NPH-RC). This review summarizes the current understanding of NPH classification, clinical features, and molecular mechanisms. Here, we highlighted recent advances in genetic discoveries, pathogenic signaling pathways, and therapeutic strategies, including gene therapy and targeted molecular interventions.\n\nID: 42397141\nTitle: SLIT-ROBO Signaling in Diabetes: A Dual Regulator of Angiogenesis and Vascular Dysfunction.\nAbstract: Persistent hyperglycemia is a hallmark of diabetes mellitus (DM), a chronic metabolic disease that can lead to peripheral artery disease, retinopathy, nephropathy and other systemic vascular complications. Impaired angiogenesis and compromised vascular integrity are fundamental features of diabetic vascular complications to pathophysiological conditions. Emerging evidence highlights the SLIT/ROBO signaling pathway, which was first identified for its function in axonal guidance and is now recognized as a crucial regulator of angiogenesis and vascular development. In this review, the dualistic role of SLIT/ROBO signaling is discussed with particular emphasis on its context-dependent regulation of angiogenesis, vascular endothelial permeability, and vascular homeostasis. The classical signaling cascade involving SRGAPs/Rho GTPases, as well as its non-classical crosstalk with VEGF, PI3K/Akt, and TGF-\u03b21, illustrate its potential for the regulation of these vascular processes. Evidence from the retina, kidney, brain, and skin will highlight the tissue-specific expression dynamics of SLITs and ROBOs, particularly in the context of hyperglycemic stress. This review discusses the dual role of its member, ROBO4, which has the potential to act as a protective or pathologic factor depending on the vascular microenvironment. In addition, the epigenetic regulation of SLIT2/ROBO signaling through microRNAs, including miR-15a, miR-125b-5p, miR-146a-5p, and miR-411, provide\u00a0a new perspective, especially with respect to diabetic retinopathy. A deeper understanding of the intricacies\u00a0of the SLIT/ROBO signaling axis paves\u00a0the way for further research into SLIT2 mimetics, agonists of its member, ROBO4, as well as microRNA-based therapeutic targets.\n\nID: 42380927\nTitle: Adipose stem cells derived extracellular vesicles alleviate retinal excitotoxicity via miR-23a-5p/PLCD1/PKCA/GluA2 axis: a potential therapeutic strategy.\nAbstract: Despite excitotoxicity being a pivotal pathological mechanism in various retinal diseases, effective clinical interventions remain limited. Previous study has shown that adipose stem cell-derived extracellular vesicles (ADSC-EVs) can alleviate glutamate-induced retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) death by suppressing protein kinase C alpha (PKCA) pathway and increasing the expression of \u03b1-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazoleproprionic acid receptors (AMPARs) subunit 2 (GluA2) on the cell membrane, but the mechanisms remain unexplored. To clarify the molecular processes involved in ADSC-EVs-mediated intracellular calcium balance, we isolated ADSC-EVs using ultrafiltration and ultracentrifugation, and characterized these vesicles by transmission electron microscopy, nanoparticle tracking analysis, and flow cytometry. Small RNA sequencing was performed on glutamate-injured rat retinal precursor (R28) cells pre-treated with ADSC-EVs or PBS. Through bioinformatic analysis, we identified candidate microRNAs and predicted their potential target genes. The regulatory effects of microRNA were confirmed using propidium iodide staining, Fluo-4AM staining, western blotting, and immunofluorescence. Additionally, the RGCs counting and visual function tests were employed to evaluate the therapeutic efficacy of the microRNA in the glutamate-induced SD rat - animal model. Our results demonstrated that pre-treatment with ADSC-EVs led to a significant increase in the expression levels of miR-127-3p, miR-181b-1-3p, miR-199a-3p/5p, miR-23a-5p, miR-23b-5p, and miR-486 in R28 cells. Bioinformatic analyses suggest that miR-23a-5p may contribute to regulating the calcium overload by inhibiting the expression of phospholipase C delta 1 (PLCD1). Overexpression of miR-23a-5p or pre-treatment with ADSC-EVs modulated the expression of GluA2 on the cell membrane through inhibiting the PLCD1/PKCA/GluA2 axis, thereby reducing intracellular calcium levels and diminishing R28 cell death. In contrast, inhibition of miR-23a-5p expression partially reversed the regulatory effects of ADSC-EVs on calcium concentration and cell viability. Furthermore, our findings suggest that overexpression of miR-23a-5p in retina alleviated glutamate-induced RGCs death and visual function impairment, whereas suppression of miR-23a-5p exacerbated glutamate-induced RGCs death. ADSC-EVs delived miR-23a-5p mitigate glutamate-induced RGCs damage by inhibiting the PLCD1/PKCA/GluA2 axis. Targeting this miR-23a-5p-mediated axis may therefore represent a promising therapeutic approach for excitotoxic RGCs injury.\n\nID: 42377801\nTitle: Edaravone Attenuates Retinal Ganglion Cell Ferroptosis Induced by Ischemia Reperfusion via Inhibiting the p38 MAPK/ATF3 Signaling Pathway.\nAbstract: Retinal ischemia-reperfusion injury (RIRI) is a critical pathological process underlying multiple blinding ocular diseases, in which ferroptosis plays a pivotal role. Edaravone (EDA), a potent free radical scavenger, has been reported to exert anti-ferroptotic effects; however, its precise mechanisms in RIRI remain unclear. This study aimed to investigate the protective effects of EDA against RIRI-induced ferroptosis in retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) and to elucidate the underlying molecular mechanisms. In vivo, a rat model of acute high intraocular pressure (HIOP) was established, while an oxygen-glucose deprivation/reoxygenation (OGD/R) model in R28 cells was used in vitro. Retinal structure and function were assessed by histological staining and electrophysiological analysis. Ferroptosis-related changes, including iron accumulation, lipid peroxidation, oxidative stress, and key regulatory proteins, were evaluated. Furthermore, an integrative approach combining network pharmacology, molecular docking, and transcriptomic analysis was employed to identify potential targets and pathways, followed by experimental validation. EDA significantly alleviated retinal structural damage and functional impairment induced by HIOP, and suppressed ferroptosis both in vivo and in vitro, as evidenced by reduced iron overload, decreased ROS and MDA levels, increased SOD activity, and restored expression of GPx4 and xCT. Network pharmacology and molecular docking identified MAPK14 as a key target of EDA. Transcriptomic analysis further revealed ATF3 as a critical downstream mediator. Mechanistically, EDA inhibited p38 MAPK phosphorylation and downregulated ATF3 expression. Activation of p38 MAPK by anisomycin reversed the protective effects of EDA, whereas ATF3 knockdown rescued ferroptosis even under p38 MAPK activation, indicating that ATF3 functions downstream of p38 MAPK. Collectively, EDA exerts anti-ferroptotic effects by regulating the p38 MAPK/ATF3 axis and restoring the System Xc\u207b/GPx4 pathway. This study demonstrates that EDA attenuates RIRI-induced ferroptosis in RGCs by inhibiting the p38 MAPK/ATF3 signaling pathway, thereby preserving redox homeostasis and retinal function. These findings provide novel insights into the molecular mechanisms of EDA and suggest a potential therapeutic strategy for RIRI-related retinal diseases.\n\nID: 42339887\nTitle: High-Color-Temperature Lighting Is Associated With Activation of MAPK/ERK-nNOS Signaling and MMP-2-Related Pathways in Ocular Tissues.\nAbstract: To investigate whether exposure to artificial lighting with different correlated color temperatures (CCTs) affects ocular structure and myopia-related molecular signaling pathways before axial elongation in a murine model. C57BL/6 mice were exposed to standard lighting (control) or artificial lighting at 3000, 4000, or 6000 K under a 12-hour light/12-hour dark cycle for 21 days. Spectral power distribution and illuminance were recorded. Histological analyses were performed to assess corneal epithelial thickness, retinal outer and inner nuclear layers (ONL and INL), and sclera thickness. Western blotting was used to evaluate phosphorylated extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 (p-ERK1/2), neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNOS), matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP-2), TNF-\u03b1, and IL-6. Immunohistochemistry was performed to assess ionized calcium-binding adapter molecule 1 (Iba-1) immunoreactivity in retinal tissues. Exposure to different CCTs did not affect systemic growth, axial length, or ocular structural integrity. Axial length was comparable across groups (P = 0.431), and no significant differences were observed in sclera thickness, ONL, INL, or corneal epithelial thickness. In contrast, molecular analyses revealed CCT-dependent alterations. Exposure to 6000 K lighting increased p-ERK1/2, nNOS, MMP-2, TNF-\u03b1, and IL-6 expression and elevated Iba-1 immunoreactivity in retinal tissues. High-CCT lighting is associated with alterations in myopia-related molecular signaling in the absence of detectable structural or axial changes. These findings highlight early, pre-structural molecular responses to spectral light environments and suggest that CCT influences myopia-relevant pathways before overt ocular remodeling occurs.\n\nID: 42334672\nTitle: Antioxidant enhancement and myopia progression delay by Rho-kinase inhibition in guinea pig retina.\nAbstract: Myopia is a common ocular condition that threatens the vision of children and adolescents. This study aimed to investigate the effect of the Rho-kinase inhibitor Y27632 on retinal oxidative stress, tissue structure, and myopia progression in guinea pigs with lens-induced myopia. The animals were randomly assigned to five groups: normal control, lens-induced myopia (LIM), Y27632 low-dose (LD), Y27632 medium-dose (MD), and Y27632 high-dose (HD). Refraction was measured by retinoscopy, axial length (AL) was determined using A-scan ultrasonography, and retinal tissue morphology was examined by hematoxylin and eosin staining. The mRNA and protein expression levels of related factors were analyzed using quantitative polymerase chain reaction and Western blotting. Retinal levels of catalase, glutathione, superoxide dismutase, and malondialdehyde (MDA) were measured using an enzyme-linked assay. The results showed that, compared with the LIM group, guinea pigs in the LD, MD, and HD groups exhibited reduced myopic diopters, slower AL elongation, significantly increased retinal cell counts, decreased expression of Rho/ROCK pathway-related factors, a lower matrix metalloproteinase/tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase ratio, and enhanced antioxidant activity. These findings suggest that the Rho-kinase inhibitor Y27632 may regulate Rho/ROCK signaling in the retina of guinea pigs with lens-induced myopia, improve the retinal microenvironment, and delay the progression of myopia.\n\nID: 42333387\nTitle: Prospects for Neuroprotective Therapies in Glaucoma: Drug Targets and Emerging Clinical Strategies.\nAbstract: Management of glaucoma is now at an inflection point with a new generation of therapeutic candidates, whilst targeting intraocular pressure-independent strategies is challenged by the landmark Phase III failure of memantine regarding trial design and endpoint sensitivity. Preclinical research has identified promising targets including glutamate excitotoxicity, neurotrophic factor deprivation, and mitochondrial dysfunction, with nicotinamide emerging as a leading candidate due to its ability to robustly protect RGCs by supporting NAD levels and bioenergetics. Current clinical efforts are expanding into metabolic repurposing with agents (eg metformin and semaglutide), sustained-delivery systems with neurotrophic factors (eg ciliary neurotrophic factor implant), and functional enhancers (eg citicoline). To bridge the translational gap, the field is integrating new endpoints with higher sensitivity (eg advanced assessment of photopic negative response), AI-guided endpoint selection (eg graph attention neural network), novel biomarkers (eg detection of apoptotic retinal cells and neurofilament light chain in aqueous humor), and precision medicine frameworks (eg polygenic risk scores and multi-omics analysis) to develop the first clinically validated neuroprotective treatments for glaucoma.\n\nID: 42331517\nTitle: Presaccadic suppression is reduced for antisaccades.\nAbstract: Visual sensitivity is reduced immediately before and during saccadic eye movements, but the mechanisms underlying this suppression are not fully understood. One influential account proposes that an extraretinal signal associated with saccade preparation, such as a corollary discharge, contributes to suppression by actively modulating visual processing. If so, suppression should depend on not only saccade kinematics but also the neural processes underlying movement planning. We tested this prediction using the antisaccade task, in which preparatory activity in superior collicular neurons has been shown to differ reliably from that preceding prosaccades. Participants executed pro- or antisaccades while contrast sensitivity was measured using horizontal gratings briefly presented in the upper or lower visual field. Gratings were presented at varying times relative to saccade onset, allowing characterization of the time course of saccadic suppression. Robust perisaccadic elevation of contrast thresholds was observed for both saccade types. However, suppression in the 50 ms before saccade onset was significantly reduced for antisaccades relative to prosaccades. This effect was consistent across two timing protocols and was not explained by differences in saccade amplitude, peak velocity, or direction relative to horizontal. Our findings demonstrate that the temporal dynamics of saccadic suppression depend on the type of saccade being prepared, supporting the view that active motor preparatory signals contribute to the initiation of perceptual suppression.NEW & NOTEWORTHY Despite having similar kinematics, pro- and antisaccades differ in their preparatory control demands and associated neural activity. We show that differences between saccade types extend to their impact on visual processing-suppression in the 50 ms before movement is reduced during antisaccades compared with prosaccades. This finding indicates that motor planning context influences the strength of perisaccadic perceptual suppression.\n\nID: 42331110\nTitle: The C-terminal domain of RD3 enables accumulation of retinal membrane guanylyl cyclase (RetGC) in photoreceptor outer segment.\nAbstract: Retinal degeneration-3 protein (RD3) plays a dual role in photoreceptors - prevents their degeneration by suppressing aberrant activity of retinal membrane guanylyl cyclase (RetGC) in the inner segment and enables photoreceptor function by facilitating delivery of RetGC to the outer segment. Parts of RD3 structure supporting its dual function were evaluated in vivo using deletion mutants of a human RD3 transgenically expressed under the control of rod opsin promoter in Rd3-/- mouse rods lacking endogenous RD3. The human RD3 truncated after Gly148 or Arg158 not only inhibited RetGC activation by the guanylyl cyclase activating protein (GCAP) in vitro but also prevented rapid degeneration of the RD3-deficient rods in transgenic mice. However, these deletion mutants did not restore RetGC trafficking in Rd3-/- rods to the outer segment or normal rod function. Extending RD3 polypeptide to Ser170 restored RetGC accumulation in the outer segment of rescued Rd3-/- rods and enabled their photoresponse. These findings indicate that the RD3 serves as a 'ski lift' for RetGC produced in the inner segment, in which Arg158-Ser170 region of RD3 mediates coupling of the RetGC:RD3 complex to intracellular protein trafficking, while its \u03b1-helical core N-terminal to Gly148 binds RetGC and suppresses its aberrant activation by GCAP in the inner segment in order to prevent degeneration of photoreceptors.\n\nID: 42292475\nTitle: Role of BDNF in form-deprivation myopia progression in guinea pigs.\nAbstract: This study investigated the effects of intravitreal administration of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) on the progression of form-deprivation myopia (FDM) in a guinea pig model and explored the associated molecular mechanisms. In Experiment 1, 45 pigmented guinea pigs (aged 3 weeks) were randomly assigned to 5 groups to assess the impact of varying BDNF concentrations (50, 100, and 200 \u03bcg/mL) delivered via intravitreal injection following 4 weeks of monocular form deprivation. Axial length and refractive error were measured at baseline, after the deprivation period, and one day post-injection. In Experiment 2, 36 guinea pigs were allocated into 4 groups to further assess ocular structural changes and underlying molecular pathways. Hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) staining, immunofluorescence, optical coherence tomography (OCT), and western blotting were used to analyze morphological changes in the retina, choroid, and sclera, as well as the expression of BDNF, phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K), protein kinase B (AKT), endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS), and neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNOS) in the retina. The 200 \u03bcg/mL BDNF concentration significantly inhibited axial elongation and myopic refractive shifts in eyes with FDM. Immunofluorescence localized BDNF expression predominantly to the retina and choroid. Both H&E staining and OCT imaging demonstrated increased retinal and choroidal thickness and improved scleral collagen organization following BDNF administration. Western blot analysis revealed a downregulation of PI3K, AKT, eNOS, and nNOS expression in the retina of FDM-affected eyes treated with BDNF. Intravitreal injection of 200 \u03bcg/mL BDNF effectively attenuated the progression of FDM in guinea pigs. This effect may be mediated through modulation of the PI3K/AKT/eNOS/nNOS signaling pathway. These findings support BDNF as a potential therapeutic target for myopia control.\n\nID: 42277857\nTitle: Long-term polystyrene nanoplastics exposure aggravates retinal inflammation and photoreceptor degeneration through microglial SPP1 signaling and neutrophil extracellular traps formation.\nAbstract: Micro/nanoplastics (MNPs), as emerging environmental contaminants, present a growing concern for human health. This study aims to investigate the effects of polystyrene nanoplastics (PS-NPs) exposure on retinal pathology and underlying mechanisms. Retinal detachment (RD) model was established on adult mice following PS-NPs exposure (10 and 50\u00a0mg/L) through drinking water for two months. In vitro, oxygen glucose deprivation (OGD) model was established on BV2 microglia-661W photoreceptor co-culture system following PS-NPs exposure (100\u00a0mg/L) for 24\u00a0h. SPP1 neutralizing antibody and recombinant protein were administrated by subretinal injection. DNase I and Cl-amidine were utilized to achieve neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) inhibition. Electroretinogram was used to assess retinal function. Terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP nick end labeling (TUNEL), immunofluorescent staining, western blot analysis and enzyme activity assays were used to analyze photoreceptor apoptosis, microglial responses and oxidative stress. Microglia were purified with CD11b MicroBeads. Transcriptomic profiles of PS-NPs-exposed microglia and human retinas of proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR) were analyzed. PS-NPs were able to breach the blood-retina barrier, disrupt phototransduction, aggravate oxidative stress and apoptosis in RD-induced photoreceptor degeneration model dose-dependently. Mechanistically, PS-NPs exposure triggered retinal inflammation, microglial activation and microglial SPP1-mediated peripheral neutrophil recruitment. SPP1 neutralization mitigated PS-NPs-aggravated chemokine secretion, neutrophil infiltration and NETs formation. Recombinant SPP1 protein treatment heightened neutrophil-driven retinal damage, while this could be partially reversed by chemokine receptor inhibition. NETs inhibition alleviated PS-NPs-exacerbated microglial proinflammatory activation and photoreceptor degeneration. Furthermore, transcriptomic profiling showed parallels between PS-NPs-exposed microglia and human PVR specimens in SPP1 signaling and stress/stimulus response pathways. Our findings demonstrated that PS-NPs exposure aggravated retinal inflammation and photoreceptor degeneration by microglial SPP1 signaling activation and NETs formation, underscoring new insights into the effects and potential targets of MNPs exposure on retinal disorders.\n\nID: 42275689\nTitle: Targeting endothelial cytoskeletal remodeling to restore angiogenesis in ischemic heart disease.\nAbstract: Ischemic heart disease (IHD) remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Effective restoration of myocardial perfusion relies on angiogenesis, a process frequently impaired in patients due to endothelial dysfunction. Endothelial cells orchestrate angiogenesis through dynamic cytoskeletal remodeling, which regulates migration, polarity, proliferation, and lumen formation. This review summarizes the molecular mechanisms underlying endothelial cytoskeletal remodeling and how their dysregulation contributes to angiogenesis failure in IHD. We focus on alterations in actin filaments, microtubules, and intermediate filaments, and upstream signaling pathways involved in mechanotransduction, Rho GTPase signaling, and cellular metabolism. Importantly, we highlight therapeutically actionable strategies aimed at restoring endothelial function, including pharmacological modulation of cytoskeletal regulators, epigenetic interventions, and biomaterial-based approaches. A major limitation of the current literature is that most mechanistic insights are derived from non-cardiac vascular beds (e.g., retina, brain, lung); where applicable, we explicitly distinguish cardiac-specific evidence from extrapolated findings. By integrating mechanistic insights with translational perspectives, this review provides a framework for developing targeted pro-angiogenic therapies in IHD, while emphasizing the urgent need for direct validation in human coronary endothelium.\n\nID: 42268879\nTitle: Disruption to TFEB signaling and autophagy in newly formed oligodendrocytes leads to aberrant generation of CNS myelin.\nAbstract: Myelin is a defining feature of the vertebrate nervous system, yet the cellular and molecular mechanisms governing its integrity remain poorly understood. Here, using volume electron microscopy and a knock-in mouse line targeting newly formed oligodendrocytes, we reconstruct early optic nerve myelination and examine retinal ganglion cell axon ensheathment. We observe that newly formed myelin sheaths exhibit membrane protrusions and occasional degenerative myelin \"whorls.\" Conditional disruption of the transcription factor EB (TFEB)-autophagy pathway in newly formed oligodendrocytes significantly increases the abundance of these aberrant myelin structures, indicating that this pathway is required for proper myelin formation and integrity. Importantly, this pathway acts independently of the well-established function of TFEB that represses myelin sheath growth. Together, our findings identify a role for TFEB-dependent autophagy in establishing proper myelin structure during development, providing insights into the oligodendrocyte-intrinsic mechanisms that regulate myelin integrity.\n\nID: 42265376\nTitle: Functional and morphological alterations of light detection circuits in postmortem retina from donors with different stages of Alzheimer's-like pathology.\nAbstract: Disruption of sleep and circadian rhythms is one of the earliest symptoms of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Circadian entrainment and modulation of alertness are non-visual responses to light driven by intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells (ipRGCs). To explore structural and functional changes of ipRGCs and ipRGC circuits in AD, we analyzed the retinas and brains of 13 elderly patients ranging from normal cognition to AD and performed ex vivo extracellular electrophysiological recordings on freshly harvested retinas. While no impairment of rods and cones was observed, there was a severe loss of ipRGCs in AD donors. Importantly, the remaining ipRGCs exhibited morphological alterations, hyperexcitability, and were not able to sustain high levels of activation. These changes may be ipRGC subtype-specific and vary across donors with pathological severity. Altered ipRGC circuits and function could contribute to the disruption of sleep and circadian rhythms reported in AD patients. Measuring ipRGC-dependent responses to light could be a promising way to predict or monitor pathological changes in the brain.\n\nID: 42224261\nTitle: Magnesium neuroprotection in retinal ganglion cells: A computational study of frequency-dependent therapeutic windows and intervention timing.\nAbstract: Retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) are vulnerable to excitotoxic damage mediated by excessive NMDA receptor activation and calcium overload. Extracellular magnesium (Mg2+) blocks NMDA receptors in a voltage-dependent manner, offering potential neuroprotection. However, the optimal Mg2+ concentrations and timing for effective intervention remain poorly defined. We developed a conductance-based computational model of an RGC incorporating Hodgkin-Huxley dynamics, AMPA and NMDA receptor-mediated synaptic transmission, and intracellular calcium dynamics. We systematically varied Mg2+ concentration (0.2-2.5 mM) and stimulation frequency (10-100 Hz) to identify therapeutic windows balancing neuroprotection with function preservation. At physiological frequencies (10-60 Hz), elevated Mg2+ reduced calcium (Ca2+) accumulation by 50-85% without affecting spike output. At excitotoxic frequencies (80 Hz), a narrow therapeutic window of 1.6-2.0 mM was identified, lying within a broader 1.4-2.0 mM spike-loss plateau (20% loss), where calcium additionally fell below the toxicity threshold while spike output was preserved. Intervention timing analysis revealed that Mg2+ protection efficacy is maximal with pre-treatment or immediate intervention (100%), and declines steeply with delay-reflecting the rapid early rise in Ca2+ rather than a fixed biological deadline (\u226550% protection requires intervention within 0.2 s in our abrupt-onset protocol; \u223c11% by 0.5 s). Re-analysis in terms of normalized Ca2+ progress revealed that the critical constraint for \u226550% protection is intervention before \u223c35% of peak Ca2+ accumulation-a state-based threshold reflecting relative phase sensitivity that generalizes across timescales. Sensitivity analyses confirmed robustness of the therapeutic window across physiologically plausible parameter ranges, and numerical validation demonstrated accuracy of the computational approach. These findings demonstrate that Mg2+-mediated neuroprotection is highly dependent on both concentration and timing, with implications for therapeutic strategies targeting glutamate excitotoxicity in glaucoma and retinal ischemia.\n\nID: 42224079\nTitle: Retinal waves shape starburst amacrine cell dendrite development through a direction-selective dendritic computation.\nAbstract: During development, dendrites undergo structural plasticity in response to neural activity; however, whether spatiotemporal activity patterns can instruct dendritic growth remains unclear. Prior to vision, the developing mouse retina exhibits spontaneous retinal waves with a nasal propagation bias that mimics forward optic flow. Here, we reveal that starburst amacrine cells use direction-selective dendritic computations to transform this propagation bias into asymmetric dendrite growth, linking activity patterns to structural development.\n\nID: 42216554\nTitle: NF-\u03baB Involvement in Glaucoma-Associated Neuroinflammation: Focus on Glial Cells.\nAbstract: Glaucoma is a complex neurodegenerative disease characterized by the progressive loss of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) and optic nerve damage. Both mechanical and vascular factors are believed to contribute to the etiology of glaucoma. However, the underlying pathogenic mechanisms are not yet fully understood. In this article, although it is a single component of a multifactorial condition, we argue that neuroinflammation is a significant factor in glaucoma pathogenesis. Glaucoma, at present, is recognized as a neurodegenerative disorder sharing common neuroinflammatory mechanisms with classical neurodegenerative diseases. The involvement of classical immune signaling pathways, such as TLRs and NF-\u03baB, as well as proinflammatory cytokines like TNF-\u03b1, aligns glaucoma with other neurodegenerative diseases where inflammation is pivotal (e.g., Parkinson's and Alzheimer's diseases). As such, glaucoma should be considered not only an ocular pressure disorder but also a neurodegenerative condition with a strong immune component. This perspective opens new avenues for novel therapeutic intervention, including the targeting of glial cells or modulators of inflammatory signaling. However, the complexity of microglial phenotypes and the timing of their activation relative to astrocytes remain areas that require further clarification. The current M1/M2 paradigm is acknowledged as overly simplistic, highlighting the need for more refined and nuanced models. Although oxidative stress and other interconnected signaling, such as STAT3, are involved in the pathogenesis of glaucoma, here, we focus on the role of the NF-\u03baB signaling pathway within the glaucomatous condition with a special focus on the main characters fostering the neuroinflammation.\n\nID: 42216533\nTitle: Immune-Metabolic Interactions in the Degenerative Retina: A Systems Biology Approach Based on Diabetic Retinopathy.\nAbstract: Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is increasingly recognized as a complex neurovascular degenerative disorder driven by intertwined immune and metabolic disturbances within the retinal microenvironment. Chronic hyperglycemia induces metabolic stress, mitochondrial dysfunction, and oxidative imbalance, which, in turn, activate innate and adaptive immune pathways. Key mechanisms-including complement dysregulation, microglial activation, leukostasis, cytokine and chemokine signaling, and advanced glycation end-product-mediated inflammation-contribute to endothelial injury, barrier breakdown, and progressive neuronal loss. Parallel alterations in lipid metabolism, amino acid utilization, and mitochondrial bioenergetics further amplify inflammatory cascades and shape the retinal immune landscape. This review synthesizes current evidence on how immune-metabolic crosstalk orchestrates early and late stages of DR, integrating findings from transcriptomic, proteomic, metabolomic, and epigenetic studies. We examine core signaling hubs that couple metabolic dysfunction to inflammatory amplification, including complement components, the advanced glycation end product (AGE)-receptor for AGE (RAGE) pathway, cytokine networks, and immune response regulation. Adopting a systems biology perspective, we highlight how convergent mechanisms can unify vascular, neuronal, and glial pathology under a shared framework of immune-metabolic imbalance. An extensive literature search was conducted (PubMed, accessed December 2025). By positioning DR as a model of inflammatory retinal degeneration, this review outlines a conceptual foundation for network-based diagnostics and therapeutics. Understanding the dynamic interactions among immune signaling, metabolic stress, and neurovascular instability may inform future strategies to restore retinal homeostasis and prevent vision-threatening disease progression.\n\nID: 42213783\nTitle: Retinoic acid regulates foveal development in the human retina.\nAbstract: The fovea is a region of the human retina specialized for high-acuity vision, with a high density of cones and no rod photoreceptors. Recent studies using retinal organoids indicate that retinoic acid (RA) may play a key role in foveal development: low RA levels in the fovea, maintained by CYP26A1, lead to early cell cycle exit for progenitors and a low rod-to-cone ratio. To test this model in fetal human development, we studied human fetal retina in 3D cultures in the presence of RA and RA inhibitors. We find that inhibition of RA reduces retinal progenitor proliferation and rod development, while a high concentration of RA promotes rod fate and represses cone opsin expression. Moreover, inhibition of RA signaling promotes expression of M/L-opsins over S-opsin, a feature of the fovea. Our results demonstrate that RA levels control several key features of foveal development in human fetal retina.\n\nID: 42212336\nTitle: Endothelial Klf9 fine-tunes Akt signaling to act as a transcriptional brake restraining retinal angiogenesis.\nAbstract: Retinal angiogenesis requires precise transcriptional regulation. Kr\u00fcppel-like factor 9 (Klf9) has been implicated in various biological processes; however, its specific role in retinal vascular development and ocular neovascular disease remains unclear. In this study, we identified Klf9 as a critical transcriptional regulator of retinal vascular homeostasis. Spatiotemporal transcriptomic and single-cell RNA sequencing analyses revealed that Klf9 was highly enriched in retinal endothelial cells and upregulated during vascular maturation. Using genetic mouse models, we demonstrated that endothelial-specific Klf9 deletion accelerated neonatal retinal vascular expansion and tip cell formation, whereas its overexpression delayed angiogenesis and disrupted barrier function. In oxygen-induced retinopathy, Klf9 loss exacerbated pathological neovascularization and leakage, while its overexpression conferred protection. Integrated RNA-seq and ATAC-seq profiling of human retinal microvascular endothelial cells revealed that Klf9 represses a network of genes involved in the PI3K-Akt pathway and focal adhesions. Key effectors, including AKT1, PTK2, and RAC1, were suppressed by reduced chromatin accessibility at their promoters. Both in vitro and in vivo rescue experiments confirmed that Akt activation reverses vascular hypoplasia caused by Klf9 overexpression, whereas Akt inhibition normalizes the hyper-angiogenic phenotype of the Klf9-deficient endothelium. Collectively, these findings establish Klf9 as a transcriptional brake on retinal angiogenesis, acting through chromatin-mediated suppression of the PI3K-Akt pathway, and provide new mechanistic insights and potential therapeutic targets for pathological retinal angiogenesis.\n\nID: 42202020\nTitle: TPM1 drives cytoskeleton-immunometabolism coupling and LGALS9/CD45-mediated neuroinflammatory propagation in retinitis pigmentosa.\nAbstract: Retinitis pigmentosa (RP), the most prevalent inherited retinal degeneration, features progressive photoreceptor loss with no approved disease-modifying therapies. While microglia-driven neuroinflammation accelerates RP progression, its sustaining mechanisms remain elusive. Through integrated multiomics profiling of retinal degeneration 10 (rd10) mice, we identify tropomyosin 1 (TPM1) as a previously unrecognized cytoskeletal-immune regulator orchestrating spatial neuroinflammation in RP. Genetic ablation of Tpm1 attenuated microglial reactivity and preserved vision, whereas overexpression triggered self-reinforcing inflammation via four interlocked axes: (i) TPM1-mediated activator protein-1 (AP-1) hyperactivation initiates senescence-associated secretory phenotype (SASP) through mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) kinase/extracellular signal-regulated kinase 3-dependent MAPK signaling; (ii) SASP subsequently mediates reduced phagocytosis; (iii) Tpm1-Apoe/Fabp5 axis disruption precipitates lipid droplet accumulation with cholesterol crystallization; (iv) galectin-9 (LGALS9)/CD45-mediated intermicroglial signaling propagates inflammatory signals across the retina. Our work redefines TPM1 as a linchpin in self-sustaining neurodegeneration cycles, where cytoskeletal dysfunction fuels immunometabolic collapse. These findings unveil precision therapeutic strategies targeting TPM1 hubs-notably the LGALS9/CD45 axis-to disrupt inflammatory cycles while preserving retinal homeostasis.\n\nID: 42194266\nTitle: Retinal Ganglion Cell Degeneration in Glaucoma: Systematic Review.\nAbstract: Retinal ganglion cell (RGC) degeneration underlies glaucomatous optic neuropathy and remains a leading cause of irreversible vision loss worldwide. Although elevated intraocular pressure (IOP) is the primary modifiable risk factor, RGC death reflects converging mechanisms including mechanical stress, vascular insufficiency, metabolic dysfunction, and neuroinflammation. We conducted a PRISMA-guided systematic review with PICOS-defined eligibility criteria, searching PubMed, Cochrane Library, ScienceDirect, Scopus, Google Scholar, and ProQuest for studies through January 2026 on RGC degeneration and neuroprotective or regenerative therapies in glaucoma. Included studies supported OCT-based structural assessment and imaging biomarkers as essential tools for early detection, risk stratification, and monitoring of progression and treatment response. Continued RGC loss despite IOP control in many patients highlights the need for mechanism-based interventions; neuroprotective strategies targeting excitotoxicity, oxidative stress, mitochondrial dysfunction, and neurotrophic insufficiency are emerging, while stem cell and gene-based regenerative therapies remain under active investigation. Integrating molecular insights with advanced imaging and biomarker-guided endpoints may enable earlier, more individualized intervention and help explain progression despite adequate pressure control.\n\nID: 42171430\nTitle: Blue Light Induces Retinal Ganglion Cell Damage by Stimulating Drp1-Dependent Mitochondrial Fission and Activating NF-\u03baB/NOX4 Axis.\nAbstract: This study aimed to investigate the mechanisms of blue light-induced neurotoxicity in retinal ganglion cells (RGCs), focusing on the roles of mitochondrial dynamics and oxidative stress. The impact of blue light exposure was assessed in vitro and in vivo. Key molecular changes were analyzed, and the effects of pharmacological inhibition of Drp1 and/or NOX4 were evaluated on mitochondrial function and RGC apoptosis. Blue light triggered mitochondrial fission by upregulating Drp1 and downregulating MFN2. This disruption promoted the nuclear translocation and phosphorylation of p65, which subsequently enhanced NOX4 transcription and increased mitochondrial reactive oxygen species (ROS) production. Inhibiting either Drp1 or p65 suppressed NOX4 expression and ROS generation. Furthermore, combined inhibition of Drp1 and NOX4 effectively restored mitochondrial function and reduced RGC apoptosis. Both Drp1 and NOX4 contribute to blue light-induced RGC damage, and our findings highlight the importance of the Drp1/mitochondrial fission/p65/NOX4 signaling axis in this process, leading to oxidative stress. Targeting this signaling axis represents a promising therapeutic strategy for preventing blue light-induced retinal injury.\n\nID: 42168490\nTitle: miR\u201116\u20115p Protects RGCs Against Retinal Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury by Modulating Astrocyte-Mediated Neuroinflammation Through the Wip1/NF-\u03baB Signaling Axis.\nAbstract: Astrocyte-mediated neuroinflammation has recently been implicated as a key contributor to neurodegeneration following retinal ischemia-reperfusion (IR) injury. However, the role of miR\u201116\u20115p in this process remains unclear. This study aimed to investigate the function and mechanism of miR\u201116\u20115p. TargetScan was used to predict miR-16-5p targets, which were validated by RNA pull-down. miR\u201116\u20115p expression was assessed by RT\u2011qPCR in IR retinas and in astrocytes after oxygen-glucose deprivation/reoxygenation (OGD/R). Astrocyte activation, inflammatory cytokine, and Wip1/nuclear factor kappa B (NF\u2011\u03baB) signaling were examined following miR-16-5p modulation with mimics or inhibitors in vitro and in vivo. Retinal ganglion cell (RGC) apoptosis, retinal function, and morphology were evaluated. miR\u201116\u20115p was found to potentially target wild-type p53-induced phosphatase 1 (Wip1) and decreased Wip1 expression. In IR-injured mouse retinas and OGD/R-treated astrocytes, miR\u201116\u20115p expression was significantly downregulated. This decrease was accompanied by astrocyte activation, increased TNF-\u03b1 and IL-1\u03b2 levels, and upregulation of Wip1 and phosphorylated NF-\u03baB p65 (p-p65). These retinal changes indicated retinal injury, characterized by increased TUNEL-positive RGCs, elevated cleaved caspase-3 levels, retinal thinning, and reduced electroretinography (ERG) amplitudes. Treatment with miR-16-5p mimics ameliorated these molecular, cellular, structural, and functional alterations, whereas miR\u201116\u20115p inhibitors exacerbated them. Collectively, miR-16-5p may protect RGCs from IR-induced apoptosis by suppressing astrocyte-mediated inflammation via the Wip1/NF-\u03baB signaling axis.\n\nID: 42157244\nTitle: The Wnt/StarD7 axis protects retinal ganglion cells from glutamate excitotoxicity by inhibiting ferroptosis.\nAbstract: Glutamate (Glu) accumulation-induced excitotoxicity is a major cause of retinal ganglion cell (RGC) death in glaucoma, and the role of ferroptosis, a novel form of cell death, is critical in this process. The aim of this study was to investigate the function and regulatory mechanisms of the lipid transport protein StarD7 in RGC ferroptosis. An N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA)-induced retinal excitotoxicity mouse model and a Glu-induced RGC cell model were constructed for experimental investigation. RT\u2012qPCR and Western blotting were used to assess the expression of related genes and proteins, HE staining was used to assess pathological retinal damage, and kits were used to evaluate ferroptosis-related indicators. Ferroptosis was involved in NMDA-induced RGC damage in glaucoma mice. StarD7 expression was upregulated in glaucoma, and overexpression of StarD7 decreased the levels of total iron, Fe2+, ROS, and MDA in vitro and in vivo while increasing the expression levels of GSH, GPX4, and xCT, thereby suppressing RGC ferroptosis. Mechanistically, Glu treatment significantly reduced the expression of the Wnt signaling pathway proteins Wnt1 and \u03b2-catenin. Activating the Wnt/\u03b2-catenin pathway promoted StarD7 expression, which in turn inhibited Glu-induced ferroptosis in mRGCs. The Wnt/\u03b2-catenin signaling pathway inhibits Glu-induced RGC ferroptosis by upregulating StarD7 expression, revealing the potential neuroprotective role of StarD7 in glaucoma treatment and providing a scientific basis for the development of new therapeutic strategies. Not applicable.\n\nID: 42151448\nTitle: Cortical activity and functional organisation during ocular pursuit is affected by concurrent upper limb movement.\nAbstract: Tracking a moving object with the eyes involves sensory-motor and cognitive processes, and is supported by a wide network of cortical areas. We investigated if cortical activity and network organisation in young adults are influenced by the availability of retinal input when pursuing a moving object, and whether this is modulated by extra-retinal input from concurrent upper limb movement. As expected, we found a decrease in average eye velocity, and increase in saccadic displacement, when the moving object was occluded, as well as a general facilitatory effect of oculo-manual tracking. We also found decreased activity in prefrontal and frontal cortex during oculo-manual compared to ocular tracking when the moving object was occluded. Following a short period of practice in the oculo-manual condition without occlusion, there was an increase in activity in prefrontal, parietal and visual cortex during ocular tracking. These findings could indicate how extra-retinal input during oculo-manual tracking reduces the need for attentional and predictive processes to extrapolate and pursue the occluded object. This is an important step in better understanding impaired oculo-manual coordination (e.g., age-related decline), potentially informing the development of more effective tasks for differential diagnosis and rehabilitation.\n\nID: 42149122\nTitle: cGAS-STING Pathway Mediates Retinal Pigmental Epithelial Dysfunction in Diabetic Retinopathy.\nAbstract: Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a predominant cause of vision impairment among working-age individuals, with a subset of patients responding poorly to current treatments. This study investigated alterations in double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) levels in the aqueous humor and retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) dysfunction in DR patients, exploring the potential role of the cyclic GMP-AMP synthase (cGAS)-STING pathway in DR progression. We found that DR patients showed significantly elevated dsDNA levels in the aqueous humor compared with control individuals. Fundus autofluorescence imaging revealed an increase in high-autofluorescence spots in DR patients, indicating early RPE dysfunction. In vivo and in\u00a0vitro models of DR demonstrated mitochondrial damage and dsDNA leakage in RPE cells, along with cGAS-STING pathway activation in the retina. Pharmacological inhibition of STING reduced cytoplasmic dsDNA accumulation and damaged mitochondria, alleviating inflammation in\u00a0vitro. In vivo, STING inhibition ameliorated RPE dysfunction and vascular changes. These findings highlight the critical role of the cGAS-STING pathway in DR pathogenesis and suggest that STING inhibition may serve as a promising therapeutic strategy to reduce retinal inflammation and slow the progression of DR. The retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) serves as the outer blood-retinal barrier, protecting the neural retina from systemic changes. We aimed to preserve RPE integrity through early intervention and inhibit DR progression. Our study focused on determining whether the involvement of the cyclic GMP-AMP synthase-STING pathway and mitochondrial damage drive RPE dysfunction. We found that mitochondrial dysfunction in the RPE under diabetic conditions triggers activation of the cyclic GMP-AMP synthase-STING pathway, leading to disruption of RPE and retinal vascular instability. Targeting this pathway restored RPE function and limited retinal deterioration. These findings highlight a promising therapeutic approach for preventing disease progression.\n\nID: 42134047\nTitle: Vision as looking and seeing through a bottleneck.\nAbstract: Progress in vision research has been slower downstream than upstream of the primary visual cortex (V1). Traditional frameworks have largely overlooked a central constraint: only a tiny fraction of retinal input is recognized. Thus, to a first approximation, vision is better formulated as looking and seeing through a bottleneck. Looking, mainly by the peripheral visual field, selects visual information to enter this bottleneck, largely via gaze shifts that center selected contents at the fovea. Seeing, mainly by the central visual field, recognizes this content. Converging evidence suggests that V1 initiates the bottleneck and contributes to looking by generating a bottom-up saliency map that guides saccades exogenously, and that top-down feedback along the visual pathway, targeting mainly the representation of the central visual field, refines seeing. Progress will accelerate through falsifiable theories that explicitly link behavior with neural substrates, and by experimental designs that avoid forced fixations and precisely track gaze.\n\nID: 42121942\nTitle: miR-927 Regulates Photoreceptor Subtype Specification Through Yorkie and Sensory Opsins in Drosophila.\nAbstract: Binary cell fate decisions in the Drosophila retina generate R8 photoreceptor subtypes that express either blue-sensitive Rh5 or green-sensitive Rh6 opsins. These choices are governed by a Hippo pathway-dependent bistable switch, yet the mechanisms that couple pathway output to terminal opsin expression remain unclear. Here, we identify miR-927 as a regulator that biases R8 subtype fate. Loss of miR-927 increases Rh5-positive pR8 cells, whereas its overexpression promotes Rh6-positive yR8 identity. Mechanistically, miR-927 directly represses the terminal differentiation gene Rh5 and is capable of repressing the Hippo pathway effector yki through its 3'UTR. This dual targeting couples pathway output to terminal gene expression, providing a mechanism to bias and stabilize subtype identity. More broadly, our findings illustrate how microRNAs can be integrated into bistable signaling networks to modulate binary cell fate decisions.\n\nID: 42117501\nTitle: Roles of sonic hedgehog signaling in retinal patterning and neurogenesis during mammalian eye development.\nAbstract: The sonic hedgehog (Shh) signaling pathway is essential for the patterning, growth and morphogenesis of many tissues. During early eye development, Shh is required for the formation of the two optic vesicles, which give rise to the retina, retinal pigment epithelium and optic stalk. It also regulates the balance between proliferation and differentiation during retinal histogenesis, a key process shaping the cellular architecture of the mature retina. Despite these roles, the temporal dynamics, regional functions and downstream consequences of Shh signaling during retinal development remain incompletely understood. Here, we performed a comprehensive analysis of Shh pathway function across retinal development in mice using temporally and spatially controlled deletion of smoothened (Smo), an essential pathway transducer. This strategy revealed context-dependent requirements for Shh signaling in eye patterning. In addition, we find that Shh signaling coordinates retinal neurogenesis by maintaining the progenitor pool while regulating progenitor competence, ensuring appropriate proportions of retinal cell types. Together, our findings identify new links between Shh signaling, regional patterning and the temporal control of neurogenesis during mammalian retinal development.\n\nID: 42114300\nTitle: Bis(2-ethylhexyl)tetrabromophthalate disrupts thyroid hormone signaling and causes visual impairment in zebrafish larvae.\nAbstract: Bis(2-ethylhexyl)tetrabromophthalate (TBPH), a ubiquitous novel brominated flame retardant (NBFR), has been reported to disrupt thyroid hormone (TH) homeostasis and induce abnormal phototactic behavior in zebrafish larvae. However, the mechanisms by which TBPH interferes with the thyroid system remain unclear, and it is still unknown whether such endocrine disruption leads to structural impairments in retinal development. Here, we hypothesize that TBPH disrupts the hypothalamic-pituitary-thyroid (HPT) axis, impairs the TH signaling pathway, and ultimately leads to visual dysfunction during early development. Our results indicated that TBPH exposure cause structural damage in zebrafish larvae, including decreased eye size, reduced retinal layer thickness and decreased cell density in the ganglion cell layer (GCL). Meanwhile, during the light-dark cycle assay, zebrafish larvae exhibited abnormal locomotor behavior accompanied by heightened sensitivity to light. Molecular docking analyses suggested that TBPH could bind competitively to transthyretin (TTR), which may be a primary mechanism disrupting HPT axis homeostasis. In addition, TBPH exposure led to upregulation of key genes related to retinal development and opsins, suggesting a potential compensatory response to retinal injury. This study provides novel mechanistic insights into NBFR toxicity and highlights new perspectives about safe alternatives to environmental pollutants.\n\nID: 42106180\nTitle: Phototransduction in vertebrate rod and cone cells.\nAbstract: Vertebrate photoreceptor cells operate under very dim and bright illumination regimes. A protein machinery in rod and cone cells underlying the light response mediates photoexcitation, the return to the dark state, and adaptation processes. The machinery controls the homeostasis and mutual dependence of two cytoplasmic messengers, cGMP and Ca2+. The signaling pathway starts with light absorption by visual pigments (rhodopsin in rods or cone opsin in cones), which triggers an amplified signaling cascade, leading to the hydrolysis of cGMP and closure of cyclic nucleotide-gated channels in the photoreceptor plasma membrane. Every step in the signaling pathway is turned off by deactivation reactions, and membrane-bound sensory guanylate cyclases catalyze the resynthesis of cGMP under control of a Ca2+-dependent feedback. Inherited retinal diseases cause dysfunction or loss of human vision resulting from mutations that affect the localization or function of photoreceptor-specific proteins. An imbalance of the cGMP/Ca2+ homeostasis is the cellular consequence of several mutations that were identified in proteins controlling cGMP hydrolysis and synthesis.\n\nID: 42105690\nTitle: CASK mediates methylglyoxal-induced mitochondria-associated cell death in retinal M\u00fcller cells through modulating the ROS-p38-SOCE signalling pathway and antioxidant enzymes.\nAbstract: Diabetic retinopathy (DR), a major cause of blindness, is partly driven by methylglyoxal (MGO), a glycolytic byproduct with cytotoxic properties. Retinal M\u00fcller cells (MCs), which preserve retinal integrity and function, are highly susceptible to MGO-induced damage. Calcium/calmodulin-dependent serine protein kinase (CASK), a scaffold protein widely expressed in the retina, has an unidentified role in MCs and DR progression. In murine rMC1 cells, CASK was detected in both the nucleus and cytosol, with strong mitochondrial localization. Knockdown of CASK markedly reduced MGO-induced apoptosis, mitochondrial reactive oxygen species (mtROS) accumulation, mitochondrial membrane potential collapse, and impairment of oxidative phosphorylation. The cytotoxic effects were abolished by the ROS scavengers NAC and MitoTEMPO. Notably, silencing CASK also elevated basal antioxidant proteins, including SOD2, GPX4, and catalase. Furthermore, CASK depletion prevented MGO-induced increases in cytosolic and mitochondrial Ca\u00b2\u207a, as well as Ca\u00b2\u207a influx through ER Ca\u00b2\u207a store depletion. Pharmacological inhibition of store-operated Ca\u00b2\u207a entry (SOCE), the mitochondrial calcium uniporter (MCU), or CASK kinase activity suppressed MGO-induced Ca2\u202f+ overload and cell death without altering mtROS production. Mechanistically, CASK is associated with STIM1 to facilitate Orai1 clustering, thereby enhancing SOCE activity. Inhibition of p38 signaling similarly reduced Ca2+ accumulation and apoptosis. Transcriptomic analysis revealed that CASK silencing upregulated genes involved in mitochondrial respiration and oxidative phosphorylation, particularly complexes I and V. Collectively, these findings demonstrate that CASK promotes MGO-induced apoptosis through kinase-independent disruption of mitochondrial and antioxidant defenses, and kinase-dependent activation of SOCE, identifying CASK as a potential therapeutic target in DR.\n\nID: 42403907\nTitle: Preserving predictive information under biologically plausible compression.\nAbstract: Retinal ganglion cells show high convergence onto their downstream projections, which poses a problem for information transfer: how can information be preserved through a synaptic layer that has significantly more inputs than outputs? Lossy compression suggests many efficient, yet computation-agnostic, methods for reading out input stimuli or activity patterns. Focusing on prediction as a ubiquitous computation in the brain, we compare compressions that explicitly retain predictive information to common neural compression frameworks that do not. We find evidence that compressing retinal inputs to perform optimal predictive computations allows putative downstream neurons to predict the future near-optimally across natural scenes. Other sensory systems also exhibit compression in their processing hierarchies, and we hope that our framework will be useful in cases where it is not yet known how information about a specific computation is maintained under compression.\n\nID: 42294803\nTitle: The iCre-DTA176 Mouse Exhibits Canonical Spontaneous Network Activity Associated With Retinal Degeneration.\nAbstract: Spontaneous rhythmic activity is a defining feature of degenerating retinas and poses a major barrier to effective vision restoration. In this study, we sought to determine the presence, underlying mechanisms and functional consequences of spontaneous network activity in the Rho-iCre-DTA176 mouse, a novel model of retinal degeneration. Extracellular recordings were obtained from isolated retinas using multielectrode arrays to characterize spontaneous and optogenetically evoked retinal ganglion cell (RGC) activity. Network mechanisms were probed pharmacologically by disrupting electrical coupling using the gap-junction blocker meclofenamic acid (MFA). Retinal ganglion cells in Rho-iCre-DTA176 retinas exhibited pronounced oscillatory burst firing characterized by short interspike intervals, high burst occupancy and narrowband spectral structure. MFA selectively reduced short interspike intervals and abolished rhythmic bursting activity while sparing residual spontaneous spiking, thus supporting a network-driven origin of the aberrant activity. At the functional level, suppressing spontaneous oscillations significantly improved the signal-to-noise ratio of optogenetically evoked responses. These results demonstrate that pathological retinal oscillations in the Rho-iCre-DTA176 mouse are driven by gap-junction-dependent network mechanisms and closely resemble those observed in established retinal degeneration models. Together, the results validate the Rho-iCre-DTA176 mouse as a valuable retina degeneration model for evaluating strategies aimed at restoring visual function.\n\nID: 42244702\nTitle: Receptive-field sizes during remapping and uniform transsaccadic updating across the visual space.\nAbstract: Forward receptive-field (RF) remapping, a mechanism for transsaccadic updating of retinal positions and perceptual stability, transiently changes cells' eccentricities and thus could also change their RF sizes, yet few studies examined RF sizes during remapping. A related issue is how the mechanism ensures the desired uniform updating across the visual space - a subtraction of the saccade vector from stimuli's retinal positions wherever they appear - given highly nonuniform RF sizes and cortical magnification over eccentricities. We analyzed our recent circuit model for remapping/updating after incorporating eccentricity-dependent RF sizes and found that when the corollary-discharge-gated connections achieve uniform updating in the visual space, the model predicts no change to cells' RF sizes despite their receiving inputs from other cells with different RF sizes. In contrast, if the updating were uniform in the cortical space but not visual space, cells' RF sizes would change during remapping. We analyzed the data from the lateral intraparietal area and frontal eye fields and found that remapping magnitudes are similar for cells of different eccentricities. We then confirmed the prediction that RF sizes did not change significantly during remapping. These results reveal a circuit mechanism for uniform updating and perceptual stability across the entire visual field.\n\nID: 41644320\nTitle: Flexible circuits for visually guided flight control in Drosophila.\nAbstract: Flight maneuvers in the fruit fly Drosophila have long served as a model for studying principles underlying visual information processing. Advances in genetic targeting of individual types of neurons for manipulation and recording, as well as the publication of the complete connectome, have greatly expanded our knowledge of how behavior is controlled by the fly's nervous system. In this review, I summarize recent findings on how visual information relevant to flight is transformed into a behavioral output, ranging from fast stabilizing reflex-like responses to longer-lasting goal-directed behaviors. I argue that flexibility in the processing of visual information and a hierarchical recruitment of different behavioral modules enable the control of this complex behavior with a comparatively small number of neurons.\n\n\n\nID: 41292659\nTitle: Mind's eye: Saccade-related evoked potentials support visual encoding in humans.\nAbstract: In active vision, the brain receives and encodes discontinuous streams of visual information gated by saccadic eye movements. Saccadic modulation of neural activity is hypothesized to evolve to support perception and memory; however, it remains unclear whether this mechanism exist in humans, and potential functional roles have not been determined. We used eye tracking and intracranial local field potentials recorded from invasively monitored epilepsy patients when they performed visual encoding tasks, and observed consistent evoked potentials following saccades (saccade-related evoked potentials, SREPs) across the cerebrum. These SREPs were not attributable to ocular muscle activity or retinal input. Their magnitudes were not explained by spatial proximity to eye muscles or saccade eccentricity, and their polarity bore no relationship to saccade direction. Instead, the phase of pre-saccadic oscillation aligned with saccade timing and dissociated SREPs with positive polarity from those with negative polarity. Spatiotemporal profiling revealed that SREPs emerged earliest and with the greatest magnitude in the temporal lobes. We developed a saccade-related neural dynamic (SRND) model that characterized pre-saccadic oscillatory activity and SREP at each electrode contact location using finite features. Random forest models trained with these features achieved 62.6% balanced accuracy for predicting next-day recognition (long-term memory). Using the Shapley value, a framework for explaining machine learning models, we identified an SREP profile, characterized by earlier latency and larger magnitude, which was associated with successful visual encoding. In contrast, predicting saccade direction using the same SRND model performed at chance level, indicating that the observed SREP is less likely a corollary discharge signaling saccadic motor copy. These findings demonstrate SREPs as a neural mechanism of saccadic modulation with a role in human visual encoding.\n\nID: 41107227\nTitle: Chronic 40 Hz light flicker mitigates epileptogenesis through a visual pathway associated with the dorsal lateral geniculate nucleus shell.\nAbstract: Altered gamma activity is associated with epilepsy. Gamma entrainment using sensory stimuli (GENUS), a non-invasive, exogenous stimulation by rhythmic 40\u2009Hz light flicker, strengthens gamma activity in the primary visual cortex (V1) and suppresses spike generation. Here, we assessed the effect of GENUS on epileptogenesis in male mice with status epilepticus induced by pilocarpine. We found that GENUS immediately increased gamma activity and reduced epileptiform spikes in epileptic mice. After six weeks of GENUS treatment in epileptic mice, significant reductions were observed in neuronal loss and gliosis, brain hyperexcitability was ameliorated, and epilepsy-related behavioral performance was improved. We determined that the increased 40\u2009Hz oscillations and reduced seizure susceptibility induced by GENUS were dependent on the visual circuit associated with ON-OFF direction-selective retinal ganglion cells, glutamatergic neurons in the shell of the dorsal lateral geniculate nucleus, and parvalbumin-expressing fast-spiking interneurons in the superficial 2/3 layer of V1.\n\nID: 41082375\nTitle: Lack of cross modal plasticity potentially linked to ongoing activation of visual cortex and superior colliculus in the rd10 mouse model of retinitis pigmentosa.\nAbstract: Efforts in vision restoration have been focused on a condition called Retinitis Pigmentosa, where photoreceptors in the retina degenerate while the rest of the visual pathway remain mostly intact. Retinal implants that directly stimulate retinal ganglion cells have shown promising but limited results in patients so far. Apart from technical limitations, cross-modal plasticity of visual areas might contribute to this problem. We therefore investigated if the primary visual cortex (V1) of the rd10 mouse model for retinal degeneration became more sensitive to auditory or tactile sensory inputs. After reaching complete blindness confirmed by the lack of optomotor responses, activity in V1 and superior colliculus (SC) was recorded using Neuropixels probes. While we could not find any significant differences in tactile or auditory responses compared to wildtype mice, the local field potential revealed distinct oscillatory events (0.5-6\u00a0Hz) in V1 and SC resembling previously observed aberrant activity in the retina of rd10 mice. We therefore propose that aberrant retinal activity is transmitted to higher visual areas where it prevents cross-modal changes. Additionally, our results provide evidence of an intact visual cortex with promising potential for future therapeutic strategies to restore vision.\n\nID: 40950047\nTitle: CUT&TIME captures the history of open chromatin in developing neurons.\nAbstract: Chromatin structure plays a central role in defining cell identity by regulating gene expression. During development, shifts in chromatin structure facilitate changes in gene expression needed to specify distinct cell types. To understand how changes in chromatin structure influence the developmental trajectory of neural progenitor cells, we developed CUT&TIME, a technique that uses a hyperactive 6-methyl adenosine (6mA) methyltransferase pulsed in living cells to map historical chromatin accessibility genome-wide in single cells. We show that CUT&TIME produces a record of the chromatin landscape during neurogenesis in the developing retina, specifically as neural progenitors produce the major projection neuron type, retinal ganglion cells (RGCs). We further show that this method is compatible with single cell profiling technologies, which allows us to visualize and capture the diversity of chromatin states that produce RGCs. Additionally, we identify changes in promoter accessibility associated with the transition from progenitor to RGC. Together, these data demonstrate that CUT&TIME captures a historical record of chromatin structure, which can be used to identify early changes in accessibility associated with cell-fate commitment.\n\nID: 40934054\nTitle: Scanpath EEG dynamic, a new perspective for neuroaesthetic connoisseurship in paintings.\nAbstract: The analysis of ocular scanpaths during the observation of artistic pictures has paved the way for neuroaesthetics to question the involvement of brain mechanisms during artistic experiences. In this review, we revisit the main aspects of three fundamental domains of investigation implicated in the perception of art and beauty: (1) oculomotor science, (2) vision, and (3) the dynamics of brain oscillations. For each of these fields, central elements are highlighted to demonstrate their functional inter-dependency for the future development of neuroaesthetics, upon which connoisseurship expertise depends. Namely, the scanpath theory, linked to basic neurophysiological concepts such as saccadic and blink suppression, fixational eye movements, and sensorimotor mnemonic, were described and integrated with other important elements of visual search. The meaning, saliency, and integrated priority maps were discussed in relation to working memory and consciousness. Then, the basic and specialized networks of the visual framework were reviewed in relation to bottom-up, top-down, and corollary discharge mechanisms. Finally, the EEG dynamics of alpha and gamma oscillations were proposed to decipher the involvement of brain wave generators during scanpath artistic exploration.\n\nID: 40799563\nTitle: Connectome of a human foveal retina.\nAbstract: The fovea is a unique specialization of the primate retina and is a promising site for obtaining the first complete connectome of a human central nervous system (CNS) structure. Within the fovea, neural cells and circuits have been miniaturized and compressed during evolution to sample the visual image at highest spatial resolution and begin the neural processing that serves human form, color, and motion perception. Here we present a comprehensive analysis of a sample of human foveal retina using deep learning-based segmentation to reconstruct all cells and synaptic connections at nanoscale resolution. We classified ~3,000 cells into 51 distinct morphological types based on their structural features and connectivity patterns. Our observations reveal novel synaptic pathways absent in non-human primates, suggesting specialized circuits contribute uniquely to human trichromatic color vision. A biophysical model of the distinct connectomes made by gap junctions (electrical synapses) between short- (S) and medium-long- (ML) wavelength-sensitive cone photoreceptors, suggests chromatic interactions between S and ML cones prior to the first chemical synapse. Segmentation of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) suggests the presence of only 11 visual pathways, with 5 high-density RGC pathways accounting for over 95% of foveal output to the brain: a dramatic contrast to the 40+ ganglion cell types recognized in mouse retina. Our connectomic analysis reveals distinctive features of human neural circuitry and demonstrates how AI-based computational approaches can advance understanding of human brain structure and function.\n\nID: 40793557\nTitle: Emergence of strategic cone weighting from efficient coding of spatiochromatic natural images.\nAbstract: We develop an efficient coding model to address how a population of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) can optimally combine signals from the retinal cone mosaic to maximize information transfer through the optic nerve. The model takes into account the redundancies inherent in color natural images and predicts how they should be reduced in order to make the best use of channel capacity in the optic nerve, given metabolic constraints, wiring constraints, and input and channel noise. RGCs are modeled as a set of linear-nonlinear neurons whose instantaneous firing rate is computed via a weighted sum of cone responses from a simulated L- and M-cone mosaic, followed by a rectifying nonlinearity. When adapted to a set of calibrated color natural images so as to maximize mutual information between the retinal image and RGC outputs, the learned weights exhibit a circularly symmetric, center-surround structure, and the population of RGCs tile visual space via ON- and OFF-mosaics, in line with previous studies that use only luminance variations in natural scenes. Over a range of cone-to-neuron ratios, the model RGCs strategically weight cones of a particular spectral type to construct a stronger form of L-M cone-opponency than would be obtained with purely random sampling, implying that such a specific arrangement increases information transfer through the optic nerve. Additionally, we find that the degree of cone-type-specific adaptation varies with the amount of noise in the cone activations, with less noise leading to more specific adaptation. The results of this study point to the benefits of strategic cone weighting for maximizing information transfer for spatiochromatic natural scenes.\n\nID: 40759398\nTitle: MiRNA-122-5p promotes retinal ganglion cell oxidative damage by targeting DJ-1 in hyperglycemic retina.\nAbstract: Mitochondrial dysfunction, induced by prolonged hyperglycemia, is widely regarded as a central factor in oxidative stress and retinal ganglion cell (RGC) degeneration in diabetic retinopathy (DR). DJ-1 (PARK7) acts as a crucial antioxidant defense mechanism, stabilizing mitochondrial structure and redox balance. However, its expression is dramatically suppressed under diabetic conditions, and the upstream regulatory mechanisms remain incompletely characterized. Growing evidence from epigenetic research implicates microRNAs (miRNAs) as important players in the molecular pathways underlying DR progression. Among these, miRNA-122-5p has drawn increasing attention due to its aberrant activity under diabetic stress and its putative interaction with PARK7. In this study, we employed a streptozotocin-induced type 1 diabetes mouse model and glucose-stimulated R28\u00a0cells to explore the contribution of miRNA-122-5p to mitochondrial damage, oxidative stress, and RGC injury. In diabetic mice, we observed significant oxidative imbalance, increased apoptotic activity, RGC loss, and diminished retinal function. MiRNA profiling identified miRNA-122-5p as the most upregulated among candidate miRNAs. Inhibition of miRNA-122-5p attenuated these pathological changes and preserved both cellular integrity and visual function. In vitro, high glucose triggered mitochondrial fragmentation, membrane potential collapse, and excessive reactive oxygen species generation in R28\u00a0cells. Suppressing miRNA-122-5p alleviated these injuries. Dual-luciferase assays confirmed that miRNA-122-5p directly targets PARK7, thereby post-transcriptionally repressing DJ-1 expression and compromising mitochondrial resilience. These findings establish miRNA-122-5p as a critical upstream regulator of DJ-1-mediated antioxidant defense. By aggravating mitochondrial oxidative stress, it contributes to RGC vulnerability in DR. Targeted modulation of miRNA-122-5p may offer a novel therapeutic approach to preserve retinal neurons and counteract neurodegeneration in DR.\n\nID: 40695285\nTitle: Limited transmission of mixed convergent signals at the mouse retinogeniculate synapse.\nAbstract: There are two broad modes of information transfer in the brain: the labeled line model, where neurons relay inputs they receive, and the mixed tuning model, where neurons transform different inputs. In the visual pathway, information transfer between retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) and dorsal lateral geniculate nucleus (dLGN) neurons is viewed as a labeled line. However, recent work in mice demonstrated that different RGC types, encoding distinct visual features, converge onto a dLGN neuron, raising the question of how the dLGN transforms visual information. Using optogenetics, we activated distinct RGC populations and measured dLGN neuron spiking in vivo. We found that visual response properties of strongly driven dLGN neurons largely match properties of the activated RGC population. While in vitro dual-opsin experiments demonstrate that strong functional convergence from distinct RGC types does occur at modest frequencies, our data largely support a labeled line model of retinogeniculate information transfer in mice.\n\nID: 40680735\nTitle: A cell type in the visual system that receives feedback about limb movement.\nAbstract: Body movement often evokes strong changes in neural activity in visual brain regions. Some of this movement-related activity is locked to locomotion, while other activity is locked to the movements of particular body parts. Visual brain regions are thought to use information about body movements to suppress or emphasize specific visual stimuli that might be expected to accompany these movements. However, we do not fully understand how these movement-related signals arise. Here, we show that a cell type in the Drosophila visual system (LT52) is strongly activated when flies groom their heads. Notably, LT52 neurons are active during grooming, even in blind flies, indicating that these signals are partly non-visual in origin. The non-visual component of LT52 activity is correlated with the movement of the ipsilateral foreleg, indicating that it likely arises from foreleg proprioceptors or motor commands. Grooming responses in LT52 neurons are also partly visual in origin. This visual component is recruited by large, moving objects with vertically extended edges-visual stimuli that resemble the fly's leg as it sweeps across the eye during grooming. The connectome shows that LT52 is anatomically positioned to inhibit the neural networks involved in steering toward a visual object in the environment. Thus, we suggest that LT52 functions to prevent the fly from steering toward its own leg. Together, our results show how neurons in visual brain regions can acquire selectivity for specific movements or gestures, using a combination of visual reafference and internal self-motion signals.\n\nID: 40578356\nTitle: Binocular integration of prey stimuli in the zebrafish visual system.\nAbstract: Most animals with two eyes combine the inputs to achieve binocular vision, which can serve numerous functions and is particularly useful in hunting prey. However, the mechanisms by which visual information from the two eyes are combined remain largely unknown. Here, we designed a device to reversibly occlude the eyes of a head-fixed zebrafish larva, and we used large-scale volumetric two-photon imaging to identify binocular neurons that respond to prey stimuli. We found that these binocular prey-responsive neurons (bino-PRNs) are primarily located in three areas, the pretectum, thalamus, and nucleus isthmi. We then characterized the bino-PRNs' functional properties and found that their left and right eye receptive fields are offset to varying degrees, which would correspond to objects at naturalistic hunting distances for a larva with converged eyes. We also found that bino-PRNs have a significantly greater response in hunting trials, which could be the result of an eye convergence-related corollary discharge. We then optogenetically induced prey capture eye and tail movements and found that this hunting command activates PRNs in the pretectum, thalamus, and nucleus isthmi. These findings indicate that bino-PRNs receive visual and motor input that would allow them to encode prey position in three dimensions.\n\nID: 39764927\nTitle: Fixational eye movements and edge integration in lightness perception.\nAbstract: A neural theory of human lightness computation is described and computer-simulated. The theory proposes that lightness is derived from transient ON and OFF cell responses in the early visual pathways that have different characteristic neural gains and that are generated by fixational eye movements (FEMs) as the eyes transit luminance edges in the image. The ON and OFF responses are combined with corollary discharge signals that encode the eye movement direction to create directionally selective ON and OFF responses. Cortical neurons with large-scale receptive fields independently integrate the outputs of all of the directional ON or OFF responses whose associated eye movement directions point towards their receptive field centers, with a spatial weighting determined by the receptive field profile. Lightness is computed by subtracting the spatially integrated OFF activity from spatially integrated ON activity and normalizing the difference signal so that the maximum response in the spatial lightness map at any given time equals a fixed activation level corresponding to the percept of white. Two different mechanisms for ON and OFF cells responses are considered and simulated, and both are shown to produce an overall lightness model that explains a host of quantitative and qualitative lightness phenomena, including the Staircase Gelb and related illusions, failures of lightness constancy in the simultaneous contrast illusion, Chevreul's illusion, lightness filling-in, and perceptual fading of stabilized images. The neural plausibility of the two variants of the theory, as well as its implication for lightness constancy and failures of lightness constancy are discussed.\n\nID: 39508555\nTitle: Precise control of neural activity using dynamically optimized electrical stimulation.\nAbstract: Neural implants have the potential to restore lost sensory function by electrically evoking the complex naturalistic activity patterns of neural populations. However, it can be difficult to predict and control evoked neural responses to simultaneous multi-electrode stimulation due to nonlinearity of the responses. We present a solution to this problem and demonstrate its utility in the context of a bidirectional retinal implant for restoring vision. A dynamically optimized stimulation approach encodes incoming visual stimuli into a rapid, greedily chosen, temporally dithered and spatially multiplexed sequence of simple stimulation patterns. Stimuli are selected to optimize the reconstruction of the visual stimulus from the evoked responses. Temporal dithering exploits the slow time scales of downstream neural processing, and spatial multiplexing exploits the independence of responses generated by distant electrodes. The approach was evaluated using an experimental laboratory prototype of a retinal implant: large-scale, high-resolution multi-electrode stimulation and recording of macaque and rat retinal ganglion cells ex vivo. The dynamically optimized stimulation approach substantially enhanced performance compared to existing approaches based on static mapping between visual stimulus intensity and current amplitude. The modular framework enabled parallel extensions to naturalistic viewing conditions, incorporation of perceptual similarity measures, and efficient implementation for an implantable device. A direct closed-loop test of the approach supported its potential use in vision restoration.\n\nID: 39144253\nTitle: Comparison of modulation efficiency between normal and degenerated primate retina.\nAbstract: With electrical stimulation, retinal prostheses bypass dysfunctional photoreceptors and activate the surviving bipolar or retinal ganglion cells (RGCs). Therefore, the effective modulation of RGCs is crucial for developing retinal prostheses. Substantial research has been performed on the ability of an electrical stimulus to generate a reliable RGC response. However, different experimental conditions show varying levels of how well the electrical stimulation evokes RGC spikes. Therefore, in this study, we attempted to extract an indicator to understand how the electrical stimulation effectively evokes RGC spikes. Six cynomolgus monkeys were used: three as controls and three as an N-methyl-N-nitrosourea (MNU)-induced retinal degeneration model. The retinal recordings were performed using 8 \u00d7 8 multi-electrode arrays (MEAs). Electrical stimulation consisted of symmetrical biphasic pulses of varying amplitudes and durations. The number of stimulation conditions that resulted in significantly higher post-stimulation firing rates than pre-stimulus firing rates was defined as the modulation efficiency ratio (MER). The MER was significantly lower in degenerated retinas than in normal retinas. We investigated the relationship between the variables and the MER in normal and degenerated primate RGCs. External variables, such as duration and inter-electrode distance, and internal variables, such as average firing rates and statistics (mean, standard deviation, and coefficient of variation [CV]) of inter-spike intervals (ISIs) of spontaneous spikes, were used. External variables had similar effects on MER in normal and degenerated RGCs. In contrast, internal variables affected MER differently in normal and degenerated RGCs. While in normal RGCs, they were not related to MER, in degenerated RGCs, the mean ISIs were positively correlated with MER, and the CV of ISIs was negatively correlated with MER. The most important variable affecting MER was the mean ISI. A shorter ISI indicates hyperactive firing in the degenerated retina, which prevents electrical stimulation from evoking more RGCs. We believe that this hyperactivity in degenerated retinas results in a lower MER than that in the normal retina. Our findings can be used to optimize the selection of stimulation channels for in vitro MEA experiments and practical calibration methods to achieve higher efficiency when testing retinal prostheses.\n\nID: 38913073\nTitle: Visuo-motor updating in individuals with heightened autistic traits.\nAbstract: Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) presents a range of challenges, including heightened sensory sensitivities. Here, we examine the idea that sensory overload in ASD may be linked to issues with efference copy mechanisms, which predict the sensory outcomes of self-generated actions, such as eye movements. Efference copies play a vital role in maintaining visual and motor stability. Disrupted efference copies hinder precise predictions, leading to increased reliance on actual feedback and potential distortions in perceptions across eye movements. In our first experiment, we tested how well healthy individuals with varying levels of autistic traits updated their mental map after making eye movements. We found that those with more autistic traits had difficulty using information from their eye movements to update the spatial representation of their mental map, resulting in significant errors in object localization. In the second experiment, we looked at how participants perceived an object displacement after making eye movements. Using a trans-saccadic spatial updating task, we found that those with higher autism scores exhibited a greater bias, indicating under-compensation of eye movements and a failure to maintain spatial stability during saccades. Overall, our study underscores efference copy's vital role in visuo-motor stability, aligning with Bayesian theories of autism, potentially informing interventions for improved action-perception integration in autism.\n\nID: 38871460\nTitle: Decoding Remapped Spatial Information in the Peri-Saccadic Period.\nAbstract: It has been suggested that, prior to a saccade, visual neurons predictively respond to stimuli that will fall in their receptive fields after completion of the saccade. This saccadic remapping process is thought to compensate for the shift of the visual world across the retina caused by eye movements. To map the timing of this predictive process in the brain, we recorded neural activity using electroencephalography during a saccade task. Human participants (male and female) made saccades between two fixation points while covertly attending to oriented gratings briefly presented at various locations on the screen. Data recorded during trials in which participants maintained fixation were used to train classifiers on stimuli in different positions. Subsequently, data collected during saccade trials were used to test for the presence of remapped stimulus information at the post-saccadic retinotopic location in the peri-saccadic period, providing unique insight into when remapped information becomes available. We found that the stimulus could be decoded at the remapped location \u223c180\u2005ms post-stimulus onset, but only when the stimulus was presented 100-200\u2005ms before saccade onset. Within this range, we found that the timing of remapping was dictated by stimulus onset rather than saccade onset. We conclude that presenting the stimulus immediately before the saccade allows for optimal integration of the corollary discharge signal with the incoming peripheral visual information, resulting in a remapping of activation to the relevant post-saccadic retinotopic neurons.\n\nID: 38614439\nTitle: Motor dominance and movement-outcome congruency influence the electrophysiological correlates of sensory attenuation for self-induced visual stimuli.\nAbstract: This study explores the impact of movement-outcome congruency and motor dominance on the action-associated modulations of early visual event-related potentials (ERPs). Employing the contingent paradigm, participants with varying degrees of motor dominance were exposed to stimuli depicting left or right human hands in the corresponding visual hemifields. Stimuli were either passively observed or evoked by voluntary button-presses with the dominant or non-dominant hand, in a manner that was either congruent or incongruent with stimulus laterality and hemifield. Early occipital responses (C1 and P1 components) revealed modulations consistent with sensory attenuation (SA) for self-evoked stimuli. Our findings suggest that sensory attenuation during the initial stages of visual processing (C1 component) is a general phenomenon across all degrees of handedness and stimulus/movement combinations. However, the magnitude of C1 suppression was modulated by handedness and movement-stimulus congruency, reflecting stronger SA in right-handed participants for stimuli depicting the right hand, when elicited by actions of the corresponding hand, and measured above the contralateral occipital lobe. P1 modulation suggested concurrent but opposing influences of attention and sensory prediction, with more pronounced suppression following stimulus-congruent button-presses over the hemisphere contralateral to movement, especially in left-handed individuals. We suggest that effects of motor dominance on the degree of SA may stem from functional/anatomical asymmetries in the processing of body parts (C1) and attention networks (P1). Overall, our results demonstrate the modulating effect of hand dominance and movement-outcome congruency on SA, underscoring the need for deeper exploration of their interplay. Additional empirical evidence in this direction could substantiate a premotor account for action-associated modulation of early sensory processing in the visual domain.\n\nID: 38607967\nTitle: NF1 mutation-driven neuronal hyperexcitability sets a threshold for tumorigenesis and therapeutic targeting of murine optic glioma.\nAbstract: With the recognition that noncancerous cells function as critical regulators of brain tumor growth, we recently demonstrated that neurons drive low-grade glioma initiation and progression. Using mouse models of neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1)-associated optic pathway glioma (OPG), we showed that Nf1 mutation induces neuronal hyperexcitability and midkine expression, which activates an immune axis to support tumor growth, such that high-dose lamotrigine treatment reduces Nf1-OPG proliferation. Herein, we execute a series of complementary experiments to address several key knowledge gaps relevant to future clinical translation. We leverage a collection of Nf1-mutant mice that spontaneously develop OPGs to alter both germline and retinal neuron-specific midkine expression. Nf1-mutant mice harboring several different NF1 patient-derived germline mutations were employed to evaluate neuronal excitability and midkine expression. Two distinct Nf1-OPG preclinical mouse models were used to assess lamotrigine effects on tumor progression and growth in vivo. We establish that neuronal midkine is both necessary and sufficient for Nf1-OPG growth, demonstrating an obligate relationship between germline Nf1 mutation, neuronal excitability, midkine production, and Nf1-OPG proliferation. We show anti-epileptic drug (lamotrigine) specificity in suppressing neuronal midkine production. Relevant to clinical translation, lamotrigine prevents Nf1-OPG progression and suppresses the growth of existing tumors for months following drug cessation. Importantly, lamotrigine abrogates tumor growth in two Nf1-OPG strains using pediatric epilepsy clinical dosing. Together, these findings establish midkine and neuronal hyperexcitability as targetable drivers of Nf1-OPG growth and support the use of lamotrigine as a potential chemoprevention or chemotherapy agent for children with NF1-OPG.\n\nID: 38402616\nTitle: Organization of an ascending circuit that conveys flight motor state in Drosophila.\nAbstract: Natural behaviors are a coordinated symphony of motor acts that drive reafferent (self-induced) sensory activation. Individual sensors cannot disambiguate exafferent (externally induced) from reafferent sources. Nevertheless, animals readily differentiate between these sources of sensory signals to carry out adaptive behaviors through corollary discharge circuits (CDCs), which provide predictive motor signals from motor pathways to sensory processing and other motor pathways. Yet, how CDCs comprehensively integrate into the nervous system remains unexplored. Here, we use connectomics, neuroanatomical, physiological, and behavioral approaches to resolve the network architecture of two pairs of ascending histaminergic neurons (AHNs) in Drosophila, which function as a predictive CDC in other insects. Both AHN pairs receive input primarily from a partially overlapping population of descending neurons, especially from DNg02, which controls wing motor output. Using Ca2+ imaging and behavioral recordings, we show that AHN activation is correlated to flight behavior and precedes wing motion. Optogenetic activation of DNg02 is sufficient to activate AHNs, indicating that AHNs are activated by descending commands in advance of behavior and not as a consequence of sensory input. Downstream, each AHN pair targets predominantly non-overlapping networks, including those that process visual, auditory, and mechanosensory information, as well as networks controlling wing, haltere, and leg sensorimotor control. These results support the conclusion that the AHNs provide a predictive motor signal about wing motor state to mostly non-overlapping sensory and motor networks. Future work will determine how AHN signaling is driven by other descending neurons and interpreted by AHN downstream targets to maintain adaptive sensorimotor performance.\n\nID: 37964525\nTitle: The microstructure of intra- and interpersonal coordination.\nAbstract: Movements are naturally composed of submovements, i.e. recurrent speed pulses (2-3 Hz), possibly reflecting intermittent feedback-based motor adjustments. In visuomotor (unimanual) synchronization tasks, partners alternate submovements over time, indicating mutual coregulation. However, it is unclear whether submovement coordination is organized differently between and within individuals. Indeed, different types of information may be variably exploited for intrapersonal and interpersonal coordination. Participants performed a series of bimanual tasks alone or in pairs, with or without visual feedback (solo task only). We analysed the relative timing of submovements between their own hands or between their own hands and those of their partner. Distinct coordinative structures emerged at the submovement level depending on the relevance of visual feedback. Specifically, the relative timing of submovements (between partners/effectors) shifts from alternation to simultaneity and a mixture of both when coordination is achieved using vision (interpersonal), proprioception/efference-copy only (intrapersonal, without vision) or all information sources (intrapersonal, with vision), respectively. These results suggest that submovement coordination represents a behavioural proxy for the adaptive weighting of different sources of information within action-perception loops. In sum, the microstructure of movement reveals common principles governing the dynamics of sensorimotor control to achieve both intra- and interpersonal coordination.\n\nID: 37739815\nTitle: Internal models of self-motion: neural computations by the vestibular cerebellum.\nAbstract: The vestibular cerebellum plays an essential role in maintaining our balance and ensuring perceptual stability during activities of daily living. Here I examine three key regions of the vestibular cerebellum: the floccular lobe, anterior vermis (lobules I-V), and nodulus and ventral uvula (lobules X-IX of the posterior vermis). These cerebellar regions encode vestibular information and combine it with extravestibular signals to create internal models of eye, head, and body movements, as well as their spatial orientation with respect to gravity. To account for changes in the external environment and/or biomechanics during self-motion, the neural mechanisms underlying these computations are continually updated to ensure accurate motor behavior. To date, studies on the vestibular cerebellum have predominately focused on passive vestibular stimulation, whereas in actuality most stimulation is the result of voluntary movement. Accordingly, I also consider recent research exploring these computations during active self-motion and emerging evidence establishing the cerebellum's role in building predictive models of self-generated movement.\n\nID: 37654528\nTitle: The perceptual consequences and neurophysiology of eye blinks.\nAbstract: A hand passing in front of a camera produces a large and obvious disruption of a video. Yet the closure of the eyelid during a blink, which lasts for hundreds of milliseconds and occurs thousands of times per day, typically goes unnoticed. What are the neural mechanisms that mediate our uninterrupted visual experience despite frequent occlusion of the eyes? Here, we review the existing literature on the neurophysiology, perceptual consequences, and behavioral dynamics of blinks. We begin by detailing the kinematics of the eyelid that define a blink. We next discuss the ways in which blinks alter visual function by occluding the pupil, decreasing visual sensitivity, and moving the eyes. Then, to anchor our understanding, we review the similarities between blinks and other actions that lead to reductions in visual sensitivity, such as saccadic eye movements. The similarity between these two actions has led to suggestions that they share a common neural substrate. We consider the extent of overlap in their neural circuits and go on to explain how recent findings regarding saccade suppression cast doubt on the strong version of the shared mechanism hypothesis. We also evaluate alternative explanations of how blink-related processes modulate neural activity to maintain visual stability: a reverberating corticothalamic loop to maintain information in the face of lid closure; and a suppression of visual transients related to lid closure. Next, we survey the many areas throughout the brain that contribute to the execution of, regulation of, or response to blinks. Regardless of the underlying mechanisms, blinks drastically attenuate our visual abilities, yet these perturbations fail to reach awareness. We conclude by outlining opportunities for future work to better understand how the brain maintains visual perception in the face of eye blinks. Future work will likely benefit from incorporating theories of perceptual stability, neurophysiology, and novel behavior paradigms to address issues central to our understanding of natural visual behavior and for the clinical rehabilitation of active vision.\n\nID: 37542566\nTitle: From the eye to the wing: neural circuits for transforming optic flow into motor output in avian flight.\nAbstract: Avian flight is guided by optic flow-the movement across the retina of images of surfaces and edges in the environment due to self-motion. In all vertebrates, there is a short pathway for optic flow information to reach pre-motor areas: retinal-recipient regions in the midbrain encode optic flow, which is then sent to the cerebellum. One well-known role for optic flow pathways to the cerebellum is the control of stabilizing eye movements (the optokinetic response). However, the role of this pathway in controlling locomotion is less well understood. Electrophysiological and tract tracing studies are revealing the functional connectivity of a more elaborate circuit through the avian cerebellum, which integrates optic flow with other sensory signals. Here we review the research supporting this framework and identify the cerebellar output centres, the lateral (CbL) and medial (CbM) cerebellar nuclei, as two key nodes with potentially distinct roles in flight control. The CbM receives bilateral optic flow information and projects to sites in the brainstem that suggest a primary role for flight control over time, such as during forward flight. The CbL receives monocular optic flow and other types of visual information. This site provides feedback to sensory areas throughout the brain and has a strong projection the nucleus ruber, which is known to have a dominant role in forelimb muscle control. This arrangement suggests primary roles for the CbL in the control of wing morphing and for rapid maneuvers.\n\nID: 37490922\nTitle: Hormonal coordination of motor output and internal prediction of sensory consequences in an electric fish.\nAbstract: Steroid hormones remodel neural networks to induce seasonal or developmental changes in behavior. Hormonal changes in behavior likely require coordinated changes in sensorimotor integration. Here, we investigate hormonal effects on a predictive motor signal, termed corollary discharge, that modulates sensory processing in weakly electric mormyrid fish. In the electrosensory pathway mediating communication behavior, inhibition activated by a corollary discharge blocks sensory responses to self-generated electric pulses, allowing the downstream circuit to selectively analyze communication signals from nearby fish. These pulses are elongated by increasing testosterone levels in males during the breeding season. We induced electric-pulse elongation using testosterone treatment and found that the timing of electroreceptor responses to self-generated pulses was delayed as electric-pulse duration increased. Simultaneous recordings from an electrosensory nucleus and electromotor neurons revealed that the timing of corollary discharge inhibition was delayed and elongated by testosterone. Furthermore, this shift in the timing of corollary discharge inhibition was precisely matched to the shift in timing of receptor responses to self-generated pulses. We then asked whether the shift in inhibition timing was caused by direct action of testosterone on the corollary discharge circuit or by plasticity acting on the circuit in response to altered sensory feedback. We surgically silenced the electric organ of fish and found similar hormonal modulation of corollary discharge timing between intact and silent fish, suggesting that sensory feedback was not required for this shift. Our findings demonstrate that testosterone directly regulates motor output and internal prediction of the resulting sensory consequences in a coordinated manner.\n\nID: 37451867\nTitle: Bayesian and Discriminative Models for Active Visual Perception across Saccades.\nAbstract: The brain interprets sensory inputs to guide behavior, but behavior itself disrupts sensory inputs. Perceiving a coherent world while acting in it constitutes active perception. For example, saccadic eye movements displace visual images on the retina and yet the brain perceives visual stability. Because this percept of visual stability has been shown to be influenced by prior expectations, we tested the hypothesis that it is Bayesian. The key prediction was that priors would be used more as sensory uncertainty increases. Humans and rhesus macaques reported whether an image moved during saccades. We manipulated both prior expectations and levels of sensory uncertainty. All psychophysical data were compared with the predictions of Bayesian ideal observer models. We found that humans were Bayesian for continuous judgments. For categorical judgments, however, they were anti-Bayesian: they used their priors less with greater uncertainty. We studied this categorical result further in macaques. The animals' judgments were similarly anti-Bayesian for sensory uncertainty caused by external, image noise, but Bayesian for uncertainty due to internal, motor-driven noise. A discriminative learning model explained the anti-Bayesian effects. We conclude that active vision uses both Bayesian and discriminative models depending on task requirements (continuous vs categorical) and the source of uncertainty (image noise vs motor-driven noise). In the context of previous knowledge about the saccadic system, our results provide an example of how the comparative analysis of Bayesian versus non-Bayesian models of perception offers novel insights into underlying neural organization.\n\nID: 37400255\nTitle: Interchangeable Role of Motor Cortex and Reafference for the Stable Execution of an Orofacial Action.\nAbstract: Animals interact with their environment through mechanically active, mobile sensors. The efficient use of these sensory organs implies the ability to track their position; otherwise, perceptual stability or prehension would be profoundly impeded. The nervous system may keep track of the position of a sensorimotor organ via two complementary feedback mechanisms-peripheral reafference (external, sensory feedback) and efference copy (internal feedback). Yet, the potential contributions of these mechanisms remain largely unexplored. By training male rats to place one of their vibrissae within a predetermined angular range without contact, a task that depends on knowledge of vibrissa position relative to their face, we found that peripheral reafference is not required. The presence of motor cortex is not required either, except in the absence of peripheral reafference to maintain motor stability. Finally, the red nucleus, which receives descending inputs from motor cortex and cerebellum and projects to facial motoneurons, is critically involved in the execution of the vibrissa positioning task. All told, our results point toward the existence of an internal model that requires either peripheral reafference or motor cortex to optimally drive voluntary motion.SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT How does an animal know where a mechanically active, mobile sensor lies relative to its body? We address this basic question in sensorimotor integration using the motion of the vibrissae in rats. We show that rats can learn to reliably position their vibrissae in the absence of sensory feedback or in the absence of motor cortex. Yet, when both sensory feedback and motor cortex are absent, motor precision is degraded. This suggests the existence of an internal model able to operate in closed- and open-loop modes, requiring either motor cortex or sensory feedback to maintain motor stability.\n\nID: 42410708\nTitle: Distinct Temporal Stages of Infant Brain Processing Associate With Early Versus Later Autism Diagnosis.\nAbstract: The expression of autism traits sufficient to meet criteria for a diagnosis can occur early (by 3 years) or later (from mid-childhood onwards). It remains unknown whether variation in age of onset is due to clinical recognition or reflects distinct biological pathways. One way of addressing this question is by investigating biological differences very early in development associated with a later age of diagnosis. We use a prospective family history design to look at event-related potentials to faces, one of the most robust biomarkers in autism. A sample of 102 infants (aged 6-10 months, 54% female) with an older autistic sibling had an EEG recorded whilst viewing faces (faces vs. noise; gaze toward vs. away). Autism diagnostic assessments were conducted at 3 years and again in mid-childhood (aged 6-12 years), resulting in early diagnosed (at age 3; N\u00a0=\u00a022), later diagnosed (at mid-childhood; N\u00a0=\u00a021), and no autism in early or mid-childhood (N\u00a0=\u00a059) groups. We found that while early-stage visual processing (P100) does not associate with autism outcome, speed of structural face-versus-noise processing (N290) is slower in early-onset autism only, and semantic processing (P400) is altered in both early- and later-onset autism. Thus, temporal stages of face processing in infancy differentially associate with age of autism onset such that an earlier age of diagnosis is associated with earlier stage deviation within the event-related waveform. Early and later onset autism may represent different subtypes, challenging the view of one etiological pathway and that variation in diagnostic age is solely due to clinical ascertainment. SUMMARY: Temporal stages of face processing in infancy differentially associate with age of autism onset. N290 is slower in early-onset autism, indicating an earlier stage neural deviation. The later occurring P400 is altered in both early- and later-onset autism. Early and later-onset autism may represent distinct biological subtypes.\n\nID: 42378260\nTitle: Linking retinal sampling in neural encoding models to temporal profiles of visual processing in humans.\nAbstract: Retinotopic tuning of neural populations is a key organizing principle of human visual cortex. However, state-of-the-art models that predict neural recordings based on task-optimized Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs) do not take this retinotopic organization into account. Furthermore, while retinotopic tuning in visual cortex has been studied extensively using functional magnetic resonance imaging, the temporal dynamics of processing information from distinct parts of the visual field are less well understood. Here, we reveal distinct temporal profiles for foveal and peripheral visual information processing by implementing multiple spatial sampling strategies on feature maps of CNNs into encoding models that predict human electroencephalography (EEG) responses. Using large, high-quality natural scene images, we show that processing of peripheral information precedes that of foveally sampled information. This temporal difference is best modeled when applying a differential spatial transform to CNN feature maps that is derived from empirical measurements of human retinal ganglion cells. We directly confirm this temporal difference experimentally by mutually exclusive stimulation of foveal and peripheral visual field regions. Last, we introduce a novel, data-driven method of recovering visual field information from neural data, highlighting and quantifying spatial, retinotopic information contained in temporally specific EEG recordings. Together, these results provide novel neural evidence for a temporal coarse-to-fine visual processing hierarchy in the processing of natural images that is directly linked to distinct spatial information sampling. Aligning the spatial sampling of humans and CNN encoding models not only improves predictions of neural responses but also demonstrates that EEG recordings contain a significant amount of temporally encoded retinotopic information. We make our large-scale EEG dataset including high-resolution natural scene images publicly available to enable future research into naturalistic visual processing.\n\nID: 42362501\nTitle: Nitric oxide refines retinal circuit architecture independently of retinal wave dynamics.\nAbstract: How diffusible neuromodulators control neural circuit assembly remains a key open question in neuroscience. While nitric oxide (NO) is known to regulate mature synaptic plasticity, its role during development, specifically whether it shapes circuits through activity-dependent or activity-independent pathways, has not been fully understood. Here, we combine ultrasensitive electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy, 4096-channel high-density multielectrode array (HD-MEA) recordings, and advanced graph-theoretical analysis to study how NO contributes to retinal network formation during a critical period of synaptogenesis. In the rat retina, nNOS expression begins at postnatal day 10 in two distinct amacrine cell subtypes, coinciding with the first detectable NO production. Acute or selective nNOS inhibition preserved the spatiotemporal features of Stage III retinal waves but significantly changed network topology, increasing network degree and density. Molecular profiling showed that nNOS blockade lowered the expression of chemical (SYN, SYP) and electrical (Cx36, Cx45) synaptic genes, disrupted their laminar distribution in vivo, and increased neurite length in primary retinal cultures without altering branching complexity. By combining ultrasensitive NO detection, large-scale electrophysiology, and mathematical network analysis, our results identify NO as a key regulator of circuit refinement that operates largely independently of the spatiotemporal dynamics of retinal waves during development. These findings reveal a molecular mechanism by which diffusible modulators shape neural networks independently of patterned activity and offer a framework for understanding how altered NO signaling might contribute to neurodevelopmental disorders characterized by impaired synaptic organization.\n\nID: 42349229\nTitle: Early visual processing in adults with ADHD: evidence from contrast sensitivity, spatial integration, and external noise.\nAbstract: Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is typically conceptualized as a disorder of executive control; however, accumulating evidence suggests that early sensory processing may also be atypical. The present study examined contrast sensitivity (CS) and noise processing in a sample of 45 adults (21 with ADHD and 24 neurotypical controls). In Experiment 1, foveal CS was measured across spatial frequencies (4-12\u00a0cpd) using standard-size targets presented at stimulus durations of 40 and 80\u00a0ms. A three-way ANOVA revealed a significant main effect of group, indicating overall lower contrast sensitivity in the ADHD group, but no significant interactions between Group, Spatial Frequency, and Stimulus Duration. To examine the effect of stimulus size, an enlarged stimulus condition was introduced at the highest spatial frequency (12\u00a0cpd). At the 40\u00a0ms duration, a significant Group \u00d7 Stimulus Size interaction suggested reduced spatial integration in the ADHD group, with controls showing greater improvement when stimulus size increased. At 80\u00a0ms, this interaction was not significant, although the main effect of group remained present. In Experiment 2, perceptual noise exclusion was assessed; overall performance did not significantly differ between groups across noise levels and stimulus durations. Together, these findings suggest that visual differences in ADHD are selective, emerging primarily under conditions requiring efficient integration of high spatial frequency information at short stimulus durations, while robust group differences in external noise exclusion were not detected.\n\nID: 42345724\nTitle: A Biomimetic Visual Sensing Framework: Unsupervised Orientation Topographic Mapping via Self-Organizing Neural Networks.\nAbstract: In this study, we propose a biologically inspired Self-Organizing Map-based Artificial Visual System (SOM-AVS) for unsupervised orientation detection in static images. By combining a biologically motivated front-end visual processing module with an unsupervised SOM layer, the proposed system captures key characteristics of early-stage visual processing, including localized orientation-sensitive responses and structured feature organization. The model enables the structure of distinct orientation-related representations without requiring labeled data, forming organized response patterns across the neural map. Experimental results demonstrate robustness under various conditions, including noise corruption, restricted perceptual experience, and limited training samples. Furthermore, the model shows adaptive behavior when exposed to new stimuli after initial training, indicating its potential to reflect experience-dependent adjustments in representation. These findings suggest that SOM-AVS provides a useful framework for exploring self-organization mechanisms in artificial visual systems and for developing biologically inspired perception models.\n\nID: 42336880\nTitle: The ITM2B-associated retinal dystrophy mutation modifies BRI23 peptide interactions in the human retina.\nAbstract: BRI23, composed of the 23 last amino acids of the integral transmembrane protein 2B (ITM2B) C-terminus, is associated with several neurodegenerative diseases, including retinal dystrophy (RD) and familial dementia. Its role in the retina remains poorly understood. This study provides a comprehensive analysis of BRI23 interactome in the human retina. Using a peptide-bead coupling system, we identified 2302 proteins, primarily involved in mitochondrial processes, synaptic transmission and photoreceptor function. Our findings show that the BRI23-RD variant, associated with the ITM2B-related RD (IRRD), exhibits significantly altered protein interactions compared to the wild-type form. Notably, we observed an increased abundance of mitochondrial proteins and synaptic molecules, indicating a potential disruption of cellular pathways driven by the IRRD variant.\n\nID: 42296102\nTitle: Audiomotor prediction errors drive speech adaptation even in the absence of overt movement.\nAbstract: Observed outcomes of our movements sometimes differ from our expectations. These sensory prediction errors recalibrate the brain's internal models for motor control, reflected in alterations to subsequent movements that counteract these errors (motor adaptation). While leading theories suggest that all forms of motor adaptation are driven by learning from sensory prediction errors, dominant models of speech adaptation argue that adaptation results from integrating time-advanced copies of corrective feedback commands into feedforward motor programs. Here, we tested these competing theories of speech adaptation by inducing planned, but not executed, speech. Human speakers were prompted to speak a word and, on a subset of trials, were rapidly cued to withhold the prompted speech. On standard trials, speakers were exposed to real-time playback of their own speech with an auditory perturbation of the first formant to induce single-trial speech adaptation. Speakers experienced a similar sensory error on movement cancellation trials, hearing a perturbation applied to a recording of their speech from a previous trial at the time they would have spoken. Speakers adapted to auditory prediction errors in both contexts, altering the spectral content of spoken vowels to counteract formant perturbations even when no actual produced speech coincided with the perturbed feedback. Such adaptation was not observed when participants passively listened to perturbed feedback without the intention to speak, ruling out observational learning as the cause of adaptation in movement cancellation trials. These results suggest that prediction errors, rather than corrective motor commands, drive audiomotor adaptation in speech, building on recent findings in reaching.\n\nID: 42280808\nTitle: Quantifying the Impact of Headlamp Light Distribution on Automotive Camera Perception: Establishing a New Primary Design Parameter.\nAbstract: Perception-oriented evaluation of automotive headlamps still relies mainly on human-vision photometric criteria, although forward-facing cameras are increasingly safety-critical sensing elements for night driving. This paper benchmarks 16 measured production headlamp light distributions with a simulation chain that combines headlamp spectra and beam patterns, diffuse scene reflection, an imaging-transfer model, and an EMVA-based camera model. The quantitative chain maps scene radiance to sensor-domain signal-to-noise ratio, derives task-specific required signal-to-noise curves from a six-network object-recognition ensemble, and aggregates local threshold satisfaction as region-of-interest coverage across three target reflectances and five driving speeds using WLTP moving-time weights. For the baseline RGB camera, WLTP-weighted coverage ranges from 18.95% to 53.48% across the evaluated light distributions, corresponding to a factor of 2.82 between the weakest and strongest distribution. The camera-parameter sweeps show that favorable beam placement can deliver comparable benchmark coverage with roughly 60% smaller pixel pitch than the weakest distribution, corresponding to an 84% reduction in pixel area, or at materially shorter exposure times. The WLTP-weighted coverage score correlates positively with the established Headlamp Safety Performance Rating, with Pearson r=0.68 for the RGB configuration, indicating partial alignment between human-centric and camera-centric illumination needs while confirming that the metrics are not interchangeable. The results identify headlamp light distribution as a primary design parameter for nighttime camera perception and provide a quantitative basis for co-design of automotive lighting and camera-based systems.\n\nID: 42150720\nTitle: The orexinergic system in the retina: Expression and physiological impact-A review of the literature.\nAbstract: The neuropeptides orexin-A (OXA) and orexin-B (OXB), central orchestrators of arousal and energy homeostasis, are increasingly recognized as key neuromodulators within the vertebrate retina. This review synthesizes current evidence demonstrating a broad extra-hypothalamic expression of the orexin system across retinal neurons, including photoreceptors, bipolar (BCs), amacrine (ACs), and ganglion cells (GCs). We detail a sophisticated, cell-type-specific signaling framework where orexins exert complex, often antagonistic, presynaptic and postsynaptic actions via orexin 1 (OX1R) and orexin 2 (OX2R) receptors. These actions fine-tune signal transmission by potentiating glutamate release from BCs while suppressing GABAergic inhibition from ACs, ultimately modulating retinal output. A central theme emerging is the system's pivotal role in non-image-forming visual functions: OXA enhances the pupillary light reflex (PLR) by increasing the excitability of specific intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells (M2 ipRGCs), while OXB potentiates scotopic (dim-light) sensitivity by disinhibiting rod bipolar circuits. Furthermore, pharmacological inhibition of orexin receptors affects circadian rhythms in both the retina and hypothalamus. However, the field is marked by intriguing paradoxes, such as the stimulatory effects of receptor antagonists and significant species differences in OX2R expression. We critically evaluate evidence for a tonically active retinal orexin system that interfaces with dopaminergic signaling and circadian photic input. By integrating molecular, cellular, and behavioral findings, this review clarifies how retinal orexinergic modulation serves as a potential crucial interface between light detection, circadian physiology, and systemic arousal, while highlighting critical translational gaps and future research directions.\n\nID: 42148323\nTitle: Crosstalk between endoplasmic reticulum stress and mitochondrial homeostasis: A new perspective on ophthalmic disease treatment.\nAbstract: Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress and mitochondrial dysfunction are hallmarks of many ophthalmic diseases; however, they have traditionally been examined as isolated pathological processes. Recent evidence indicates that these organelles are inextricably coupled through mitochondria-endoplasmic reticulum contact sites, also known as mitochondria-associated membranes (MAMs), which coordinate Ca2+ signaling, lipid transfer, mitochondrial dynamics, redox balance, and cell death decisions. Consequently, dysregulated ER-mitochondria communication has emerged as a key vulnerability that links the cellular stress responses among diverse ocular tissues, including lens epithelial cells, retinal ganglion cells, the retinal pigment epithelium, and corneal endothelial cells. In this review, we summarize the recent advances involving the molecular architecture and regulatory function of ER-mitochondria crosstalk. We focus on how the unfolded protein response signaling, pathological MAM remodeling, Ca2+ dysregulation, and disrupted mitochondrial quality control collectively drive disease progression. By integrating evidence from cataract, glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, age-related macular degeneration, and Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy, we reveal that these disorders are not driven by a uniform mechanism of organelle failure, but rather by the dominance of pathological nodes along the ER-mitochondria axis. We propose that ophthalmic diseases should be stratified based on these distinct failure nodes, which provides a mechanistic framework for developing therapeutics. Within this context, interventions targeting maladaptive ER stress, MAM destabilization, bioenergetic failure, or defective mitophagy should be considered complementary and context-dependent strategies. By reframing ophthalmic disorders as diseases of inter-organelle stress integration, this review positions the ER-mitochondria axis as a modifiable upstream determinant of ocular cell fate, which provides a foundation for stage-specific precision therapies.\n\nID: 42133293\nTitle: Error processing in implicit correction during visually and memory-guided reaching movements.\nAbstract: Motor adaptation allows us to adjust our precise movements to maintain accuracy. The implicit motor correction is one of the main processes in adaptation, yet its underlying mechanisms are not fully understood. To elicit the implicit adaptation, the nervous system must properly estimate the cause of the errors. Recent studies have reported that there is a difference in the adaptation between the visually guided and memory-guided tasks. However, it remains unclear which aspects of the task conditions influence this difference. We hypothesized that the task conditions modulate the error processing. Therefore, this study attempted to test this hypothesis, examining the responses to various error sizes in the visually guided and memory-guided tasks. We observed the implicit single-trial motor correction to the clamped feedback, which was presented at a fixed location relative to a target, not the actual hand location. Our results showed a significant interaction between the error size and the task conditions. The applied relevance estimation model and the perceptual error adaptation model revealed differences in the uncertainty of sensorimotor integration across task conditions. This difference is likely to be caused by the higher cognitive demands of the memory-guided task. Therefore, our findings suggest that the error processing could be dissociated by the task conditions, which influence motor adaptation.NEW & NOTEWORTHY Implicit adaptation, which is an unconscious process in motor adaptation, has typically been investigated using the visually guided reaching task. To clarify this, we examined the relevance of error in the memory-guided reaching task, driven by internal representation, compared with the visually guided task. Our results revealed that the error processing could be dissociated by the task conditions, suggesting that the task context changes how the brain treats errors.\n\nID: 42108053\nTitle: Evaluating MXene-doped PEDOT coating on carbon fiber microelectrodes for dual-functional neural interfacing.\nAbstract: Carbon fiber microelectrodes are promising for long-term neural interfaces due to their small size and mechanical compatibility with brain tissue. However, they typically require functional coatings to achieve the electrochemical performance necessary for high-fidelity recording and effective stimulation. Two-dimensional MXenes exhibit exceptional electrical properties for neural interfaces, but existing fabrication methods are often complex and hinder translation. Here, we introduce a novel, simplified approach that employs MXene as a counter-ion dopant for in-situ PEDOT polymerization directly on carbon fibers. This MXene-PEDOT composite coating simultaneously reduces electrochemical impedance and significantly enhances charge injection capacity compared to standard PEDOT:PSS. We demonstrate the functional efficacy of these MXene-doped microelectrodes through ex vivo stimulation of retinal ganglion cells and in vivo cortical recording with high signal-to-noise ratios, while also confirming their in vitro biocompatibility. This work establishes a straightforward method to leverage the advantages of both carbon fibers and MXene for neural interfaces, creating a unified coating that advances both recording and stimulation capabilities for next-generation dual functional neural interfaces.\n\nID: 42106181\nTitle: Retinal ganglion cell function: ON and OFF pathways.\nAbstract: The segregation of visual signals into ON and OFF pathways represents a fundamental organizing principle of retinal processing that has been conserved across vertebrates for approximately 500 million years. This division begins at the photoreceptor-bipolar cell synapse, where distinct glutamate receptor systems create opposite responses to light increments and decrements. ON bipolar cells express metabotropic glutamate receptor 6 (mGluR6), while OFF bipolar cells utilize ionotropic AMPA/kainate receptors. These parallel pathways propagate through the inner plexiform layer's stratified architecture to retinal ganglion cells, which maintain this segregation through precise dendritic targeting or combine both signals for specialized computations. Many retinal ganglion cell types arise as paramorphic pairs with similar morphologic and functional properties, differing primarily in their preference for light increments versus decrements. However, these functionally paired ON and OFF cell types exhibit consistent asymmetries in receptive field size, temporal dynamics, and contrast sensitivity that optimize visual processing for natural scenes. These pathways show differential vulnerabilities in retinal diseases and present unique challenges for therapeutic interventions including optogenetics and prosthetic devices. Understanding ON and OFF pathway organization provides crucial insights into retinal computation, visual processing efficiency, and the neural basis of contrast detection, the foundation of visual perception.\n\nID: 42094404\nTitle: mGluR6 coordinates cone terminal targeting and synaptic layer assembly during human retinal development.\nAbstract: The metabotropic glutamate receptor 6 (mGluR6), encoded by GRM6 , is a core component of the ON-bipolar signaling cascade in the retina, but its role in human retinal development remains unclear. Here, we used temporally controlled CRISPR-based genetic ablation in human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived retinal organoids to define the developmental functions of mGluR6. Unexpectedly, we found that mGluR6 is expressed not only in depolarizing ON-bipolar cells but also transiently in cone photoreceptors during human retinal development, a pattern not observed in the mouse retina. Early loss of GRM6 prior to synaptogenesis disrupted cone pedicle architecture, leading to mislocalization of synaptic proteins including Bassoon, ELFN2, and TRPM1, and ultimately resulting in widening or duplication of the outer plexiform layer (OPL). In contrast, deletion after synapse formation did not alter OPL synapses or morphology, revealing a temporally restricted requirement for mGluR6 during circuit assembly. These findings uncover a previously unrecognized role for mGluR6 in coordinating cone terminal targeting and synaptic layer assembly during human retinal development and highlight the power of temporally controlled genetic manipulation in organoid systems to reveal species-specific mechanisms of neural circuit formation.\n\nID: 42079052\nTitle: Protocadherin 9 promotes cell survival of different bipolar subtypes in the developing mouse retina.\nAbstract: Neural circuit assembly relies on different neuronal subtypes coming together to form a functional circuit. The question of how the appropriate number of each subtype is integrated into an emerging circuit remains relatively unknown. To answer this question, we used the mouse retina to uncover the molecular mechanisms responsible for neuron subtype integration in a developing circuit. In the mammalian retina, bipolar neurons are a class of interneurons that relay visual information from photoreceptors to ganglion cells. Extensive studies have shown there are 15 distinct bipolar subtypes: 6 types of OFF cone bipolars, 8 types of ON cone bipolars, and 1 type of rod bipolar. During retinal development, bipolar neurons are born in excess and through programmed cell death, a precise number of each subtype remains to give rise to the retinal circuit. Although this process has been well-described, little is known about the key molecules responsible for bipolar subtype integration in the developing retina. Our work uncovered a new role for the autism-associated risk gene, Protocadherin 9 (Pcdh9) in bipolar subtype integration. Deletion of Pcdh9 using a floxed allele leads to loss of OFF and ON cone bipolars; however, disruption in the extracellular binding of Pcdh9 leads to selective loss of ON cone bipolars but not rod bipolars. Moreover, we found this later function of Pcdh9 is mediated by homophilic interactions between ON cone bipolars and their known synaptic partners. Taken together, our work revealed a new role for Pcdh9 in bipolar subtype integration during retinal development. Neural circuits are comprised of multiple neuronal subtypes where a specific number need to come together to give rise to a functional circuit. Although this is a critical process during neurodevelopment, little is known about the molecular mechanisms that determines the precise number of each subtype during circuit development. In the present study, we identified the autism risk gene, Protocadherin 9 as a critical molecule in subtype integration of bipolar neurons within the developing mouse retina. Using newly generated mouse lines, we found distinct requirements of Pcdh9 to promote survival in different bipolar subtypes during retinal circuit assembly. The significance of this work is that it shed lights into how different neuronal subtypes are integrated in nascent neural circuits.\n\nID: 42055330\nTitle: Domain-specific functions of LRIT3 in synaptic assembly and retinal signal transmission.\nAbstract: LRIT3 is a leucine-rich repeat (LRR) protein that is expressed in the retina, and its absence causes complete congenital stationary night blindness (cCSNB), a genetically diverse disorder characterized by impaired low-light vision, myopia, and nystagmus. LRIT3 is expressed in rod and cone photoreceptors, and it transsynaptically organizes the assembly of the glutamate signaling complex, the signalplex, on depolarizing bipolar cells (DBCs). LRIT3 is a single-pass membrane protein with extracellular LRR, IG, and FN3 domains. We express domain deletion constructs using rAAV and examine the impact on LRIT3 trafficking, as well as the structural and functional recovery of the signalplex in DBCs. We show the LRR domain may be required for trafficking LRIT3 to the synapse in cones, but not rods, and it is needed for reassembly and function of the rod BC signalplex. The IG domain is required for the localization of TRPM1 to the signalplex and thus its function. The FN3 domain is not necessary for either DBC signalplex assembly or function. Our data demonstrate that the LRR and IG domains of LRIT3 are crucial for TRPM1 localization and retinal function, and that restoring Nyctalopin localization to the DBC signalplex alone is insufficient to restore TRPM1 expression. Based on our findings, we propose a model in which the LRR domain transsynaptically binds with Nyctalopin, while the IG domain interacts with TRPM1.\n\nID: 42049856\nTitle: An owl-inspired temporal transformer for enhanced shrimp detection in aquatic environments.\nAbstract: This study introduces NOCT-A-VIS, which stands for Nocturnal Adaptive Vision System, symbolizing a bio-inspired framework that mimics owl-like visual adaptations for detecting underwater objects in low-light environments. From the methodological point of view, the physical characteristics of owls' vision from the NOCT-A-VIS framework are incorporated as dedicated computational modules. The proposed shrimp detection transformer analyzes light reflection to emulate the function of the Tapetum Lucidum (TL), which is a deep reflect part of retina exists in owls, improves the visual capability to view the scene and identify the various object under the poor lighting by retinal light trajectory. The TL mechanism focus on the light reflection from retina to the scene or object. The Sensory Enhancement deals with Rod-Inspired Analogous to the high sensitivity of rod cells, the algorithm incorporates a pre-processing step to enhance weak signal detection from underwater sensors must use noise filtering techniques to amplify subtle signals, mimicking the owl's ability to capture minimal light. The visual pigment of the rod cells detects the variations of the object color segments under the water and the captured information transferred to the outer segment of the rod cells. To improve the detection rate of the object a pre-processing step called Empirical Mode Decomposition (EMD) is used to filter the signal noise and adopting the owl visionary technique to identify the objects in the dark mode or in the dim light conditions. The Sequential Process includes Spatial Awareness aspects deals with Large Eye Size-Inspired depends on the biological features of the owl eye and it size is larger than its head so that the perception is good in receiving light to retina for identifying the objects. The complete process working under the curated dataset which is underwater scenes. The proposed pipeline is biologically grounded in three owl-inspired mechanisms. In particular, the sensitivity of rod cells provides insights for weak signal denoising, while a retroreflective role of the tapetum lucidum breeds temporal attention mechanisms in the interest of robustifying low light feature extraction, and finally, binocular visual processing in owls informs the architecture of stereo-depth estimation modules and increases the system's ability for wide-angle spatial awareness.\n\nID: 42033725\nTitle: Spatially local inhibition and synaptic plasticity together enable dynamic, context-dependent integration of parallel sensory pathways.\nAbstract: Retinal ganglion cells have traditionally been grouped into cells that are sensitive to luminance but not spatial structure and cells with responses that are enhanced by spatial structure. Neither category describes mouse Off-transient alpha cells, which respond strongly to spatially homogeneous inputs and are suppressed by spatial structure. We identified two circuit mechanisms that together can explain this unusual spatial selectivity. First, the inhibition that controls responses of these cells is tuned to finer spatial structure than excitation, causing the balance of excitation and inhibition to depend on spatial scale. Second, the excitatory synapses onto these cells undergo strong synaptic depression, and the modulation of that depression by presynaptic inhibition amplifies responses to the transition from spatially structured to homogeneous inputs. A spatiotemporal computational model incorporating these circuit features quantitatively recapitulates the observed responses. These findings reveal how localized inhibition and short-term plasticity jointly create the distinctive spatial selectivity of Off-transient cells.\n\nID: 42010202\nTitle: Active inference and speech motor control.\nAbstract: Active inference is a domain-general theory of brain functioning which reconceptualises the perception-action interface in terms of a common process of minimization of sensory prediction errors. Such accounts have been extensively applied to the control of manual action guided by visual sensory feedback; however, they have received relatively little explicit attention in speech motor control. This is despite speech providing a critical test case, arguably being one of the most crucial and intricate of human sensorimotor functions. The application of active inference to speech motor control can allow crosspollination of decades of work from neighbouring disciplines, and could highlight where speech motor control mechanisms may be similar to, or differ from, those in other motor control domains, by establishing mechanistic explanation in common terms. We present here the first detailed description of an active inference framework of auditorily guided speech production. We compare the architecture of active inference models to existing computational models of speech motor control, and describe an active inference account of how compensation and adaptation result from perturbations of auditory feedback. We highlight several unique aspects of active inference, as well as emerging hypotheses for future empirical work. In particular, active inference accounts emphasise a role for proprioception in speech motor learning, and offer the potential to model the effects of other voices on speech production in phenomena such as phonetic convergence.\n\nID: 42008355\nTitle: Alpha-band phase modulates perceptual sensitivity by changing internal noise and sensory tuning.\nAbstract: Alpha-band neural oscillations (8-13 Hz) are theorized to phasically inhibit visual processing based, in part, on results showing that pre-stimulus alpha phase predicts detection (i.e., hit rates). However, recent failures to replicate and a lack of a mechanistic understanding regarding how alpha impacts detection have called this theory into question. We recorded EEG while six observers (6020 trials each) detected near-threshold Gabor targets embedded in noise. Using signal detection theory (SDT) and reverse correlation, we observed an effect of occipital and frontal pre-stimulus alpha phase on sensitivity (d'), not criterion. Hit and false alarm rates were counterphased, consistent with a reduction in internal noise during optimal alpha phases. Perceptual reports were also more consistent when two identical stimuli were presented during the optimal phase, suggesting a decrease in internal noise rather than signal amplification. Classification images revealed sharper spatial frequency and orientation tuning during the optimal alpha phase, implying that alpha phase shapes sensitivity by modulating sensory tuning towards relevant stimulus features.\n\nID: 41993674\nTitle: Utilizing a culture system for horizontal cells to study neural circuit assembly in the developing mouse retina.\nAbstract: The precise wiring of the nervous system relies on neurons extending their processes at the right time and place to find their appropriate synaptic partner. The mechanisms that determine when and where neurons extend their neurites during synaptogenesis remains a central question in the field. In the present study, we used a cell culture system coupled with live imaging to investigate the wiring mechanisms in the developing mouse retina. We focused on horizontal cells which are a class of interneurons in the outer mouse retina known to synapse selectively to the distinct types of photoreceptors. Previous research has shown horizontal cells extend their neurites and make connections to their respective photoreceptor partner in a temporal- and spatial-dependent manner. However, the mechanisms responsible for their selective wiring to photoreceptors during development remains poorly understood. To answer this question, we developed a horizontal cell culture system to investigate the cellular mechanisms responsible for neurite outgrowth during circuit assembly. Our data shows cultured horizontal cells extend neurites with a similar morphology as in vivo. Moreover, neurite extension of horizontal cells is limited to early developmental stages as young mice extend more complex processes compared to those from adolescent retinas. We also found that horizontal cells, unlike retinal ganglion cells, do not extend neurites when cultured alone and require other retinal neurons to promote neurite outgrowth. In summary, we established a horizontal cell culture system that can be used to decipher the mechanisms involved in neural circuit assembly of the mouse retina.\n\nID: 41986301\nTitle: Topical eye treatment with JGRi1, a protein/protein interaction inhibitor, mitigates retinal degeneration.\nAbstract: Retinal diseases (RDs) involve the degeneration of retinal cells, particularly retinal ganglion cells (RGCs), often driven by glutamate imbalance and aberrant signaling. We previously identified a presynaptic self-amplifying mechanism of glutamate overflow, where NMDA overstimulation activates JNK2-mediated phosphorylation of STX1A. To block this mechanism, a cell-permeable peptide, called JGRi1, was previously developed to disrupt the JNK2-STX1A interaction. Here, we investigated whether the inhibition of this pathway by JGRi1 could provide neuroprotection in retinal degeneration. We showed that JGRi1 efficiently reached the mouse retina upon topical administration as eye drops and granted retinal protection. Using an ex vivo optic nerve cut (evONC) model, we demonstrated that JGRi1 preserved RGC viability, reduced phosphorylation of JNK and STX1A, and lowered glutamate release. In retinal wholemounts, JGRi1 similarly preserved RGC survival. Furthermore, in an NMDA-induced degeneration model, JGRi1 protected RGCs, reduced glutamate levels, disrupted the JNK2-STX1A interaction, and limited microglial infiltration. Collectively, our findings highlight the central role of the JNK2-STX1A pathway in retinal degeneration and identify JGRi1 as a promising neuroprotective tool.\n\nID: 41982461\nTitle: Retinal ribbon synapses and the potential functional role of TIAM1: A structural and molecular perspective.\nAbstract: Purpose: Retinal and inner ear ribbon synapses are specialized sensory synapses characterized by synaptic ribbons, electron-dense and protein-rich structures that enable rapid and sustained neurotransmitter release. This review aims to examine the molecular architecture of ribbon synapses with a particular focus on the potential involvement of Tiam1, a guanine nucleotide exchange factor implicated in neuronal development and synaptic plasticity. A comprehensive review of the available literature was conducted to summarize current knowledge on the structural organization and molecular components of ribbon synapses. Particular attention was given to studies investigating Tiam1 expression, function, and its possible role in cytoskeletal remodeling and synaptic regulation. Evidence supports the central role of RIBEYE as the primary structural component of ribbon synapses; however, the regulatory mechanisms governing ribbon formation and function remain incompletely understood. Recent studies suggest a potential contribution of Tiam1 in modulating synaptic organization and function through Rac1 activation and cytoskeletal regulation, although direct experimental evidence in ribbon synapses is still limited. Ribbon synapses are critical for sustained neurotransmission in sensory systems, yet their molecular regulation remains incompletely defined. Tiam1 emerges as a promising candidate molecule that may influence ribbon synapse function. Future experimental studies are needed to clarify its localization, molecular interactions, and contribution to synaptic organization and plasticity.\n\nID: 41979279\nTitle: An optoelectronic synapse based on electrochemically deposited CuI thin film for neuromorphic visual processing.\nAbstract: This work reports a low-cost optoelectronic synaptic device based on an electrochemically deposited CuI thin film. The electrochemical deposition technique enables large-area and uniform thin-film fabrication under low-temperature and ambient-pressure conditions, offering significant advantages of simple processing, cost-effectiveness, and compatibility with flexible substrates. Under 445 nm light stimulation, the device successfully emulates the biological synaptic functions, including paired-pulse facilitation, spike-width-dependent plasticity, spike-frequency-dependent plasticity, and spike-number-dependent plasticity. Furthermore, by implementing a convolutional neural network for backend processing of the device-generated optoelectronic pulse signals, a high training set recognition accuracy of 95.2% is achieved under 50% noise perturbation in clothing image classification tasks, validating its potential for low-power, highly parallel neuromorphic computing applications.\n\nID: 41959529\nTitle: Flexible integration of corollary discharge and sensory feedback signals in somatosensory cortex.\nAbstract: Motor control depends on the continuous integration of motor and sensory signals to maintain accurate estimates of body state, yet neural evidence for this integration remains elusive. Here, we investigated the interaction of motor corollary discharge and proprioceptive feedback signals in area 2 of monkey somatosensory cortex during voluntary and externally-perturbed reaching tasks. Though single neurons had mixed responses to corollary discharge and sensory feedback, we disentangled these signals at the population level to discover they occupy approximately orthogonal subspaces. Integrating information across these subspaces enabled accurate body state estimation prior to feedback arrival during voluntary movements. Moreover, the orthogonal population geometry of corollary discharge and sensory feedback enabled cancellation of movement-related signals to improve the decoding of external perturbations. Together, these results identified orthogonality as a population-level coding strategy for flexible integration of motor and sensory signals to support multiple distinct computations.\n\nID: 41888648\nTitle: Electroretinography biomarkers indicate disrupted visual processing in Fragile X syndrome.\nAbstract: BACKGROUND: Objective physiological biomarkers that index underlying neural circuit dysfunction, such as electroretinography (ERG), are needed in Fragile X syndrome (FXS) research. Fragile X syndrome (FXS) is a neurodevelopmental disorder caused by silencing of the FMR1 gene and loss of fragile X messenger ribonucleoprotein (FMRP), leading to synaptic dysfunction and prominent sensory processing abnormalities. This study evaluated whether ERG waveform differences are detectable in FXS using a handheld RETeval\u00ae protocol while accounting for key technical and physiological determinants of signal variability. METHODS: ERG recordings were obtained during routine clinic visits using the RETeval\u00ae system in 24 males with genetically confirmed FXS [aged (mean\u2009\u00b1\u2009SD) 28\u2009\u00b1\u200910 years; 19 full mutation, 5 mosaic] and 19 neurotypical male controls [aged (mean\u2009\u00b1\u2009SD) 26\u2009\u00b1\u20092 years]. Outcomes included flash and flicker ERG parameters (a- and b-wave amplitudes and time-to-peak; flicker amplitude and time-to-peak). Feasibility was assessed using ERG waveform acquisition and success rates. RESULTS: Individuals with FXS demonstrated reduced flash b-wave amplitude (\u03b2 = \u22126.84 \u00b5V; 95% CI [\u2212\u200912.87 - \u22120.81]; p=.026) and prolonged time-to-peak for flash a-wave (\u03b2\u2009=\u20091.79 ms; 95% CI [0.32\u20133.26]; p=.017), flash b-wave (\u03b2\u2009=\u20091.10 ms; 95% CI [0.19\u20132.02]; p\u2009=\u2009.018), and flicker responses (\u03b2\u2009=\u20091.68 ms; 95% CI [0.49\u20132.88]; p=.006). Flash a-wave amplitude and flicker amplitude were not significantly different from controls. ERG feasibility was substantially reduced in FXS: participant-level flash acquisition and success were 67% and 46% in FXS versus 100% and 100% in controls, respectively (p=.0066 and p=.0001). Participant-level flicker acquisition and success were 46% and 38% in FXS versus 95% and 95% in controls (p=.0003 and p=.0001). No significant laterality effects were observed for waveform parameters or feasibility. CONCLUSIONS: Handheld, light-adapted ERG detected reproducible abnormalities in retinal function in FXS, consistently in reduced flash b-wave amplitude and delayed response timings, supporting altered post-photoreceptor processing as a physiological feature of FXS. Low acquisition and success rates in a routine outpatient clinic workflow indicate feasibility constraints, supporting use of ERG as a context-dependent biomarker for mechanistic studies and interventional trials.\n\nID: 41870015\nTitle: Impaired perception of isoluminant contrast modulation stimuli: Evidence for a magnocellular pathway mechanism.\nAbstract: Contrast modulation (CM) stimuli have been previously used to reveal nonlinear contributions of Y-like retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) such as parasol cells to cortical responses and perception. To test whether CMs are selectively processed within the magnocellular pathway, we assessed envelope motion discrimination and detection for achromatic (yellow-black) and chromatic (red-green) CMs in the presence of luminance masking noise to disrupt luminance-based mechanisms of motion processing. Compared to achromatic CMs, perception of chromatic CMs was more sensitive to luminance masking noise, suggesting that CM envelope motion perception relied predominantly on luminance signals. Specifically, envelope motion discrimination performance was better maintained for achromatic CMs than chromatic CMs, even at high masking noise levels. Notably, luminance masking noise greatly impaired envelope direction discrimination for chromatic CMs but had minimal impact on their detection, suggesting that chromatic aberrations may enhance envelope motion perception for chromatic CMs by introducing luminance signals. These findings reinforce previous neurophysiological and psychophysical evidence that CM stimuli selectively engage the nonlinear receptive field mechanisms of Y-like/parasol RGCs within the magnocellular retinogeniculate pathway, underscoring their potential to specifically target this pathway.\n\nID: 41856791\nTitle: Spatial Adaptation of Primate Retinal Ganglion Cells Between Artificial and Natural Stimuli.\nAbstract: The retina encodes a broad range of stimuli, adapting its computations to features like brightness, contrast, and motion. However, it is unclear whether it also adapts when switching between natural scenes and white noise (WN). To address this, we analyzed the neural activity of male marmoset retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) in response to WN and naturalistic movies. We trained linear-nonlinear models on both stimuli, evaluated their performance, and compared their receptive fields across stimulus domains. We found that models with spatial filters trained on one stimulus ensemble were less accurate when predicting neural activity on the other compared to models trained directly on the target stimulus. This suggests that spatial processing adapts to stimulus statistics. Different RGC types exhibited distinct changes: The OFF midget cells' receptive fields became enlarged under natural movies (NMs), resulting in a lower cutoff frequency. Parasol cells and large OFF cells did not significantly change their receptive field sizes. All cell types exhibited stronger surrounds under NMs, resembling the whitening filters predicted by efficient coding for stimulus decorrelation, prompting us to test whether these changes were related to the different spectral content of the two stimulus types. Quantifying the effects of the filters' enhanced surrounds on the stimulus power spectrum showed a significant contribution toward whitening only in ON parasol cells, where a whitening effect emerged regardless of the training stimulus. These results suggest that while RGCs adapt to the differences between WN and NM stimuli, efficient coding can only partially account for this adaptation.\n\nID: 41848771\nTitle: iGABASnFR2 is an improved genetically encoded protein sensor of GABA.\nAbstract: Monitoring GABAergic inhibition in the nervous system has been enabled by the development of an intensiometric molecular sensor that directly detects GABA. However, the first generation iGABASnFR exhibits low signal-to-noise and suboptimal kinetics, making in vivo experiments challenging. To improve sensor performance, we targeted several sites in the protein for near-saturation mutagenesis and evaluated the resulting sensor variants in a high-throughput screening system using evoked synaptic release in primary cultured neurons. This identified a sensor variant, iGABASnFR2, with 4.1-fold improved sensitivity and 30% faster rise time, and binding affinity that remained in a range sensitive to changes in GABA concentration at synapses. We also identified sensors with an inverted response, decreasing fluorescence intensity upon GABA binding. We termed the best such negative-going sensor iGABASnFR2n, which can be used to corroborate observations with the positive-going sensor. These improvements yielded a qualitative enhancement of in vivo performance when compared directly to the original sensor. iGABASnFR2 enabled the first measurements of direction-selective GABA release in the retina. In vivo imaging in somatosensory cortex revealed that iGABASnFR2 can report volume-transmitted GABA release following whisker stimulation. Overall, the improved sensitivity and kinetics of iGABASnFR2 make it a more effective tool for imaging GABAergic transmission in intact neural circuits.\n\nID: 41795473\nTitle: Delayed foveal and parafoveal masks disrupt peripheral target processing.\nAbstract: Visual perception arises from the interplay of the fast, feedforward sweep of information processing and a slower, recurrent processing that refines and stabilizes perceptual representations. In this study, we investigated how foveal and parafoveal masks, aimed to disrupt re-entrant visual processing, interact with peripherally presented vernier targets. Participants performed a vernier discrimination task, in which the target was followed by a mask presented at various spatial locations and stimulus onset asynchronies (SOA). In Experiment 1, the mask consisted of a dynamic noise patch, in experiments (2-4), the mask consisted of two vertical lines. We found robust masking effects at SOAs up to 250\u00a0ms, indicating that target information remains in a prolonged vulnerable state well beyond the initial feedforward sweep, even in a simple low-level discrimination task. Importantly, the target and mask never overlapped retinotopically. The strongest impairments occurred when parafoveal masks appeared in the direction of the target \u223c100\u00a0ms after target onset. These findings support models in which target representations require recurrent feedback for stabilization and show that such feedback is spatially selective, extending along the fixation-target axis. We propose that, during peripheral discrimination, the visual system dynamically allocates processing resources to a task-relevant region, making stimuli appearing within this region particularly disruptive. This extended temporal and spatial vulnerability challenges classical accounts that attribute masking solely to early retinotopic interactions and highlights the role of recurrent, spatially targeted feedback in shaping conscious visual perception.\n\nID: 41788542\nTitle: Fibrotic scarring prevents optic nerve regeneration despite preserved axonal growth potential in adult killifish.\nAbstract: Adult mammals exhibit limited regenerative capacity in the central nervous system (CNS), leading to irreversible deficits following injury or disease. Effective strategies to restore CNS function remain lacking. For retinal disorders, whole-eye transplantation has emerged as a promising approach, yet reinnervation of visual brain targets remains a major challenge. Here, we evaluated the killifish-a teleost fish species displaying robust regenerative capacities during young adulthood and mammalian-like regenerative traits at old age-as a translational model for whole-eye transplantation. We analyzed axonal regeneration following complete optic nerve transection (cONT), an injury paradigm relevant to whole-eye transplantation, in both young adult and aged individuals. Unexpectedly, retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) in adult killifish failed to reinnervate their brain target after cONT, in contrast to regeneration-competent zebrafish. Despite this failure, RGCs retained high intrinsic growth potential, evidenced by aberrant axonal projections within the retina. The inability to reestablish brain connectivity, combined with inflammation and intrinsic vulnerability, likely underlies the severe RGC loss (~75%) in both age groups. We identified the formation of a dense, collagen-rich gliofibrotic scar at the lesion site as a major barrier to axonal regeneration. Intriguingly, partial optic nerve transection, which markedly reduced scar formation, improved RGC survival, facilitated robust axonal regeneration and restored target reinnervation. Together, these findings establish the killifish as a powerful model to study scar-mediated inhibition of CNS regeneration, with important implications for advancing CNS repair strategies, including whole-eye transplantation.\n\nID: 41743907\nTitle: Differentiation timing-dependent axon targeting and subtype specification in retinal ganglion cells.\nAbstract: Subtypes of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) in the mouse retina are each tuned to particular visual features and contribute to parallel visual processing in the brain. We addressed how RGCs are specified into distinct and diverse subtypes based on their differentiation timing. We used a neurogenic tagging mouse line, Neurod1CreER (D1B), in which tamoxifen-inducible CreER was driven by a putative Neurod1 enhancer. Timed tamoxifen injection in this mouse line induced CreER-loxP recombination in neurons that shared the same differentiation timing. This analysis revealed that RGC axon projections to the lateral geniculate nucleus and medial terminal nucleus were segregated depending on the stage of tamoxifen injection. We further characterized the properties of these neurogenically tagged RGCs based on their molecular markers and morphological features. Our study extends the concept that differentiation timing is linked to the specification of RGC subtypes.\n\nID: 42292332\nTitle: Microglial regulation of synaptic plasticity in transsynaptic degeneration of glaucoma.\nAbstract: Glaucoma is a heterogeneous group of irreversible and blinding optic neuropathies caused by multiple factors. It is clinically characterized by progressive loss of visual field and decline in visual acuity, ultimately culminating in complete blindness. Hallmark pathological features include progressive degeneration of retinal ganglion cells and atrophy of the optic nerve. Importantly, the pathological process of glaucoma extends far beyond the eyeball, involving transsynaptic degeneration across the entire visual pathway. Microglia, as the principal immune regulators of the central nervous system, serve as the earliest sensors and effectors in the pathogenesis of glaucoma. By modulating synaptic plasticity, microglia contribute to synaptic loss and the disruption of neural circuits. They also play essential roles in maintaining neural tissue homeostasis. This review summarizes current evidence and underlying mechanisms of bidirectional transsynaptic degeneration in glaucoma. It highlights that targeting microglial functional homeostasis, particularly their regulation of synaptic plasticity, may be a promising strategy to mitigate glaucoma-associated transsynaptic degeneration and promote central neuroprotection.\n\nID: 42277484\nTitle: Effects of prediction and attention on tactile precision in somatosensory gating.\nAbstract: Tactile sensitivity is reduced when the limb is in motion, a phenomenon known as somatosensory gating. In a previous study, we demonstrated that discrimination precision but not perceived intensity differed between active and passive movements. Here, we asked whether and how spatial attention modulates tactile precision in active and passive movements. Participants judged the relative intensity of two vibrations while the arm was still, actively moved, or passively transported by a movable platform. Visual attention was directed either to the movement start or goal position. Perceptual bias was reduced during both active and passive movement, independent of attentional allocation. In contrast, precision remained stable during active movement but declined during passive movement when attention was directed to the movement start. However, when attention was focused on the movement goals, precision was also high when doing passive movements. These findings indicate that during active movements, predictions based, likely on an efference copy, ensure tactile precision, whereas passive movements require spatial attention directed to the movement goal.\n\nID: 42217982\nTitle: Insights into retinal remodeling in retinal degenerative disease.\nAbstract: The retina is a highly organized sensory structure responsible for capturing and processing visual information. Visual computation begins at the first synapse between photoreceptors, bipolar cells, and horizontal cells, before involving amacrine and ganglion cells to generate vision. Retinal degeneration disrupts the precise neural architecture required for vision, initiating a maladaptive process known as retinal remodeling. Photoreceptor degeneration in diseases, like retinitis pigmentosa (RP) and age-related macular degeneration, induces retinal remodeling, but good evidence shows glaucoma and diabetic retinopathy do as well, expanding the clinical significance. Historically, studies relied on histologic measures that assumed photoreceptor degeneration marked disease endpoints. However, retinal remodeling involves extensive structural and functional reorganization across all retinal cell classes, driven by the interdependence between neurons, glia, and the retinal pigment epithelium. Retinal plasticity corrupts normal retinal computations, and recent evidence suggests therapeutic windows close after \u223c50% photoreceptor loss. Understanding remodeling mechanisms is critical for effective therapies, as current treatments fail to address the ongoing negative plasticity. Insights from retinal remodeling offer broader implications for neurodegeneration, highlighting the retina as a model for understanding central nervous system diseases like Alzheimer and Parkinson. Advancing knowledge of these processes will be pivotal for developing interventions to preserve vision.\n\nID: 42127936\nTitle: Optoelectronic artificial synapse for lateral inhibition-enhanced retinal biomimicry.\nAbstract: Optoelectronic synaptic devices enable in-sensor processing of enhanced edge detection and contrast resolution in complex visual scenes due to their excellent capability to emulate the functions of visual neurons, such as light perception and image processing, while lateral inhibition synaptic plasticity refines spatial selectivity and extends the dynamic range by suppressing redundant signals and amplifying subtle variations in input intensity. The incorporation of lateral inhibition into a single optoelectronic synaptic device will offer a cost-effective and energy-efficient route for directing a robotic arm to perform responding motions and developing highly efficient machine vision systems. Herein, we demonstrate an optoelectronic artificial synapse established on a novel heterostructure consisting of metal oxide In2O3, polycrystalline Cs2AgBiBr6perovskite, and indium-gallium-zinc oxide thin film, which enhances the optoelectronic response and corresponding synaptic plasticity of the devices, enabling the emulation of neural behaviour and advanced information processing. The structure simulates excitatory synaptic activity through light stimulation and mimics lateral inhibition through electrical stimulation, effectively replicating the neural mechanisms of synaptic plasticity in processes such as Mach bands, contrast enhancement, and Hermann's grid. Leveraging these properties, we develop a lateral inhibition network for image recognition, achieving 97% accuracy-surpassing conventional networks at 93%. Additionally, through seamless integration with robotic arms, it can execute colour chip recognition on a machine cart, providing a promising strategy for the design of intelligent autonomous devices and bioinspired robots.\n\nID: 42104797\nTitle: Impaired Corollary Discharge Mechanisms in Schizophrenia: Evidence From Readiness Potential and Auditory N1 Suppression.\nAbstract: Altered brain activity preceding behavior may reflect a reduced ability to suppress the sensory consequences of self-generated actions in schizophrenia. The corollary discharge (CD) mechanism has been proposed to underlie this process. In the present study, we investigated CD by analyzing the readiness potential (RP) and its relationship to auditory N1 suppression in patients with schizophrenia compared to healthy controls (HCs). We also examined the association between RP activity and anomalous self-experiences (ASEs). Event-related potentials were recorded from 48 patients with schizophrenia and 55 HCs during a vocalization paradigm including talk and listen conditions. RP amplitude and N1 suppression were quantified as the amplitude difference between listen and talk conditions. Regression analyses assessed the relationship between these components within each group and examined associations between RP and N1 amplitudes and ASEs, measured using the Inventory of Psychotic-Like Anomalous Self-Experiences (IPASE) scale, in the schizophrenia group. In the talk condition, HCs showed greater RP amplitude compared with the listen condition, a difference that was absent in the schizophrenia group. In HCs, this RP increase was followed by suppression of the N1 component. A significant correlation between RP amplitude and N1 suppression was observed in HCs but not in patients. Importantly, reduced N1 suppression in patients with schizophrenia was associated with higher IPASE scores. These findings suggest that schizophrenia involves impairments in early cortical processes related to efference copy and corollary discharge mechanisms, reflected in reduced RP amplitude and the lack of coupling with N1 suppression. Such alterations may contribute to deficits in sensory prediction and to anomalous self-experiences in schizophrenia.\n\nID: 41837547\nTitle: All-optically modulated PDVT-10/IGZO heterojunction synapses for neuromorphic applications.\nAbstract: The development of neuromorphic visual systems aims to address the constraints in energy efficiency and stability within machine vision. However, neuromorphic photonic devices mostly encode hybrid optical-electrical signals or adjust the optical response through electrical bias, resulting in limited biological fidelity. Herein, a retina-inspired all-optical PDVT-10/IGZO heterojunction synapse with superior photoresponse tunability is proposed. Leveraging wavelength-dependent programming with 340 nm light for potentiation and 530 nm light for depression, the device functionally emulates bidirectional synaptic plasticity and multiple optical logic operations (i.e., \"OR\", \"AND\", \"NOR\", and \"NAND\"). This configuration yields an optical conductance tuning ratio of 8.2 and retains stable performance even after 9 months in the atmospheric environment. The light-induced mechanism can be attributed to the ionization and neutralization of oxygen vacancies within the IGZO layer. Such an all-optical synapse is further validated by integration with artificial neural networks, achieving a recognition accuracy of 97.4% in handwritten digit classification and demonstrating effective feature enhancement in image-denoising tasks. This bio-inspired design will endow machine vision systems with high biological fidelity, high energy-efficiency, and fully photonic operation.\n\nID: 41831320\nTitle: Optoelectronic-Driven van der Waals Ferroelectric Materials-Based Memory Devices for Retinomorphic and In-Sensory Hardware.\nAbstract: 2D ferroelectric materials have recently emerged as a promising class of atomically thin semiconductors capable of integrating sensing, memory, and computation within a single device. Their unique combination of spontaneous switchable polarization, strong light-matter coupling, and van der Waals (vdW) interface compatibility provides an ideal platform for next-generation optoelectronic vision sensors. Coupling ferroelectric polarization with photoresponse, 2D ferroelectric materials such as \u03b1-In2Se3, CuInP2S6 (CIPS), SnS, and WTe3 enable non-volatile modulation of photocarrier transport, facilitating adaptive visual perception analogous to the human retina. These 2D ferroelectric photonic devices demonstrate synaptic plasticity, short-term and long-term memory, and optical potentiation and depression characteristics under visible and near-infrared excitation. Integrating ferroelectricity into optoelectronic architectures addresses the von-Neumann bottleneck by enabling in-sensor computing, where data are sensed, stored, and processed locally, minimizing latency and energy consumption. This review provides a comprehensive overview of 2D ferroelectric materials and their device architectures in the memristive and memtransistors devices structures for optoelectronic vision sensors, highlighting their polarization mechanism, light-driven conductance modulation, and neuromorphic functionalities. Additionally, current challenges, such as scalability, polarization fatigue, and interface engineering, have also been extensively discussed together with heterostructure design and hybrid ferroelectric-semiconductor integration toward energy-efficient bio-inspired vision systems.\n\nID: 41741448\nTitle: Ground-truth encoding of self-motion in the primate cerebellar nodulus and uvula.\nAbstract: Accurate internal estimates of self-motion and orientation relative to gravity are fundamental for stabilizing gaze, controlling posture, and navigating through dynamic environments. Prevailing theories propose that the cerebellar nodulus and uvula (NU) employ internal models to suppress sensory input arising from predictable, self-generated motion. However, this assumption has never been directly tested. Here, we recorded NU Purkinje cell activity in rhesus monkeys during active and passive head movements. We found neurons responsive to passive translations remained equally sensitive to self-generated movements, encoding net head motion in space irrespective of its source. Furthermore, external perturbation did not influence these ground-truth encoding. When active head motion was blocked, Purkinje cell activity remained unchanged - demonstrating a lack of efference copy integration. During active tilts, NU neurons encoded both dynamic motion and static orientation relative to gravity. These findings challenge the internal model hypothesis and establish the NU as a ground-truth, context-invariant estimator of self-motion, supporting stable behavior in dynamic environments.\n\nID: 41688803\nTitle: Effort and its perception revisited: How physical-domain insights could lead toward a unified theory.\nAbstract: Effort influences decisions to initiate and sustain physical and cognitive tasks. Although the perception of effort is central to human behaviour, its underlying mechanisms-especially in the cognitive domain-remain poorly understood. Building on knowledge from physical exertion, this article introduces the concepts of effort and effort perception through a multidisciplinary lens, integrating insights from exercise sciences, (neuro)physiology, and psychology. We begin by highlighting the inconsistent definitions of effort in the literature and propose a transdisciplinary definition: the intentional engagement of physical and cognitive resources to perform-or attempt to perform-a task. We then review methods for measuring effort, emphasizing the current limitations of physiological and performance-based variables. We argue that, when adequately contextualized as a unique perception dissociated from other exercise-related perceptions, the self-report of effort currently provides the most viable way to investigate effort. Next, we explore theoretical models explaining effort perception in physical tasks, focusing on the corollary discharge model as a promising theoretical framework. While this model offers valuable insights, it does not fully account for exerting effort during cognitive tasks. We suggest refining the corollary discharge model to encompass cognitive exertion, thus breaking the traditional silos between the physical and cognitive domains. Finally, we outline key challenges for future research: defining \"resources\" more clearly, developing reliable measurement tools for effort and its (neuro)physiological correlates, and determining whether effort perception is domain-general or domain-specific. We end by discussing the broad implications of our new account of effort for performance, health, and behavioural science.\n\nID: 41615801\nTitle: Leveraging current steering and the biophysics of spike generation for cellular-resolution electrical stimulation of neurons.\nAbstract: Electrical stimulation at cellular resolution to restore the function of neural circuits is limited by the density of available electrode arrays. Although current steering with multi-electrode stimulation can be used to target cells between electrodes, it has not been proven for systematically targeting individual cells. We develop a framework for cellular-resolution current steering, leveraging the biophysics of electrically evoked spike generation, and test its efficacy in isolated macaque and human retina. Currents were passed through three electrodes simultaneously using large-scale high-density microelectrode arrays, directly evoking single spikes in retinal ganglion cells. The currents combined either linearly or nonlinearly to drive spiking, depending on the geometry of the electrodes relative to the cell. These findings were captured by a biophysical model and by a simpler parametric model in which spikes can initiate at several sites on the cell membrane and were leveraged to efficiently identify multi-electrode stimulation patterns that optimized cellular selectivity.\n\nID: 41608983\nTitle: All-Optical Control of Bidirectional Polarization Switching in Ferroelectric Heterostructures for Neuromorphic and In-Memory Computing.\nAbstract: All-optical in-memory computing is emerging as a critical technology for next-generation energy-efficient and high-speed information processing because it avoids frequent optical-electrical-optical conversions and integrates sensing, processing, and memory within a single device. Here, we report the demonstration of bidirectional polarization switching in a van der Waals heterostructure composed of ferroelectric CuInP2S6 (CIPS) and semiconducting MoS2. Wavelength-tunable excitation (660-405\u00a0nm) enables robust, bidirectional polarization reversal through the interaction between the photogenerated charges in MoS2/CIPS heterostructure and ferroelectric polarization charges in CIPS. Two wavelength-dependent carrier dynamic mechanisms were established specifically for excitations below and above the CIPS bandgap. These mechanisms result in opposite charge accumulation at the interface, leading to opposite polarization switching directions. The device demonstrates high-performance all-optical nonvolatile memory. Furthermore, it emulates all-optical controlled retina-like synaptic plasticity, including paired-pulse facilitation/inhibition, short-term and long-term potentiation and depression, and learning-forgetting behaviours, with wavelength-selective long-term potentiation and depression enabling neuromorphic image recognition. Additionally, the single device implements reconfigurable all-optical controlled Boolean logic gates.\n\nID: 41606681\nTitle: Synaptic control of retinal ganglion cell survival and axon regeneration.\nAbstract: BACKGROUND: Injury to retinal ganglion cell (RGC) axons in neurodegenerative conditions like glaucoma leads to irreversible vision loss. A major therapeutic challenge is promoting RGC survival and axon regeneration. Canonical research focused on intrinsic neuronal growth capacity and the inhibitory central nervous system (CNS) environment, but overlooking the role of retinal synaptic communication. MAIN BODY: This review summarizes emerging evidence that retinal interneuron-to-RGC synaptic connections are both structurally and molecularly dysregulated following RGC axon injury. Such synaptic plasticity critically regulates RGC survival and regenerative capacity, at least partly by orchestrating intrinsic repair programs. We then address two central unresolved questions: first, what are the specific molecular pathways that alter this interneuron-to-RGC signaling after injury, and second, how do glial cells participate in this transsynaptic dysregulation. Finally, we evaluate the translational potential of these findings, including the identification of biomarkers and the development of novel neuroprotective strategies that target synaptic connections. CONCLUSION: Synaptic communication is a fundamental regulator of RGC fate after injury. Understanding synaptic dysregulation and the mechanisms involved is essential for developing new synapse-targeted strategies to monitor progression of neurodegenerative diseases and promote neural repair.\n=======================================================\n\n### [CUSTOM DATAPOINTS]\nCRITICAL EXTRACTION DIRECTIVE: You MUST extract the following custom datapoints as root-level key/value pairs inside your final JSON block:\n- \"suggested_experiments\": generate 1-3 suggested experiments\n- \"suggested_studies\": generate 1-3 suggested studies\n- \"swansons_literature_based_discovery_candidates\": You are an advanced Literature-Based Discovery (LBD) system executing Swanson\u2019s complementary-but-disjoint (A-B-C) model. Your goal is to find hidden, unpublished connections across the provided dataset. Strict Discovery Protocol: 1. Identify distinct, isolated sub-literatures (Domain A and Domain C) within the dataset that share NO direct citations, co-mentions, or common contextual paragraphs. 2. Find an intermediate biological mechanism, protein, path, or entity (Bridge B) that appears independently in both isolated domains (A-to-B and B-to-C). 3. Synthesize a novel, unstated hypothesis (A-to-C). Negative Constraint (Crucial): DO NOT output any connection if the relationship between Concept A and Concept C is explicitly mentioned, paired, or summarized anywhere in the source text. If a connection (like \"OMN resilience to SMN stabilization\") is already explicitly stated or grouped as a concept in the data, it is considered \"already known\" and must be disqualified. Format your output exactly as follows: - Discovered Hypothesis (A to C): [Clear, novel statement] - Literature A (Origin): [Entity/Concept and source context] - Literature C (Target): [Entity/Concept and source context] - The Intersecting Bridge B: [The shared mechanism/protein linking them] - Biological Rationale: [1-2 sentences explaining why this hidden connection is mechanistically plausible]\n- \"contradictions_between_evidences\": Identify conflicting evidence within the evidence set (if any) and flag the dispute here\n- \"repurposed_solutions\": identify and explain repurposed Solution potentials\n\n\nFormat Requirement:\nRAG AMNESIA IS ACTIVE: You must ONLY use the provided context literature. Do not use outside prior knowledge. If the evidence is missing, insufficient, or requires gap-filling to fully evaluate the claim, you MUST explicitly state the gaps and missing evidence in your justification. Under no circumstances should you invent or hallucinate citations or quotes.\n\nFirst provide disclaimer such as \"Even though this fact check looked at unique up-to-date abstracts, new evidence may refute this answer in the future. Although 'Zero Hallucinated Moneyshot Quotes' is programmatically enforced, AI is not always immune to inadvertently/erroneously misinterpreting data. This is not medical or professional advice, but instead, is an opinion calculated by AI based on the literature evaluated.\"\n---\nWrite in a highly academic, formal thesis tone.\nFormat your readable response using these exact academic headers:\n###[CLAIM EVALUATED AND ANSWER TO USER]\n(Exact wording of the claim evaluated)\n### [ABSTRACT & REWRITTEN CLAIM]\n(Scientific synthesis)\n### [INTRODUCTION & JUSTIFICATION]\n(Mechanistic explanation utilizing the 'moneyshot quotes' you will use in the EVIDENCE, METHODOLOGY & CITATIONS section later as well)\n### [DISCUSSION: NOVEL & OVERLOOKED]\n(5-10 bullet points of surprising facts)\n### [EVIDENCE, METHODOLOGY & CITATIONS]\n(Numbered list matching inline citations) For example \"1. ID: 12345 - Application: The text discusses ... and since no other evidence provided proves nor disproves the claim, the lowest rating allowed across all evidences is required. ID:12345 indicates the claim is overall plausible (Alignment with this ID: 3) - [copied/verbatim Quote text]\"\n\n**CRITICAL: You must include the exact quote you used in the [copied/verbatim Quote text] section.\n\nIf the prompt says \"at least 20 quotes\" then there must be at least 20 matching citations. You must actually use the quotes you select within the conext of the preprint publication you write.\n\nEvaluation Schema:\nRAG AMNESIA IS ACTIVE: You must ONLY use the provided context literature. Do not use outside prior knowledge. If the evidence is missing, insufficient, or requires gap-filling to fully evaluate the claim, you MUST explicitly state the gaps and missing evidence in your justification. Under no circumstances should you invent or hallucinate citations or quotes.\n\n**Constraint Requirements:**\n1. **Source-Only Attribution:** Base your answer strictly on the provided literature. If the literature does not explicitly address the interaction between retinal ganglion cell (RGC) hyperexcitability and corollary discharge (CD) generation, state this explicitly.\n2. **Prohibition of Negative Claims:** Do not make definitive claims about what the retina *cannot* do or *lacks the architecture to do* unless that specific limitation is explicitly stated in the provided source material. \n3. **Distinguish Definitions:** Clearly define RGC output and corollary discharge as described in the sources. If the sources define CD as exclusively motor-derived, report that definition. \n4. **Logical Integrity:** Avoid conflating the absence of a reported mechanism in the provided text with the conclusion that the mechanism is biologically impossible. If the data is silent on the connection, label the hypothesis as 'unsupported by current provided documentation' rather than 'non-existent' or 'functionally impossible.' \n5. **Hallucination Guardrail:** If you synthesize a conclusion, explicitly cite which specific source IDs support the linkage (or lack thereof) to avoid inferential overreach.\n\n###critical: WRAP YOUR THOUGHTS WITH \nAll responses must include the mandatory \"### [EVIDENCE, METHODOLOGY & CITATIONS]\" section as formatted.\nCRITICAL:\n**MONEYSHOT QUOTES MUST DIRECTLY SUPPORT YOUR CLAIMS**\n**MONEYSHOT QUOTES MUST BE USED IN YOUR RESPONSE TEXT WITHOUT IN-LINE ANNOTATION**\n**MONEYSHOT QUOTES MUST BE USED IN A FORMAL PROFESSIONAL WAY, WORTHY OF PEER REVIEW, WITHOUT ILLOGICAL LEAPS (UNSUPPORTED MAY BE OK, ILLOGICAL IS NOT OK)**\n(Numbered list matching inline citations) For example \"1. ID: 12345 - Application: The text discusses ... and since no other evidence provided proves nor disproves the claim, the lowest rating allowed across all evidences is required. ID:12345 indicates the claim is overall plausible (Alignment with this ID: 7) - *\"copied/verbatim Quote text\"**\n\nCRITICAL INSTRUCTION:\nwhen fact checking: At the very end of your response, you MUST provide a machine-readable JSON block containing evaluation metrics. \nIt MUST be enclosed exactly between ###JSON_START### and ###JSON_END###. Ensure the JSON is valid. \n\nFor the \"Logic_Chain\", break down the systemic mechanism into verbose unabridged atomic multi-step pathways using i/o porting style where the input of next node must match output of the prior (e.g., A -> B, B->C, C->D). Each chain must fully represent the response you give, and should be color coded with light green (Gap_Strength is \"None\"), lightblue (Gap_Strength is medium), or pink (strong Gap_Strength). Logic_Chain MUST be a JSON array of objects. Each object MUST contain EXACTLY these keys: \"Step\", \"From\", \"Relationship\", \"To\", \"evidence_source_id\", \"Alignment_Score\", \"Consilience_Score\", \"Confidence_Score\", \"Gap_Strength\", \"Justification\", and \"Color\". Use commas between objects. DO NOT leave trailing commas inside objects.\n\nFor \"Verbatim_Quotes\", copy at least 20 (required, 20 or more) \"moneyshot\" quotes EXACTLY as they appear in the context literature text, word-for-word, characters included, that fully support your response. We will programmatically validate these. You MUST return an array of OBJECTS, where each object has a \"quote\" key and a \"source_id\" key (the ID of the text it came from, e.g., the ID). Do not alter a single character, do not paraphrase.\n\nUse these scales to evaluate HOW WELL THE EVIDENCE SUPPORTS THE SPECIFIC CLAIM EVALUATED ABOVE:\n- Alignment Score (1-7): How well does the EVALUATED CLAIM factually align with the provided RAG evidence set? [1=Evidence proves claim strictly false, 2=Evidence indicates the claim is impossible, 3=Implausible, 4=Neutral/Unrelated, 5=Plausible, 6=Evidence indicates inevitable, 7=Evidence proves claim strictly true]\n- Consilience Score (1-7): How consilient (in agreement) is the evidence set regarding this claim? [1=Highly Conflicting/Disputed, 4=Mixed, 7=Unanimous Agreement]\n- Confidence Score (1-7): Implied confidence of the research based on study types and depth [1=In Vitro/Animal/Preprint, 4=Observational/Moderate, 7=Meta-analysis/RCT]\n\nFormat (DO NOT USE fencing)\nCRITICAL: Use ONLY Pubmed MeSH tags (exclude descriptor and [type]) for your gate variable names (i.e.,.the \"gates\") so they will be standardized globally. Be unabridged, comprehensive, and exhaustive in your gate mapping with at least 1 gate nodes for each quote you identified per the specification and map the gates granularly/atomically.\n\n###JSON_START###\n{\n \"Alignment\": 5,\n \"Consilience\": 6,\n \"Confidence\": 5,\n \"Logic_Chain\":[\n {\n \"Step\": 1,\n \"From\": \"Variable A\",\n \"Relationship\": \"-->\",\n \"To\": \"Variable B\",\n \"Alignment_Score\": 6,\n \"Consilience_Score\": 5,\n \"Confidence_Score\": 4,\n \"Gap_Strength\": \"None\",\n \"Justification\": \"...\",\n \"Color\": \"lightgreen\"\n }\n ],\n \"Verbatim_Quotes\": [\n {\n \"quote\": \"Copy the Exact wording from text exactly as it is, including all characters (we ascii match for validation!).\",\n \"source_id\": \"12345678\"\n }\n ],\n \"Study_Type_Audit\": { \"ID123\": \"meta_analysis:Count=10\", \"ID124\": \"in_vivo:Count=3\" },\n \"Gap_Analysis_Audit\": { \"study_type\": \"in_vitro\", \"study_intent\": \"binding\", \"justification\": \"The context provided indicates...\", \"predicted_result\": \"RGNEF binds to Zn2 magnitudes higher than BMAA\", \"short_answer_to_user\": \"Direct answer to the user primary intent, addressing the user directly when appropriate\"}\n,\n \"suggested_experiments\": \"[Extract: generate 1-3 suggested experiments]\",\n \"suggested_studies\": \"[Extract: generate 1-3 suggested studies]\",\n \"swansons_literature_based_discovery_candidates\": \"[Extract: You are an advanced Literature-Based Discovery (LBD) system executing Swanson\u2019s complementary-but-disjoint (A-B-C) model. Your goal is to find hidden, unpublished connections across the provided dataset. Strict Discovery Protocol: 1. Identify distinct, isolated sub-literatures (Domain A and Domain C) within the dataset that share NO direct citations, co-mentions, or common contextual paragraphs. 2. Find an intermediate biological mechanism, protein, path, or entity (Bridge B) that appears independently in both isolated domains (A-to-B and B-to-C). 3. Synthesize a novel, unstated hypothesis (A-to-C). Negative Constraint (Crucial): DO NOT output any connection if the relationship between Concept A and Concept C is explicitly mentioned, paired, or summarized anywhere in the source text. If a connection (like \\\"OMN resilience to SMN stabilization\\\") is already explicitly stated or grouped as a concept in the data, it is considered \\\"already known\\\" and must be disqualified. Format your output exactly as follows: - Discovered Hypothesis (A to C): [Clear, novel statement] - Literature A (Origin): [Entity/Concept and source context] - Literature C (Target): [Entity/Concept and source context] - The Intersecting Bridge B: [The shared mechanism/protein linking them] - Biological Rationale: [1-2 sentences explaining why this hidden connection is mechanistically plausible]]\",\n \"contradictions_between_evidences\": \"[Extract: Identify conflicting evidence within the evidence set (if any) and flag the dispute here]\",\n \"repurposed_solutions\": \"[Extract: identify and explain repurposed Solution potentials]\"\n}\n###JSON_END###\n\n### CRITICAL QUOTE VALIDATION FAILURE (ATTEMPT 1) ###\nThe validator executed a 100% strict, character-by-character substring search. Your response was REJECTED because the following quotes do not exist verbatim in the source texts.\n\n\u274c FAILED QUOTES (You must fix or delete these):\n\n- ERROR: You cited ID: 42148323 for the quote: \"Dysregulated ER-mitochondria communication has emerged as a key vulnerability that links the cellular stress responses among diverse ocular tissues, including lens epithelial cells, retinal ganglion cells...\"\n FACT: Ellipses (...) are strictly forbidden. You must quote continuous text exactly character-for-character.\n \n Below is the complete, true text of ID 42148323 that you MUST read. \n Find a valid, verbatim, character-perfect sentence inside this exact block to cite instead, or change your claim to align with what this text actually says:\n \n --- BEGIN ACTUAL ABSTRACT FOR 42148323 ---\n ID: 42148323\nTitle: Crosstalk between endoplasmic reticulum stress and mitochondrial homeostasis: A new perspective on ophthalmic disease treatment.\nAbstract: Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress and mitochondrial dysfunction are hallmarks of many ophthalmic diseases; however, they have traditionally been examined as isolated pathological processes. Recent evidence indicates that these organelles are inextricably coupled through mitochondria-endoplasmic reticulum contact sites, also known as mitochondria-associated membranes (MAMs), which coordinate Ca2+ signaling, lipid transfer, mitochondrial dynamics, redox balance, and cell death decisions. Consequently, dysregulated ER-mitochondria communication has emerged as a key vulnerability that links the cellular stress responses among diverse ocular tissues, including lens epithelial cells, retinal ganglion cells, the retinal pigment epithelium, and corneal endothelial cells. In this review, we summarize the recent advances involving the molecular architecture and regulatory function of ER-mitochondria crosstalk. We focus on how the unfolded protein response signaling, pathological MAM remodeling, Ca2+ dysregulation, and disrupted mitochondrial quality control collectively drive disease progression. By integrating evidence from cataract, glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, age-related macular degeneration, and Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy, we reveal that these disorders are not driven by a uniform mechanism of organelle failure, but rather by the dominance of pathological nodes along the ER-mitochondria axis. We propose that ophthalmic diseases should be stratified based on these distinct failure nodes, which provides a mechanistic framework for developing therapeutics. Within this context, interventions targeting maladaptive ER stress, MAM destabilization, bioenergetic failure, or defective mitophagy should be considered complementary and context-dependent strategies. By reframing ophthalmic disorders as diseases of inter-organelle stress integration, this review positions the ER-mitochondria axis as a modifiable upstream determinant of ocular cell fate, which provides a foundation for stage-specific precision therapies.\n --- END ACTUAL ABSTRACT FOR 42148323 ---\n\n- ERROR: You cited ID: 41615801 for the quote: \"We develop a framework for cellular-resolution current steering, leveraging the biophysics of electrically evoked spike generation...\"\n FACT: Ellipses (...) are strictly forbidden. You must quote continuous text exactly character-for-character.\n \n Below is the complete, true text of ID 41615801 that you MUST read. \n Find a valid, verbatim, character-perfect sentence inside this exact block to cite instead, or change your claim to align with what this text actually says:\n \n --- BEGIN ACTUAL ABSTRACT FOR 41615801 ---\n ID: 41615801\nTitle: Leveraging current steering and the biophysics of spike generation for cellular-resolution electrical stimulation of neurons.\nAbstract: Electrical stimulation at cellular resolution to restore the function of neural circuits is limited by the density of available electrode arrays. Although current steering with multi-electrode stimulation can be used to target cells between electrodes, it has not been proven for systematically targeting individual cells. We develop a framework for cellular-resolution current steering, leveraging the biophysics of electrically evoked spike generation, and test its efficacy in isolated macaque and human retina. Currents were passed through three electrodes simultaneously using large-scale high-density microelectrode arrays, directly evoking single spikes in retinal ganglion cells. The currents combined either linearly or nonlinearly to drive spiking, depending on the geometry of the electrodes relative to the cell. These findings were captured by a biophysical model and by a simpler parametric model in which spikes can initiate at several sites on the cell membrane and were leveraged to efficiently identify multi-electrode stimulation patterns that optimized cellular selectivity.\n --- END ACTUAL ABSTRACT FOR 41615801 ---\n\n- ERROR: You cited ID: 42055330 for the quote: \"LRIT3 is a leucine-rich repeat (LRR) protein that is expressed in the retina, and its absence causes complete congenital stationary night blindness (cCSNB)...\"\n FACT: Ellipses (...) are strictly forbidden. You must quote continuous text exactly character-for-character.\n \n Below is the complete, true text of ID 42055330 that you MUST read. \n Find a valid, verbatim, character-perfect sentence inside this exact block to cite instead, or change your claim to align with what this text actually says:\n \n --- BEGIN ACTUAL ABSTRACT FOR 42055330 ---\n ID: 42055330\nTitle: Domain-specific functions of LRIT3 in synaptic assembly and retinal signal transmission.\nAbstract: LRIT3 is a leucine-rich repeat (LRR) protein that is expressed in the retina, and its absence causes complete congenital stationary night blindness (cCSNB), a genetically diverse disorder characterized by impaired low-light vision, myopia, and nystagmus. LRIT3 is expressed in rod and cone photoreceptors, and it transsynaptically organizes the assembly of the glutamate signaling complex, the signalplex, on depolarizing bipolar cells (DBCs). LRIT3 is a single-pass membrane protein with extracellular LRR, IG, and FN3 domains. We express domain deletion constructs using rAAV and examine the impact on LRIT3 trafficking, as well as the structural and functional recovery of the signalplex in DBCs. We show the LRR domain may be required for trafficking LRIT3 to the synapse in cones, but not rods, and it is needed for reassembly and function of the rod BC signalplex. The IG domain is required for the localization of TRPM1 to the signalplex and thus its function. The FN3 domain is not necessary for either DBC signalplex assembly or function. Our data demonstrate that the LRR and IG domains of LRIT3 are crucial for TRPM1 localization and retinal function, and that restoring Nyctalopin localization to the DBC signalplex alone is insufficient to restore TRPM1 expression. Based on our findings, we propose a model in which the LRR domain transsynaptically binds with Nyctalopin, while the IG domain interacts with TRPM1.\n --- END ACTUAL ABSTRACT FOR 42055330 ---\n\n- ERROR: You cited ID: 42410708 for the quote: \"We found that while early-stage visual processing (P100) does not associate with autism outcome, speed of structural face-versus-noise processing (N290) is slower in early-onset autism only...\"\n FACT: Ellipses (...) are strictly forbidden. You must quote continuous text exactly character-for-character.\n \n Below is the complete, true text of ID 42410708 that you MUST read. \n Find a valid, verbatim, character-perfect sentence inside this exact block to cite instead, or change your claim to align with what this text actually says:\n \n --- BEGIN ACTUAL ABSTRACT FOR 42410708 ---\n ID: 42410708\nTitle: Distinct Temporal Stages of Infant Brain Processing Associate With Early Versus Later Autism Diagnosis.\nAbstract: The expression of autism traits sufficient to meet criteria for a diagnosis can occur early (by 3 years) or later (from mid-childhood onwards). It remains unknown whether variation in age of onset is due to clinical recognition or reflects distinct biological pathways. One way of addressing this question is by investigating biological differences very early in development associated with a later age of diagnosis. We use a prospective family history design to look at event-related potentials to faces, one of the most robust biomarkers in autism. A sample of 102 infants (aged 6-10 months, 54% female) with an older autistic sibling had an EEG recorded whilst viewing faces (faces vs. noise; gaze toward vs. away). Autism diagnostic assessments were conducted at 3 years and again in mid-childhood (aged 6-12 years), resulting in early diagnosed (at age 3; N\u00a0=\u00a022), later diagnosed (at mid-childhood; N\u00a0=\u00a021), and no autism in early or mid-childhood (N\u00a0=\u00a059) groups. We found that while early-stage visual processing (P100) does not associate with autism outcome, speed of structural face-versus-noise processing (N290) is slower in early-onset autism only, and semantic processing (P400) is altered in both early- and later-onset autism. Thus, temporal stages of face processing in infancy differentially associate with age of autism onset such that an earlier age of diagnosis is associated with earlier stage deviation within the event-related waveform. Early and later onset autism may represent different subtypes, challenging the view of one etiological pathway and that variation in diagnostic age is solely due to clinical ascertainment. SUMMARY: Temporal stages of face processing in infancy differentially associate with age of autism onset. N290 is slower in early-onset autism, indicating an earlier stage neural deviation. The later occurring P400 is altered in both early- and later-onset autism. Early and later-onset autism may represent distinct biological subtypes.\n --- END ACTUAL ABSTRACT FOR 42410708 ---\n\n\n\u2705 PASSED (DO NOT CHANGE THESE):\n- \"Retinal ganglion cells in Rho-iCre-DTA176 retinas exhibited pronounced oscillatory burst firing characterized by short interspike intervals, high burst occupancy and narrowband spectral structure.\" (Source: 42294803)\n- \"One influential account proposes that an extraretinal signal associated with saccade preparation, such as a corollary discharge, contributes to suppression by actively modulating visual processing.\" (Source: 42331517)\n- \"A shorter ISI indicates hyperactive firing in the degenerated retina, which prevents electrical stimulation from evoking more RGCs.\" (Source: 39144253)\n- \"When active head motion was blocked, Purkinje cell activity remained unchanged - demonstrating a lack of efference copy integration.\" (Source: 41741448)\n- \"Efference copies play a vital role in maintaining visual and motor stability.\" (Source: 38913073)\n- \"Here, we use connectomics, neuroanatomical, physiological, and behavioral approaches to resolve the network architecture of two pairs of ascending histaminergic neurons (AHNs) in Drosophila, which function as a predictive CDC in other insects.\" (Source: 38402616)\n- \"By combining a biologically motivated front-end visual processing module with an unsupervised SOM layer, the proposed system captures key characteristics of early-stage visual processing, including localized orientation-sensitive responses and structured feature organization.\" (Source: 42345724)\n- \"The segregation of visual signals into ON and OFF pathways represents a fundamental organizing principle of retinal processing that has been conserved across vertebrates for approximately 500 million years.\" (Source: 42106181)\n- \"These findings indicate that during active movements, predictions based, likely on an efference copy, ensure tactile precision, whereas passive movements require spatial attention directed to the movement goal.\" (Source: 42277484)\n- \"Synaptic communication is a fundamental regulator of RGC fate after injury.\" (Source: 41606681)\n- \"We previously identified a presynaptic self-amplifying mechanism of glutamate overflow, where NMDA overstimulation activates JNK2-mediated phosphorylation of STX1A.\" (Source: 41986301)\n- \"DJ-1 (PARK7) acts as a crucial antioxidant defense mechanism, stabilizing mitochondrial structure and redox balance.\" (Source: 40759398)\n- \"Altered brain activity preceding behavior may reflect a reduced ability to suppress the sensory consequences of self-generated actions in schizophrenia. The corollary discharge (CD) mechanism has been proposed to underlie this process.\" (Source: 42104797)\n- \"Because this percept of visual stability has been shown to be influenced by prior expectations, we tested the hypothesis that it is Bayesian.\" (Source: 37451867)\n- \"The non-visual component of LT52 activity is correlated with the movement of the ipsilateral foreleg, indicating that it likely arises from foreleg proprioceptors or motor commands.\" (Source: 40680735)\n- \"The theory proposes that lightness is derived from transient ON and OFF cell responses in the early visual pathways that have different characteristic neural gains and that are generated by fixational eye movements (FEMs) as the eyes transit luminance edges in the image.\" (Source: 39764927)\n\n\nINSTRUCTION: Study the actual abstracts provided. Correct the casing, punctuation, spelling, or map the quote to its true source ID. Do NOT use ellipses.\n\n=======================================================\n\u26a0\ufe0f\u26a0\ufe0f\u26a0\ufe0f CRITICAL VERIFICATION FAILURE (RETRY LOOP DETECTED) \u26a0\ufe0f\u26a0\ufe0f\u26a0\ufe0f\nYour previous response was REJECTED because your quotes failed strict byte-perfect validation.\n\nTO BREAK THE LOOP, FOLLOW THESE 3 ABSOLUTE RULES:\n1. NO REPAIRING: If a quote failed, do NOT attempt to edit or tweak it. Either copy a completely different, 100% verbatim sentence from the source, or discard the quote entirely.\n2. PERMISSION TO DISCARD: You are NOT permitted to return fewer quotes to pass validation. Never hallucinate just to meet a quota.\n3. BYTE-PERFECT COPY: You must perform a direct, literal copy-paste. Ellipses (...) are BANNED. Do not change a single capital letter, punctuation mark, or space.\n=======================================================\n\nBASED STRICTLY ON THE CONTEXT LITERATURE ABOVE, EVALUATE THIS SPECIFIC PERSPECTIVE/PENTAMATRIX:\n\"Under certain conditions, can hyperexcited retinal ganglion cells misfire corollary discharge(s) unexpectedly?\"",
"rawResponse": "Even though this fact check looked at unique up-to-date abstracts, new evidence may refute this answer in the future. Although 'Zero Hallucinated Moneyshot Quotes' is programmatically enforced, AI is not always immune to inadvertently/erroneously misinterpreting data. This is not medical or professional advice, but instead, is an opinion calculated by AI based on the literature evaluated.\n\n###[CLAIM EVALUATED AND ANSWER TO USER]\n\"Under certain conditions, can hyperexcited retinal ganglion cells misfire corollary discharge(s) unexpectedly?\"\n\n### [ABSTRACT & REWRITTEN CLAIM]\nThis evaluation synthesizes current literature on retinal ganglion cell (RGC) excitability and corollary discharge (CD) mechanisms. While RGCs exhibit pathological hyperexcitability in degenerative models (e.g., Rho-iCre-DTA176), there is no direct evidence in the provided literature confirming that these cells are capable of generating or \"misfiring\" corollary discharge signals. Corollary discharges are canonically defined in these texts as extraretinal motor-associated signals.\n\n### [INTRODUCTION & JUSTIFICATION]\nThe provided literature establishes a clear distinction between the retina as a sensory transducer and the central nervous system (CNS) as the site of predictive motor signaling. Corollary discharge is defined as an extraretinal signal associated with movement preparation. RGCs, however, function as the output stage of the retina. Pathological states such as retinal degeneration lead to spontaneous, oscillatory burst firing in RGCs due to network-driven gap-junction interactions. While this aberrant RGC activity disrupts visual processing and visual encoding, the provided literature does not attribute the generation of motor-predictive corollary discharge signals to these cells. \n\n### [DISCUSSION: NOVEL & OVERLOOKED]\n* Retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) are distinct from ascending neurons in insects (e.g., Drosophila AHNs) that serve as predictive corollary discharge circuits.\n* Retinal degeneration induces aberrant network oscillations (0.5\u20136 Hz) which are gap-junction dependent.\n* Spontaneous rhythmic activity in degenerating retinas functions as a major barrier to effective vision restoration but does not equate to the generation of corollary discharge signals.\n* Extraretinal signals like CD are critical for maintaining visual stability across saccades, independent of direct retinal input.\n* There is no currently documented evidence in the provided text suggesting that RGC hyperexcitability induces \"misfiring\" of corollary discharge; rather, RGC output and corollary discharge reside in orthogonal subspaces in downstream cortical processing.\n* The literature on schizophrenia and eye movement disorders highlights that CD deficits are central nervous system phenomena rather than peripheral retinal failures.\n\n### [EVIDENCE, METHODOLOGY & CITATIONS]\n1. 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ID: 38402616 - \"Here, we use connectomics, neuroanatomical, physiological, and behavioral approaches to resolve the network architecture of two pairs of ascending histaminergic neurons (AHNs) in Drosophila, which function as a predictive CDC in other insects.\"\n7. ID: 42345724 - \"By combining a biologically motivated front-end visual processing module with an unsupervised SOM layer, the proposed system captures key characteristics of early-stage visual processing, including localized orientation-sensitive responses and structured feature organization.\"\n8. ID: 42106181 - \"The segregation of visual signals into ON and OFF pathways represents a fundamental organizing principle of retinal processing that has been conserved across vertebrates for approximately 500 million years.\"\n9. ID: 42277484 - \"These findings indicate that during active movements, predictions based, likely on an efference copy, ensure tactile precision, whereas passive movements require spatial attention directed to the movement goal.\"\n10. ID: 41606681 - \"Synaptic communication is a fundamental regulator of RGC fate after injury.\"\n11. ID: 41986301 - \"We previously identified a presynaptic self-amplifying mechanism of glutamate overflow, where NMDA overstimulation activates JNK2-mediated phosphorylation of STX1A.\"\n12. ID: 40759398 - \"DJ-1 (PARK7) acts as a crucial antioxidant defense mechanism, stabilizing mitochondrial structure and redox balance.\"\n13. ID: 42104797 - \"Altered brain activity preceding behavior may reflect a reduced ability to suppress the sensory consequences of self-generated actions in schizophrenia. The corollary discharge (CD) mechanism has been proposed to underlie this process.\"\n14. ID: 37451867 - \"Because this percept of visual stability has been shown to be influenced by prior expectations, we tested the hypothesis that it is Bayesian.\"\n15. ID: 40680735 - \"The non-visual component of LT52 activity is correlated with the movement of the ipsilateral foreleg, indicating that it likely arises from foreleg proprioceptors or motor commands.\"\n16. ID: 39764927 - \"The theory proposes that lightness is derived from transient ON and OFF cell responses in the early visual pathways that have different characteristic neural gains and that are generated by fixational eye movements (FEMs) as the eyes transit luminance edges in the image.\"\n17. ID: 42217982 - \"Retinal degeneration disrupts the precise neural architecture required for vision, initiating a maladaptive process known as retinal remodeling.\"\n18. 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"17093408": "ID: 17093408\nTitle: Influence of the thalamus on spatial visual processing in frontal cortex.\nAbstract: Each of our movements activates our own sensory receptors, and therefore keeping track of self-movement is a necessary part of analysing sensory input. One way in which the brain keeps track of self-movement is by monitoring an internal copy, or corollary discharge, of motor commands. This concept could explain why we perceive a stable visual world despite our frequent quick, or saccadic, eye movements: corollary discharge about each saccade would permit the visual system to ignore saccade-induced visual changes. The critical missing link has been the connection between corollary discharge and visual processing. Here we show that such a link is formed by a corollary discharge from the thalamus that targets the frontal cortex. In the thalamus, neurons in the mediodorsal nucleus relay a corollary discharge of saccades from the midbrain superior colliculus to the cortical frontal eye field. In the frontal eye field, neurons use corollary discharge to shift their visual receptive fields spatially before saccades. We tested the hypothesis that these two components-a pathway for corollary discharge and neurons with shifting receptive fields-form a circuit in which the corollary discharge drives the shift. First we showed that the known spatial and temporal properties of the corollary discharge predict the dynamic changes in spatial visual processing of cortical neurons when saccades are made. Then we moved from this correlation to causation by isolating single cortical neurons and showing that their spatial visual processing is impaired when corollary discharge from the thalamus is interrupted. Thus the visual processing of frontal neurons is spatiotemporally matched with, and functionally dependent on, corollary discharge input from the thalamus. These experiments establish the first link between corollary discharge and visual processing, delineate a brain circuit that is well suited for mediating visual stability, and provide a framework for studying corollary discharge in other sensory systems.",
"18391942": "ID: 18391942\nTitle: Corollary discharge circuits for saccadic modulation of the pigeon visual system.\nAbstract: A saccadic eye movement causes a variety of transient perceptual sequelae that might be the results of corollary discharge. Here we describe the neural circuits for saccadic corollary discharge that modulates activity throughout the pigeon visual system. Saccades in pigeons caused inhibition that was mediated by corollary discharge followed by enhancement of firing activity in the telencephalic hyperpallium, visual thalamus and pretectal nucleus lentiformis mesencephali (nLM) with opposite responses in the accessory optic nucleus (nBOR). Inactivation of thalamic neurons eliminated saccadic responses in telencephalic neurons, and inactivation of both the nLM and the nBOR abolished saccadic responses in thalamic neurons. Saccade-related omnipause neurons in the brainstem raphe complex inhibited the nBOR and excited the nLM, whereas inactivation of raphe neurons eliminated saccadic responses in both optokinetic and thalamic neurons. It seems that saccadic responses in telencephalic neurons are generated by corollary discharge signals from brainstem neurons that are transmitted through optokinetic and thalamic neurons. These signals might have important roles in visual perception.",
"18558858": "ID: 18558858\nTitle: Brain circuits for the internal monitoring of movements.\nAbstract: Each movement we make activates our own sensory receptors, thus causing a problem for the brain: the spurious, movement-related sensations must be discriminated from the sensory inputs that really matter, those representing our environment. Here we consider circuits for solving this problem in the primate brain. Such circuits convey a copy of each motor command, known as a corollary discharge (CD), to brain regions that use sensory input. In the visual system, CD signals may help to produce a stable visual percept from the jumpy images resulting from our rapid eye movements. A candidate pathway for providing CD for vision ascends from the superior colliculus to the frontal cortex in the primate brain. This circuit conveys warning signals about impending eye movements that are used for planning subsequent movements and analyzing the visual world. Identifying this circuit has provided a model for studying CD in other primate sensory systems and may lead to a better understanding of motor and mental disorders.",
"18718280": "ID: 18718280\nTitle: Monkey primary somatosensory cortex has a proprioceptive representation of eye position.\nAbstract: The visual system is tied to the retina. Because the eyes move in the orbit, and the head moves on the body, accurate location of an object in extrapersonal space cannot simply result from a visual signal. Instead, the retinal signal must be combined with an estimate of where the eyes are in the orbit, and where the head is in space, to calculate where that object is relative to the observer. There is abundant evidence for eye position signals in various areas of the visual cortex. However, the source of that eye position signal is unknown. Estimates of eye position can arise from two different sources. One is outflow, an 'efference copy' or 'corollary discharge' which might arise from some eye position signal used to specify eye position for the eye muscles. The second source is inflow, a direct proprioceptive signal from the muscles themselves. Nevertheless, neither a proprioceptive representation of eye position nor corollary discharge of a motor command for eye position has ever been demonstrated unambiguously in the cerebral cortex. We recently discovered the neuronal representation of proprioceptive eye position signal in monkey primary somatosensory cortex.",
"20708001": "ID: 20708001\nTitle: Glaucomatous cupping of the lamina cribrosa: a review of the evidence for active progressive remodeling as a mechanism.\nAbstract: The purpose of this review is to examine the literature in an attempt to elucidate a biomechanical basis for glaucomatous cupping. In particular, this work focuses on the role of biomechanics in driving connective tissue remodeling in the progression of laminar morphology from a normal state to that of an excavated glaucomatous state. While there are multiple contributing factors to the pathogenesis of glaucoma, we focus on laminar extracellular matrix (ECM) remodeling in glaucoma and the feedback mechanisms and signals that may guide progressive laminar cupping. We review the literature on the potential mechanisms of glaucomatous changes in the laminar ECM at the anatomic, structural, cellular and subcellular levels in the context of the biomechanical paradigm of glaucomatous onset and progression. Several conclusions can be drawn from this review. First, extensive remodeling of the lamina cribrosa ECM occurs in primary open angle glaucoma. Second, there is surprisingly little evidence to support acute mechanical damage to the lamina as the principal mechanism of cupping. Third, ONH astrocytes and lamina cribrosa cells can sense their mechanical environment and respond to mechanical stimuli by remodeling the ECM. Fourth, there is evidence suggesting that chronic remodeling of the lamina results in a progressive posterior migration of the laminar insertion into the canal wall, which eventually results in the posterior lamina inserting into the pia mater. Finally, modeling studies suggest that laminar remodeling may be a biomechanical feedback mechanism through which cells modify their environment in an attempt to return to a homeostatic mechanical environment. It is plausible that biomechanics-driven connective tissue remodeling is a mechanism in the progression of laminar morphology from a normal state to that of a cupped, excavated glaucomatous state.",
"20709094": "ID: 20709094\nTitle: Localization of speed differences of context stimuli during fixation and smooth pursuit eye movements.\nAbstract: The visual system can detect speed changes of moving objects only by means of alterations of retinal image motion, which is also subject to changes induced by head or eye movements. Here we investigated whether smooth pursuit eye movements affect the ability to localize short speed perturbations of large context stimuli. Psychophysical thresholds for localization, discrimination and detection of speed perturbations in one of two context stimuli were measured under two main conditions: in fixation trials subjects fixated a central stationary spot, in pursuit trials they followed a horizontally moving target with their eyes. Context stimuli were vertically oriented sine wave gratings moving simultaneously above and below the fixation or pursuit target for one second in the same direction at the same or a different speed as the pursuit target. During the movement one of the gratings suddenly changed its speed for 500 ms and returned to its original speed. Observers were asked to discern the location of the speed change (two-alternative spatial forced choice task). While detection (two-interval forced choice) and discrimination thresholds for the kind of speed perturbation were in the normal range of Weber fractions of 10-15%, thresholds for the location of the speed perturbation were dramatically increased to 30-50%. Localization thresholds were particularly high when the retinal motion was mainly due to the context movements as during fixation or slow pursuit and significantly reduced when the retinal motion was mainly due to pursuit. This result indicates that the origin of retinal motion, whether it is caused by object motion or by voluntary pursuit is important. We conclude that the localization of speed perturbations affecting one of two peripheral moving objects is exceedingly complicated for the visual system probably due to the dominance of relative motion. During smooth pursuit the ability to localize speed perturbations of non-foveated objects seems to be improved by additional information gained from pursuit such as corollary discharge.",
"21242138": "ID: 21242138\nTitle: Neuronal mechanisms for visual stability: progress and problems.\nAbstract: How our vision remains stable in spite of the interruptions produced by saccadic eye movements has been a repeatedly revisited perceptual puzzle. The major hypothesis is that a corollary discharge (CD) or efference copy signal provides information that the eye has moved, and this information is used to compensate for the motion. There has been progress in the search for neuronal correlates of such a CD in the monkey brain, the best animal model of the human visual system. In this article, we briefly summarize the evidence for a CD pathway to frontal cortex, and then consider four questions on the relation of neuronal mechanisms in the monkey brain to stable visual perception. First, how can we determine whether the neuronal activity is related to stable visual perception? Second, is the activity a possible neuronal correlate of the proposed transsaccadic memory hypothesis of visual stability? Third, are the neuronal mechanisms modified by visual attention and does our perceived visual stability actually result from neuronal mechanisms related primarily to the central visual field? Fourth, does the pathway from superior colliculus through the pulvinar nucleus to visual cortex contribute to visual stability through suppression of the visual blur produced by saccades?",
"21601061": "ID: 21601061\nTitle: Anatomy and physiology of the afferent visual system.\nAbstract: The efficient organization of the human afferent visual system meets enormous computational challenges. Once visual information is received by the eye, the signal is relayed by the retina, optic nerve, chiasm, tracts, lateral geniculate nucleus, and optic radiations to the striate cortex and extrastriate association cortices for final visual processing. At each stage, the functional organization of these circuits is derived from their anatomical and structural relationships. In the retina, photoreceptors convert photons of light to an electrochemical signal that is relayed to retinal ganglion cells. Ganglion cell axons course through the optic nerve, and their partial decussation in the chiasm brings together corresponding inputs from each eye. Some inputs follow pathways to mediate pupil light reflexes and circadian rhythms. However, the majority of inputs arrive at the lateral geniculate nucleus, which relays visual information via second-order neurons that course through the optic radiations to arrive in striate cortex. Feedback mechanisms from higher cortical areas shape the neuronal responses in early visual areas, supporting coherent visual perception. Detailed knowledge of the anatomy of the afferent visual system, in combination with skilled examination, allows precise localization of neuropathological processes and guides effective diagnosis and management of neuro-ophthalmic disorders.",
"21921569": "ID: 21921569\nTitle: M\u00fcller glial cells in retinal disease.\nAbstract: Virtually all pathogenic stimuli activate M\u00fcller cells. Reactive M\u00fcller cells exert protective and toxic effects on photoreceptors and neurons. They contribute to oxidative stress and glutamate toxicity due to malfunctions of glutamate uptake and glutathione synthesis. Downregulation of potassium conductance disrupts transcellular potassium and water transport, resulting in neuronal hyperexcitability and edema. Protective effects of reactive M\u00fcller cells include upregulation of adenosine 5'-triphosphate (ATP)-degrading ectoenzymes, which enhances the extracellular availability of the neuroprotectant adenosine, abrogation of the osmotic release of ATP, which might protect retinal ganglion cells from apoptosis, and the release of antioxidants and neurotrophic factors. The dedifferentiation of reactive M\u00fcller cells to progenitor-like cells might have an impact on future therapeutic approaches. A better understanding of the gliotic mechanisms will be helpful in developing efficient therapeutic strategies aiming at increased protective and regenerative properties and decreased toxicity of reactive M\u00fcller cells.",
"22481644": "ID: 22481644\nTitle: A neural mechanism for coordinate transformation predicts pre-saccadic remapping.\nAbstract: Whenever we shift our gaze, any location information encoded in the retinocentric reference frame that is predominant in the visual system is obliterated. How is spatial memory retained across gaze changes? Two different explanations have been proposed: Retinocentric information may be transformed into a gaze-invariant representation through a mechanism consistent with gain fields observed in parietal cortex, or retinocentric information may be updated in anticipation of the shift expected with every gaze change, a proposal consistent with neural observations in LIP. The explanations were considered incompatible with each other, because retinocentric update is observed before the gaze shift has terminated. Here, we show that a neural dynamic mechanism for coordinate transformation can also account for retinocentric updating. Our model postulates an extended mechanism of reference frame transformation that is based on bidirectional mapping between a retinocentric and a body-centered representation and that enables transforming multiple object locations in parallel. The dynamic coupling between the two reference frames generates a shift of the retinocentric representation for every gaze change. We account for the predictive nature of the observed remapping activity by using the same kind of neural mechanism to generate an internal representation of gaze direction that is predictively updated based on corollary discharge signals. We provide evidence for the model by accounting for a series of behavioral and neural experimental observations.",
"24653691": "ID: 24653691\nTitle: Brain circuits underlying visual stability across eye movements-converging evidence for a neuro-computational model of area LIP.\nAbstract: The understanding of the subjective experience of a visually stable world despite the occurrence of an observer's eye movements has been the focus of extensive research for over 20 years. These studies have revealed fundamental mechanisms such as anticipatory receptive field (RF) shifts and the saccadic suppression of stimulus displacements, yet there currently exists no single explanatory framework for these observations. We show that a previously presented neuro-computational model of peri-saccadic mislocalization accounts for the phenomenon of predictive remapping and for the observation of saccadic suppression of displacement (SSD). This converging evidence allows us to identify the potential ingredients of perceptual stability that generalize beyond different data sets in a formal physiology-based model. In particular we propose that predictive remapping stabilizes the visual world across saccades by introducing a feedback loop and, as an emergent result, small displacements of stimuli are not noticed by the visual system. The model provides a link from neural dynamics, to neural mechanism and finally to behavior, and thus offers a testable comprehensive framework of visual stability.",
"25359297": "ID: 25359297\nTitle: Evidence for a role of corrective eye movements during gaze fixation in saccade planning.\nAbstract: In a three-dimensional (3D) world most saccades are made towards visual targets that are located at different distances. We previously demonstrated that gaze shifts within 3D space consist of two stages: a target saccade followed by a corrective saccade during gaze fixation that directs the eyes to the physical target location. We proposed that, by accurately positioning the eyes on the visual object, the visual system maintains an orderly representation of the visual world. In this study we used a double saccade experiment to assess the function of corrective saccades in humans. We found that, when a corrective eye movement occurred during fixation on the first target point, the direction of the second saccade towards the next target point was accurate. When a corrective saccade was absent, a directional error of the second target saccade was observed. This finding, which cannot be explained by current models of eye movement control, supports the idea of a two-step model in saccade programming. We suggest that the motor system sends a corollary discharge when programming a corrective saccade for maintaining an orderly representation of the visual world. In conclusion, our results indicate that corrective saccades have a role in programming target saccades within 3D space.",
"25748882": "ID: 25748882\nTitle: The spatial profile of mask-induced compression for perception and action.\nAbstract: Stimuli briefly flashed just before a saccade are perceived closer to the saccade target, a phenomenon known as saccadic compression of space. We have recently demonstrated that similar mislocalizations of flashed stimuli can be observed in the absence of saccades: brief probes were attracted towards a visual reference when followed by a mask. To examine the spatial profile of this new phenomenon of masked-induced compression, here we used a pair of references that draw the probe into the gap between them. Strong compression was found when we masked the probe and presented it following a reference pair, whereas little or no compression occurred for the probe without the reference pair or without the mask. When the two references were arranged vertically, horizontal mislocalizations prevailed. That is, probes presented to the left or right of the vertically arranged references were \"drawn in\" to be seen aligned with the references. In contrast, when we arranged the two references horizontally, we found vertical compression for stimuli presented above or below the references. Finally, when participants were to indicate the perceived probe location by making an eye movement towards it, saccade landing positions were compressed in a similar fashion as perceptual judgments, confirming the robustness of mask-induced compression. Our findings challenge pure oculomotor accounts of saccadic compression of space that assume a vital role for saccade-specific signals such as corollary discharge or the updating of eye position. Instead, we suggest that saccade- and mask-induced compression both reflect how the visual system deals with disruptions.",
"27169504": "ID: 27169504\nTitle: Dependence of auditory spatial updating on vestibular, proprioceptive, and efference copy signals.\nAbstract: Humans localize sounds by comparing inputs across the two ears, resulting in a head-centered representation of sound-source position. When the head moves, information about head movement must be combined with the head-centered estimate to correctly update the world-centered sound-source position. Spatial updating has been extensively studied in the visual system, but less is known about how head movement signals interact with binaural information during auditory spatial updating. In the current experiments, listeners compared the world-centered azimuthal position of two sound sources presented before and after a head rotation that depended on condition. In the active condition, subjects rotated their head by \u223c35\u00b0 to the left or right, following a pretrained trajectory. In the passive condition, subjects were rotated along the same trajectory in a rotating chair. In the cancellation condition, subjects rotated their head as in the active condition, but the chair was counter-rotated on the basis of head-tracking data such that the head effectively remained fixed in space while the body rotated beneath it. Subjects updated most accurately in the passive condition but erred in the active and cancellation conditions. Performance is interpreted as reflecting the accuracy of perceived head rotation across conditions, which is modeled as a linear combination of proprioceptive/efference copy signals and vestibular signals. Resulting weights suggest that auditory updating is dominated by vestibular signals but with significant contributions from proprioception/efference copy. Overall, results shed light on the interplay of sensory and motor signals that determine the accuracy of auditory spatial updating.",
"27655962": "ID: 27655962\nTitle: Circuits for presaccadic visual remapping.\nAbstract: Saccadic eye movements rapidly displace the image of the world that is projected onto the retinas. In anticipation of each saccade, many neurons in the visual system shift their receptive fields. This presaccadic change in visual sensitivity, known as remapping, was first documented in the parietal cortex and has been studied in many other brain regions. Remapping requires information about upcoming saccades via corollary discharge. Analyses of neurons in a corollary discharge pathway that targets the frontal eye field (FEF) suggest that remapping may be assembled in the FEF's local microcircuitry. Complementary data from reversible inactivation, neural recording, and modeling studies provide evidence that remapping contributes to transsaccadic continuity of action and perception. Multiple forms of remapping have been reported in the FEF and other brain areas, however, and questions remain about the reasons for these differences. In this review of recent progress, we identify three hypotheses that may help to guide further investigations into the structure and function of circuits for remapping.",
"29366625": "ID: 29366625\nTitle: Involvement of mGluR I in EphB/ephrinB reverse signaling activation induced retinal ganglion cell apoptosis in a rat chronic hypertension model.\nAbstract: EphB/ephrinB reverse signaling is involved in retinal ganglion cell (RGC) apoptosis in experimental glaucoma. Here, we further investigated the mechanisms underlying EphB/ephrinB reverse signaling activation induced RGC apoptosis in a rat chronic ocular hypertension (COH) model, using patch-clamp techniques in retinal slices. In COH retinas, RGCs showed higher spontaneous firing frequency and much more depolarized membrane potential as compared to control, which was mimicked by intravitreally injection of EphB2-Fc, an activator of ephrinB2. The changes in RGC spontaneous firing and membrane potential could be reversed by the tyrosine kinase inhibitor PP2, suggesting that EphB/ephrinB reverse signaling activation induced RGC hyperexcitability. Intravitreal pre-injection of either LY367385 or MPEP, selective mGluR1 and mGluR5 antagonists, also blocked the changes in RGC spontaneous firing and membrane potential. Co-immunoprecipitation experiments showed an interaction between ephrinB2 and group I metabotropic glutamate receptor (mGluR I) (mGluR1/mGluR5). Furthermore, intravitreal pre-injection of the mixture of L-NAME (an NO synthase inhibitor) and XPro1595 (a selective inhibitor of soluble TNF-\u03b1) could reduce the EphB2-Fc injection induced increase in RGC firing, suggesting that M\u00fcller cells might be involved in EphB/ephrinB reverse signaling activation induced change in RGC hyperexcitability. In addition, LY367385/MPEP reduced the numbers of TUNEL-positive RGCs both in EphB2-Fc injected and COH retinas. All results suggest that activation of EphB/ephrinB reverse signaling induces RGC hyperexcitability and apoptosis by interacting with mGluR I in COH rats. Appropriate reduction of EphB/ephrinB reverse signaling could alleviate the loss of RGCs in glaucoma.",
"30688472": "ID: 30688472\nTitle: Retinal spatiotemporal dynamics on emergence of visual persistence and afterimages.\nAbstract: Visual persistence (stimulus perception that prolongs for a few milliseconds after the physical disappearance of the stimulus) and afterimages (an illusory percept that lingers after the physical disappearance of the stimulus at the retinotopic location of the preceding stimulus) are classic perceptual phenomena reflecting temporal characteristics of the visual system. These phenomena are modulated by some common stimulus aspects: A longer stimulus generates shorter persistence and a longer afterimage and a lower spatial-frequency stimulus generates shorter persistence and a stronger afterimage. The current study proposes that these spatiotemporal characteristics of visual persistence and afterimages can be explained by a generic retinal processing architecture. Wilson (1997) developed a neural network model of retinal circuitry and demonstrated that afterimages emerge due to a retinal light-adaptive gain control mechanism. In this study, we provide an overview of the retinal physiology to assess the feasibility of his retinal model, and simulate psychophysical experiments on persistence and afterimages in the same model to provide systematic explanations to the stimulus duration and spatial frequency effects. Our results suggest that these characteristics emerge from the spatiotemporal characteristics of each cell (response gain and time course, receptive-field structure) that comprises a part of the feedforward-feedback laminar network in the retina. The retinal circuitry performs short- and long-term adaptive operations as the signal transmission is recurrently regulated by various feedback mechanisms and consequently engenders complicated spatiotemporal dynamics in the ganglion cell responses that match the patterns of the perceptual phenomena. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2019 APA, all rights reserved).",
"31323096": "ID: 31323096\nTitle: Spatial updating of attention across eye movements: A neuro-computational approach.\nAbstract: While we are scanning our environment, the retinal image changes with every saccade. Nevertheless, the visual system anticipates where an attended target will be next and attention is updated to the new location. Recently, two different types of perisaccadic attentional updates were discovered: predictive remapping of attention before saccade onset (Rolfs, Jonikaitis, Deubel, & Cavanagh, 2011) and lingering of attention after saccade (Golomb, Chun, & Mazer, 2008; Golomb, Pulido, Albrecht, Chun, & Mazer, 2010). We here propose a neuro-computational model located in lateral intraparietal cortex based on a previous model of perisaccadic space perception (Ziesche & Hamker, 2011, 2014). Our model can account for both types of updating of attention at a neural-systems level. The lingering effect originates from the late updating of the proprioceptive eye-position signal and the remapping from the early corollary-discharge signal. We put these results in relationship to predictive remapping of receptive fields and show that both phenomena arise from the same simple, recurrent neural circuit. Thus, together with the previously published results, the model provides a comprehensive framework for discussing multiple experimental observations that occur around saccades.",
"31488610": "ID: 31488610\nTitle: Retinal Stabilization Reveals Limited Influence of Extraretinal Signals on Heading Tuning in the Medial Superior Temporal Area.\nAbstract: Heading perception in primates depends heavily on visual optic-flow cues. Yet during self-motion, heading percepts remain stable, even though smooth-pursuit eye movements often distort optic flow. According to theoretical work, self-motion can be represented accurately by compensating for these distortions in two ways: via retinal mechanisms or via extraretinal efference-copy signals, which predict the sensory consequences of movement. Psychophysical evidence strongly supports the efference-copy hypothesis, but physiological evidence remains inconclusive. Neurons that signal the true heading direction during pursuit are found in visual areas of monkey cortex, including the dorsal medial superior temporal area (MSTd). Here we measured heading tuning in MSTd using a novel stimulus paradigm, in which we stabilize the optic-flow stimulus on the retina during pursuit. This approach isolates the effects on neuronal heading preferences of extraretinal signals, which remain active while the retinal stimulus is prevented from changing. Our results from 3 female monkeys demonstrate a significant but small influence of extraretinal signals on the preferred heading directions of MSTd neurons. Under our stimulus conditions, which are rich in retinal cues, we find that retinal mechanisms dominate physiological corrections for pursuit eye movements, suggesting that extraretinal cues, such as predictive efference-copy mechanisms, have a limited role under naturalistic conditions.SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT Sensory systems discount stimulation caused by an animal's own behavior. For example, eye movements cause irrelevant retinal signals that could interfere with motion perception. The visual system compensates for such self-generated motion, but how this happens is unclear. Two theoretical possibilities are a purely visual calculation or one using an internal signal of eye movements to compensate for their effects. The latter can be isolated by experimentally stabilizing the image on a moving retina, but this approach has never been adopted to study motion physiology. Using this method, we find that extraretinal signals have little influence on activity in visual cortex, whereas visually based corrections for ongoing eye movements have stronger effects and are likely most important under real-world conditions.",
"32101763": "ID: 32101763\nTitle: Group II metabotropic glutamate receptor agonist promotes retinal ganglion cell survival by reducing neuronal excitotoxicity in a rat chronic ocular hypertension model.\nAbstract: Glaucoma, the second leading cause of irreversible blindness worldwide, is characterized by the selective death of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs). The group II metabotropic glutamate receptor (mGluR II) activation has been linked to RGC survival, however, the mechanism by which it promotes neuronal survival remains poorly defined. In the present work, we show that extracellular application of LY341495, an mGluR II antagonist could increase the RGC firing frequency, suggesting that activation of mGluR II by endogenously released glutamate could modulate RGC excitability. LY354740, an mGluR II agonist, significantly decreased RGC excitability and the reduced presynaptic excitatory inputs and post-synaptic Ca2+-permeable currents mediated the LY354740-induced effects. By using a well-characterized in vivo male Sprague-Dawley rat glaucoma model, we further demonstrate that in the early stage of experimental glaucoma, the expression of mGluR II dimer-formed protein was significantly reduced, and pre-activation of mGluR II by intravitreal injection of LY354740 before establishment of the glaucoma model could effectively reduce excitatory inputs, thereby reversing hyperexcitability induced by elevated intraocular pressure. Furthermore, LY354740 could increase the expression level of brain-derived neurotrophic factor in the glaucomatous retinas, further protecting RGCs. Our study indicates that the abnormal expression of mGluR II may accelerate RGC apoptosis in glaucoma, and demonstrates that mGluR II agonist LY354740 can be used as a novel method to counter RGC apoptosis in glaucoma.",
"32172025": "ID: 32172025\nTitle: Intra-saccadic displacement sensitivity after a lesion to the posterior parietal cortex.\nAbstract: Visual perception is introspectively stable and continuous across eye movements. It has been hypothesized that displacements in retinal input caused by eye movements can be dissociated from displacements in the external world using extra-retinal information, such as a corollary discharge from the oculomotor system. The extra-retinal information can inform the visual system about an upcoming eye movement and accompanying displacements in retinal input. The parietal cortex has been hypothesized to be critically involved in integrating retinal and extra-retinal information. Two tasks have been widely used to assess the quality of this integration: double-step saccades and intra-saccadic displacements. Double-step saccades performed by patients with parietal cortex lesions seemed to show hypometric second saccades. However, recently idea has been refuted by demonstrating that patients with very similar lesions were able to perform the double step saccades, albeit taking multiple saccades to reach the saccade target. So, it seems that extra-retinal information is still available for saccade execution after a lesion to the parietal lobe. Here, we investigated whether extra-retinal signals are also available for perceptual judgements in nine patients with strokes affecting the posterior parietal cortex. We assessed perceptual continuity with the intra-saccadic displacement task. We exploited the increased sensitivity when a small temporal blank is introduced after saccade offset (blank effect). The blank effect is thought to reflect the availability of extra-retinal signals for perceptual judgements. Although patients exhibited a relative difference to control subjects, they still demonstrated the blank effect. The data suggest that a lesion to the posterior parietal cortex (PPC) alters the processing of extra-retinal signals but does not abolish their influence altogether.",
"34419081": "ID: 34419081\nTitle: Soluble tumor necrosis factor-alpha-induced hyperexcitability contributes to retinal ganglion cell apoptosis by enhancing Nav1.6 in experimental glaucoma.\nAbstract: Neuroinflammation plays an important role in the pathogenesis of glaucoma. Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-\u03b1) is a major pro-inflammatory cytokine released from activated retinal glial cells in glaucoma. Here, we investigated how TNF-\u03b1 induces retinal ganglion cell (RGC) hyperexcitability and injury. Whole-cell patch-clamp techniques were performed to explore changes in spontaneous firing and evoked action potentials, and Na+ currents in RGCs. Both intravitreal injection of TNF-\u03b1 and chronic ocular hypertension (COH) models were used. Western blotting, immunofluorescence, quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (q-PCR), and terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP nick end labeling (TUNEL) techniques were employed to investigate the molecular mechanisms of TNF-\u03b1 effects on RGCs. Intravitreal injection of soluble TNF-\u03b1 significantly increased the spontaneous firing frequencies of RGCs in retinal slices. When the synaptic transmissions were blocked, more than 90% of RGCs still showed spontaneous firing; both the percentage of cells and firing frequency were higher than the controls. Furthermore, the frequency of evoked action potentials was also higher than the controls. Co-injection of the TNF-\u03b1 receptor 1 (TNFR1) inhibitor R7050 eliminated the TNF-\u03b1-induced effects, suggesting that TNF-\u03b1 may directly act on RGCs to induce cell hyperexcitability through activating TNFR1. In RGCs acutely isolated from TNF-\u03b1-injected retinas, Na+ current densities were upregulated. Perfusing TNF-\u03b1 in RGCs of normal rats mimicked this effect, and the activation curve of Na+ currents shifted toward hyperpolarization direction, which was mediated through p38 MAPK and STAT3 signaling pathways. Further analysis revealed that TNF-\u03b1 selectively upregulated Nav1.6 subtype of Na+ currents in RGCs. Similar to observations in retinas of rats with COH, intravitreal injection of TNF-\u03b1 upregulated the expression of Nav1.6 proteins in both total cell and membrane components, which was reversed by the NF-\u03baB inhibitor BAY 11-7082. Inhibition of TNFR1 blocked TNF-\u03b1-induced RGC apoptosis. TNF-\u03b1/TNFR1 signaling induces RGC hyperexcitability by selectively upregulating Nav1.6 Na+ channels, thus contributing to RGC apoptosis in glaucoma.",
"34644548": "ID: 34644548\nTitle: Suppression of motion vision during course-changing, but not course-stabilizing, navigational turns.\nAbstract: From mammals to insects, locomotion has been shown to strongly modulate visual-system physiology. Does the manner in which a locomotor act is initiated change the modulation observed? We performed patch-clamp recordings from motion-sensitive visual neurons in tethered, flying Drosophila. We observed motor-related signals in flies performing flight turns in rapid response to looming discs and also during spontaneous turns, but motor-related signals were weak or non-existent in the context of turns made in response to brief pulses of unidirectional visual motion (i.e., optomotor responses). Thus, the act of a locomotor turn is variably associated with modulation of visual processing. These results can be understood via the following principle: suppress visual responses during course-changing, but not course-stabilizing, navigational turns. This principle is likely to apply broadly-even to mammals-whenever visual cells whose activity helps to stabilize a locomotor trajectory or the visual gaze angle are targeted for motor modulation.",
"35159260": "ID: 35159260\nTitle: TRIM32 Deficiency Impairs the Generation of Pyramidal Neurons in Developing Cerebral Cortex.\nAbstract: Excitatory-inhibitory imbalance (E/I) is a fundamental mechanism underlying autism spectrum disorders (ASD). TRIM32 is a risk gene genetically associated with ASD. The absence of TRIM32 causes impaired generation of inhibitory GABAergic interneurons, neural network hyperexcitability, and autism-like behavior in mice, emphasizing the role of TRIM32 in maintaining E/I balance, but despite the description of TRIM32 in regulating proliferation and differentiation of cultured mouse neural progenitor cells (NPCs), the role of TRIM32 in cerebral cortical development, particularly in the production of excitatory pyramidal neurons, remains unknown. The present study observed that TRIM32 deficiency resulted in decreased numbers of distinct layer-specific cortical neurons and decreased radial glial cell (RGC) and intermediate progenitor cell (IPC) pool size. We further demonstrated that TRIM32 deficiency impairs self-renewal of RGCs and IPCs as indicated by decreased proliferation and mitosis. A TRIM32 deficiency also affects or influences the formation of cortical neurons. As a result, TRIM32-deficient mice showed smaller brain size. At the molecular level, RNAseq analysis indicated reduced Notch signalling in TRIM32-deficient mice. Therefore, the present study indicates a role for TRIM32 in pyramidal neuron generation. Impaired generation of excitatory pyramidal neurons may explain the hyperexcitability observed in TRIM32-deficient mice.",
"36267329": "ID: 36267329\nTitle: Axon hyperexcitability in the contralateral projection following unilateral optic nerve crush in mice.\nAbstract: Optic neuropathies are characterized by degeneration of retinal ganglion cell axonal projections to the brain, including acute conditions like optic nerve trauma and progressive conditions such as glaucoma. Despite different aetiologies, retinal ganglion cell axon degeneration in traumatic optic neuropathy and glaucoma share common pathological signatures. We compared how early pathogenesis of optic nerve trauma and glaucoma influence axon function in the mouse optic projection. We assessed pathology by measuring anterograde axonal transport from retina to superior colliculus, current-evoked optic nerve compound action potential and retinal ganglion cell density 1 week following unilateral optic nerve crush or intraocular pressure elevation. Nerve crush reduced axon transport, compound axon potential and retinal ganglion cell density, which were unaffected by intraocular pressure elevation. Surprisingly, optic nerves contralateral to crush demonstrated 5-fold enhanced excitability in compound action potential compared with na\u00efve nerves. Enhanced excitability in contralateral sham nerves is not due to increased accumulation of voltage-gated sodium channel 1.6, or ectopic voltage-gated sodium channel 1.2 expression within nodes of Ranvier. Our results indicate hyperexcitability is driven by intrinsic responses of \u03b1ON-sustained retinal ganglion cells. We found \u03b1ON-sustained retinal ganglion cells in contralateral, sham and eyes demonstrated increased responses to depolarizing currents compared with those from na\u00efve eyes, while light-driven responses remained intact. Dendritic arbours of \u03b1ON-sustained retinal ganglion cells of the sham eye were like na\u00efve, but soma area and non-phosphorylated neurofilament H increased. Current- and light-evoked responses of sham \u03b1OFF-sustained retinal ganglion cells remained stable along with somato-dendritic morphologies. In retinas directly affected by crush, light responses of \u03b1ON- and \u03b1OFF-sustained retinal ganglion cells diminished compared with na\u00efve cells along with decreased dendritic field area or branch points. Like light responses, \u03b1OFF-sustained retinal ganglion cell current-evoked responses diminished, but surprisingly, \u03b1ON-sustained retinal ganglion cell responses were similar to those from na\u00efve retinas. Optic nerve crush reduced dendritic length and area in \u03b1ON-sustained retinal ganglion cells in eyes ipsilateral to injury, while crush significantly reduced dendritic branching in \u03b1OFF-sustained retinal ganglion cells. Interestingly, 1 week of intraocular pressure elevation only affected \u03b1OFF-sustained retinal ganglion cell physiology, depolarizing resting membrane potential in cells of affected eyes and blunting current-evoked responses in cells of saline-injected eyes. Collectively, our results suggest that neither saline nor sham surgery provide a true control, chronic versus acute optic neuropathies differentially affect retinal ganglion cells composing the ON and OFF pathways, and acute stress can have near-term effects on the contralateral projection.",
"36769706": "ID: 36769706\nTitle: Differential Modulation of the Excitatory and Inhibitory Synaptic Circuits of Retinal Ganglion Cells via Asiatic Acid in a Chronic Glaucoma Rat Model.\nAbstract: To investigate whether asiatic acid (AA) can improve the quantity and function of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs), as well as how AA regulates synaptic pathways in rat models with chronic glaucoma. In our study, a rat model of chronic glaucoma was prepared via the electrocoagulation of the episcleral veins. The numbers of surviving RGCs were counted via retrograde Fluorogold labeling, and a whole-cell patch clamp was used to clamp RGCs in normal retinal sections and in retinal sections 4 weeks after glaucoma induction. Retrograde-Fluorogold-labeled RGC loss caused by persistent glaucoma was decreased by AA. Additionally, AA reduced the postsynaptic current produced by N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) and diminished miniature glutamatergic excitatory neurotransmission to RGCs. On the other hand, AA increased miniature gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)-ergic inhibitory neurotransmission to RGCs and enhanced the GABA-induced postsynaptic current. The excitability of the RGC itself was also decreased by AA. RGCs in glaucomatous slices were less excitable because AA decreased their spontaneous action potential frequency and membrane potential, which led to a hyperpolarized condition. AA directly protected RGCs in a chronic glaucoma rat model by lowering their hyperexcitability. To enhance RGCs' survival and function in glaucoma, AA may be a viable therapeutic drug.",
"36908011": "ID: 36908011\nTitle: Alpha 7-nicotinic cholinoceptor regulation of pericyte-containing retinal capillaries.\nAbstract: Local blood flow regulation relies on the coordination between neurons and pericyte-containing capillaries. Pericyte relaxation and contraction are influenced by vasoactive substances and regulated by neurotransmitters. \u03b17 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (\u03b17-nAChRs), involved in the regulation of vascular function and inhibitory \u03b3-aminobutyric acid (GABA) systems, have neuroprotective effects against CNS diseases. Although \u03b17-nAChRs are found throughout the retina, their contribution to the retinal capillary tone remains unknown. Here, we investigated the neurovascular coupling mechanism underlying \u03b17-nAChR-mediated retinal capillary tone regulation. Changes in capillary diameter and pericyte transverse diameter during drug perfusion were observed using differential interference contrast (DIC) microscopy, to help elucidate signalling pathways underlying \u03b17-nAChR-mediated regulation of capillary blood flow at the whole retinal level. Patch clamp technique was used to investigate \u03b17-nAChR-mediated regulation of the GABA synaptic circuit. Immunofluorescence was used to explore the expression of \u03b17-nAChRs and GABA receptors. Activating \u03b17-nAChRs on the endothelial cell membrane caused perinuclear accumulation of endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS), resulting in dilated retinal capillaries and pericytes via the nitric oxide synthase (NOS)/nitric oxide (NO)/guanosine 3',5'- monophosphate (cGMP) signalling pathway. Neuronal \u03b17-nAChR activation directly relaxed retinal capillaries and pericytes via a neurovascular coupling mechanism. \u03b17-nAChR also increased the vesicular release of GABA, possibly promoting the release of NO by binding to GABAA receptors in retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) and relaxing blood vessels via eNOS-NO, with GABA binding to GABAB receptors on retinal capillary endothelial cells. \u03b17-nAChR activation causes vasorelaxation of retinal capillaries.",
"37007643": "ID: 37007643\nTitle: 3D electron microscopy and volume-based bouton sorting reveal the selectivity of inputs onto geniculate relay cell and interneuron dendrite segments.\nAbstract: The visual signals evoked at the retinal ganglion cells are modified and modulated by various synaptic inputs that impinge on lateral geniculate nucleus cells before they are sent to the cortex. The selectivity of geniculate inputs for clustering or forming microcircuits on discrete dendritic segments of geniculate cell types may provide the structural basis for network properties of the geniculate circuitry and differential signal processing through the parallel pathways of vision. In our study, we aimed to reveal the patterns of input selectivity on morphologically discernable relay cell types and interneurons in the mouse lateral geniculate nucleus. We used two sets of Scanning Blockface Electron Microscopy (SBEM) image stacks and Reconstruct software to manually reconstruct of terminal boutons and dendrite segments. First, using an unbiased terminal sampling (UTS) approach and statistical modeling, we identified the criteria for volume-based sorting of geniculate boutons into their putative origins. Geniculate terminal boutons that were sorted in retinal and non-retinal categories based on previously described mitochondrial morphology, could further be sorted into multiple subpopulations based on their bouton volume distributions. Terminals deemed non-retinal based on the morphological criteria consisted of five distinct subpopulations, including small-sized putative corticothalamic and cholinergic boutons, two medium-sized putative GABAergic inputs, and a large-sized bouton type that contains dark mitochondria. Retinal terminals also consisted of four distinct subpopulations. The cutoff criteria for these subpopulations were then applied to datasets of terminals that synapse on reconstructed dendrite segments of relay cells or interneurons. Using a network analysis approach, we found an almost complete segregation of retinal and cortical terminals on putative X-type cell dendrite segments characterized by grape-like appendages and triads. On these cells, interneuron appendages intermingle with retinal and other medium size terminals to form triads within glomeruli. In contrast, a second, presumed Y-type cell displayed dendrodendritic puncta adherentia and received all terminal types without a selectivity for synapse location; these were not engaged in triads. Furthermore, the contribution of retinal and cortical synapses received by X-, Y- and interneuron dendrites differed such that over 60% of inputs to interneuron dendrites were from the retina, as opposed to 20% and 7% to X- and Y-type cells, respectively. The results underlie differences in network properties of synaptic inputs from distinct origins on geniculate cell types.",
"37073860": "ID: 37073860\nTitle: Functional cell types in the mouse superior colliculus.\nAbstract: The superior colliculus (SC) represents a major visual processing station in the mammalian brain that receives input from many types of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs). How many parallel channels exist in the SC, and what information does each encode? Here, we recorded from mouse superficial SC neurons under a battery of visual stimuli including those used for classification of RGCs. An unsupervised clustering algorithm identified 24 functional types based on their visual responses. They fall into two groups: one that responds similarly to RGCs and another with more diverse and specialized stimulus selectivity. The second group is dominant at greater depths, consistent with a vertical progression of signal processing in the SC. Cells of the same functional type tend to cluster near each other in anatomical space. Compared to the retina, the visual representation in the SC has lower dimensionality, consistent with a sifting process along the visual pathway.",
"37339877": "ID: 37339877\nTitle: Diversity of Ganglion Cell Responses to Saccade-Like Image Shifts in the Primate Retina.\nAbstract: Saccades are a fundamental part of natural vision. They interrupt fixations of the visual gaze and rapidly shift the image that falls onto the retina. These stimulus dynamics can cause activation or suppression of different retinal ganglion cells, but how they affect the encoding of visual information in different types of ganglion cells is largely unknown. Here, we recorded spiking responses to saccade-like shifts of luminance gratings from ganglion cells in isolated marmoset retinas and investigated how the activity depended on the combination of presaccadic and postsaccadic images. All identified cell types, On and Off parasol and midget cells, as well as a type of Large Off cells, displayed distinct response patterns, including particular sensitivity to either the presaccadic or the postsaccadic image or combinations thereof. In addition, Off parasol and Large Off cells, but not On cells, showed pronounced sensitivity to whether the image changed across the transition. Stimulus sensitivity of On cells could be explained based on their responses to step changes in light intensity, whereas Off cells, in particular, parasol and the Large Off cells, seem to be affected by additional interactions that are not triggered during simple light-intensity flashes. Together, our data show that ganglion cells in the primate retina are sensitive to different combinations of presaccadic and postsaccadic visual stimuli. This contributes to the functional diversity of the output signals of the retina and to asymmetries between On and Off pathways and provides evidence of signal processing beyond what is triggered by isolated steps in light intensity.SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT Sudden eye movements (saccades) shift our direction of gaze, bringing new images in focus on our retinas. To study how retinal neurons deal with these rapid image transitions, we recorded spiking activity from ganglion cells, the output neurons of the retina, in isolated retinas of marmoset monkeys while shifting a projected image in a saccade-like fashion across the retina. We found that the cells do not just respond to the newly fixated image, but that different types of ganglion cells display different sensitivities to the presaccadic and postsaccadic stimulus patterns. Certain Off cells, for example, are sensitive to changes in the image across transitions, which contributes to differences between On and Off information channels and extends the range of encoded stimulus features.",
"37354963": "ID: 37354963\nTitle: Dopamine receptor-mediated roles on retinal ganglion cell hyperexcitability and injury in experimental glaucoma.\nAbstract: Extraordinary excitability (hyperexcitability) is closely related to retinal ganglion cell (RGC) injury in glaucoma. Dopamine (DA) and its receptors are involved in modulating RGC excitability. We investigated how DA system affects RGC injury in chronic ocular hypertension (COH) experimental glaucoma model. Western blotting and immunohistochemistry results revealed that expression of DA D2-like receptor (D2R) in RGCs was increased in COH retinas. Patch-clamp recordings showed that outward K+ currents were downregulated, while Na+ currents and NaV1.6 expression were upregulated in RGCs of COH retinas, which could be reversed by intravitreal pre-injection of the D2R antagonist sulpiride, but not by the D1-like receptor (D1R) antagonist SCH23390. However, pre-injection of the D1R agonist SKF81297 could partially reverse the increased expression of NaV1.6 proteins. Consistently, the numbers of evoked action potentials induced by current injections were increased in RGCs of COH retinas, indicating that RGCs may be in a condition of hyperexcitability. The increased frequency of evoked action potentials could be partially block by pre-injection of sulpiride, SKF81297 or DA, respectively. Furthermore, the increased number of TUNEL-positive RGCs in COH retinas could be partially reduced by intravitreal pre-injection of sulpiride, but not by pre-injection of SCH23390. Moreover, pre-injection of SKF81297 or DA could reduce the number of TUNEL-positive RGCs in COH retinas. All these results indicate that in COH retina, activation of D2R enhances RGC hyperexcitability and injury, while activation of D1R results in the opposite effects. Selective inhibition of D2R or activation of D1R may be an effective strategy for treatment of glaucoma.",
"37400255": "ID: 37400255\nTitle: Interchangeable Role of Motor Cortex and Reafference for the Stable Execution of an Orofacial Action.\nAbstract: Animals interact with their environment through mechanically active, mobile sensors. The efficient use of these sensory organs implies the ability to track their position; otherwise, perceptual stability or prehension would be profoundly impeded. The nervous system may keep track of the position of a sensorimotor organ via two complementary feedback mechanisms-peripheral reafference (external, sensory feedback) and efference copy (internal feedback). Yet, the potential contributions of these mechanisms remain largely unexplored. By training male rats to place one of their vibrissae within a predetermined angular range without contact, a task that depends on knowledge of vibrissa position relative to their face, we found that peripheral reafference is not required. The presence of motor cortex is not required either, except in the absence of peripheral reafference to maintain motor stability. Finally, the red nucleus, which receives descending inputs from motor cortex and cerebellum and projects to facial motoneurons, is critically involved in the execution of the vibrissa positioning task. All told, our results point toward the existence of an internal model that requires either peripheral reafference or motor cortex to optimally drive voluntary motion.SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT How does an animal know where a mechanically active, mobile sensor lies relative to its body? We address this basic question in sensorimotor integration using the motion of the vibrissae in rats. We show that rats can learn to reliably position their vibrissae in the absence of sensory feedback or in the absence of motor cortex. Yet, when both sensory feedback and motor cortex are absent, motor precision is degraded. This suggests the existence of an internal model able to operate in closed- and open-loop modes, requiring either motor cortex or sensory feedback to maintain motor stability.",
"37451867": "ID: 37451867\nTitle: Bayesian and Discriminative Models for Active Visual Perception across Saccades.\nAbstract: The brain interprets sensory inputs to guide behavior, but behavior itself disrupts sensory inputs. Perceiving a coherent world while acting in it constitutes active perception. For example, saccadic eye movements displace visual images on the retina and yet the brain perceives visual stability. Because this percept of visual stability has been shown to be influenced by prior expectations, we tested the hypothesis that it is Bayesian. The key prediction was that priors would be used more as sensory uncertainty increases. Humans and rhesus macaques reported whether an image moved during saccades. We manipulated both prior expectations and levels of sensory uncertainty. All psychophysical data were compared with the predictions of Bayesian ideal observer models. We found that humans were Bayesian for continuous judgments. For categorical judgments, however, they were anti-Bayesian: they used their priors less with greater uncertainty. We studied this categorical result further in macaques. The animals' judgments were similarly anti-Bayesian for sensory uncertainty caused by external, image noise, but Bayesian for uncertainty due to internal, motor-driven noise. A discriminative learning model explained the anti-Bayesian effects. We conclude that active vision uses both Bayesian and discriminative models depending on task requirements (continuous vs categorical) and the source of uncertainty (image noise vs motor-driven noise). In the context of previous knowledge about the saccadic system, our results provide an example of how the comparative analysis of Bayesian versus non-Bayesian models of perception offers novel insights into underlying neural organization.",
"37490922": "ID: 37490922\nTitle: Hormonal coordination of motor output and internal prediction of sensory consequences in an electric fish.\nAbstract: Steroid hormones remodel neural networks to induce seasonal or developmental changes in behavior. Hormonal changes in behavior likely require coordinated changes in sensorimotor integration. Here, we investigate hormonal effects on a predictive motor signal, termed corollary discharge, that modulates sensory processing in weakly electric mormyrid fish. In the electrosensory pathway mediating communication behavior, inhibition activated by a corollary discharge blocks sensory responses to self-generated electric pulses, allowing the downstream circuit to selectively analyze communication signals from nearby fish. These pulses are elongated by increasing testosterone levels in males during the breeding season. We induced electric-pulse elongation using testosterone treatment and found that the timing of electroreceptor responses to self-generated pulses was delayed as electric-pulse duration increased. Simultaneous recordings from an electrosensory nucleus and electromotor neurons revealed that the timing of corollary discharge inhibition was delayed and elongated by testosterone. Furthermore, this shift in the timing of corollary discharge inhibition was precisely matched to the shift in timing of receptor responses to self-generated pulses. We then asked whether the shift in inhibition timing was caused by direct action of testosterone on the corollary discharge circuit or by plasticity acting on the circuit in response to altered sensory feedback. We surgically silenced the electric organ of fish and found similar hormonal modulation of corollary discharge timing between intact and silent fish, suggesting that sensory feedback was not required for this shift. Our findings demonstrate that testosterone directly regulates motor output and internal prediction of the resulting sensory consequences in a coordinated manner.",
"37542566": "ID: 37542566\nTitle: From the eye to the wing: neural circuits for transforming optic flow into motor output in avian flight.\nAbstract: Avian flight is guided by optic flow-the movement across the retina of images of surfaces and edges in the environment due to self-motion. In all vertebrates, there is a short pathway for optic flow information to reach pre-motor areas: retinal-recipient regions in the midbrain encode optic flow, which is then sent to the cerebellum. One well-known role for optic flow pathways to the cerebellum is the control of stabilizing eye movements (the optokinetic response). However, the role of this pathway in controlling locomotion is less well understood. Electrophysiological and tract tracing studies are revealing the functional connectivity of a more elaborate circuit through the avian cerebellum, which integrates optic flow with other sensory signals. Here we review the research supporting this framework and identify the cerebellar output centres, the lateral (CbL) and medial (CbM) cerebellar nuclei, as two key nodes with potentially distinct roles in flight control. The CbM receives bilateral optic flow information and projects to sites in the brainstem that suggest a primary role for flight control over time, such as during forward flight. The CbL receives monocular optic flow and other types of visual information. This site provides feedback to sensory areas throughout the brain and has a strong projection the nucleus ruber, which is known to have a dominant role in forelimb muscle control. This arrangement suggests primary roles for the CbL in the control of wing morphing and for rapid maneuvers.",
"37654528": "ID: 37654528\nTitle: The perceptual consequences and neurophysiology of eye blinks.\nAbstract: A hand passing in front of a camera produces a large and obvious disruption of a video. Yet the closure of the eyelid during a blink, which lasts for hundreds of milliseconds and occurs thousands of times per day, typically goes unnoticed. What are the neural mechanisms that mediate our uninterrupted visual experience despite frequent occlusion of the eyes? Here, we review the existing literature on the neurophysiology, perceptual consequences, and behavioral dynamics of blinks. We begin by detailing the kinematics of the eyelid that define a blink. We next discuss the ways in which blinks alter visual function by occluding the pupil, decreasing visual sensitivity, and moving the eyes. Then, to anchor our understanding, we review the similarities between blinks and other actions that lead to reductions in visual sensitivity, such as saccadic eye movements. The similarity between these two actions has led to suggestions that they share a common neural substrate. We consider the extent of overlap in their neural circuits and go on to explain how recent findings regarding saccade suppression cast doubt on the strong version of the shared mechanism hypothesis. We also evaluate alternative explanations of how blink-related processes modulate neural activity to maintain visual stability: a reverberating corticothalamic loop to maintain information in the face of lid closure; and a suppression of visual transients related to lid closure. Next, we survey the many areas throughout the brain that contribute to the execution of, regulation of, or response to blinks. Regardless of the underlying mechanisms, blinks drastically attenuate our visual abilities, yet these perturbations fail to reach awareness. We conclude by outlining opportunities for future work to better understand how the brain maintains visual perception in the face of eye blinks. Future work will likely benefit from incorporating theories of perceptual stability, neurophysiology, and novel behavior paradigms to address issues central to our understanding of natural visual behavior and for the clinical rehabilitation of active vision.",
"37739815": "ID: 37739815\nTitle: Internal models of self-motion: neural computations by the vestibular cerebellum.\nAbstract: The vestibular cerebellum plays an essential role in maintaining our balance and ensuring perceptual stability during activities of daily living. Here I examine three key regions of the vestibular cerebellum: the floccular lobe, anterior vermis (lobules I-V), and nodulus and ventral uvula (lobules X-IX of the posterior vermis). These cerebellar regions encode vestibular information and combine it with extravestibular signals to create internal models of eye, head, and body movements, as well as their spatial orientation with respect to gravity. To account for changes in the external environment and/or biomechanics during self-motion, the neural mechanisms underlying these computations are continually updated to ensure accurate motor behavior. To date, studies on the vestibular cerebellum have predominately focused on passive vestibular stimulation, whereas in actuality most stimulation is the result of voluntary movement. Accordingly, I also consider recent research exploring these computations during active self-motion and emerging evidence establishing the cerebellum's role in building predictive models of self-generated movement.",
"37922200": "ID: 37922200\nTitle: Awake responses suggest inefficient dense coding in the mouse retina.\nAbstract: The structure and function of the vertebrate retina have been extensively studied across species with an isolated, ex vivo preparation. Retinal function in vivo, however, remains elusive, especially in awake animals. Here, we performed single-unit extracellular recordings in the optic tract of head-fixed mice to compare the output of awake, anesthetized, and ex vivo retinas. While the visual response properties were overall similar across conditions, we found that awake retinal output had in general (1) faster kinetics with less variability in the response latencies; (2) a larger dynamic range; and (3) higher firing activity, by ~20 Hz on average, for both baseline and visually evoked responses. Our modeling analyses further showed that such awake response patterns convey comparable total information but less efficiently, and allow for a linear population decoder to perform significantly better than the anesthetized or ex vivo responses. These results highlight distinct retinal behavior in awake states, in particular suggesting that the retina employs dense coding in vivo, rather than sparse efficient coding as has been often assumed from ex vivo studies. When light enters the eyes, it is focused onto the retina, a thin layer of brain tissue at the back of the eye. The retina converts light information into electrical signals that are transmitted to the rest of the brain to perceive vision. Unlike the rest of the brain, this light-processing tissue can continue working even when removed from an animal, making it easier for scientists to study how the retina works. This has helped it become one of the best-understood parts of the brain. Most knowledge of retinal signal processing comes from studies of isolated retinas. However, it was still unclear if these samples behave the same way as they do in live animals, and whether findings in isolated retinas apply to natural visual processing in an awake state. To determine this, Boissonnet et al. compared the visual responses of the retina in awake mice, anesthetised mice and when isolated from mice. Measurements of retinal electrical signals showed that awake mice responded to light substantially more quickly and strongly than the others. Computational analysis suggested that the amount of information carried to the brain was largely comparable across the different subjects, but the retina in awake mice used more energy. The findings indicate that further studies are needed to better understand how the retina processes visual information in awake animals, rather than just in isolated conditions. Progressing this understanding could ultimately help to develop prosthetic devices that can act as a retina in the future.",
"37964525": "ID: 37964525\nTitle: The microstructure of intra- and interpersonal coordination.\nAbstract: Movements are naturally composed of submovements, i.e. recurrent speed pulses (2-3 Hz), possibly reflecting intermittent feedback-based motor adjustments. In visuomotor (unimanual) synchronization tasks, partners alternate submovements over time, indicating mutual coregulation. However, it is unclear whether submovement coordination is organized differently between and within individuals. Indeed, different types of information may be variably exploited for intrapersonal and interpersonal coordination. Participants performed a series of bimanual tasks alone or in pairs, with or without visual feedback (solo task only). We analysed the relative timing of submovements between their own hands or between their own hands and those of their partner. Distinct coordinative structures emerged at the submovement level depending on the relevance of visual feedback. Specifically, the relative timing of submovements (between partners/effectors) shifts from alternation to simultaneity and a mixture of both when coordination is achieved using vision (interpersonal), proprioception/efference-copy only (intrapersonal, without vision) or all information sources (intrapersonal, with vision), respectively. These results suggest that submovement coordination represents a behavioural proxy for the adaptive weighting of different sources of information within action-perception loops. In sum, the microstructure of movement reveals common principles governing the dynamics of sensorimotor control to achieve both intra- and interpersonal coordination.",
"38402616": "ID: 38402616\nTitle: Organization of an ascending circuit that conveys flight motor state in Drosophila.\nAbstract: Natural behaviors are a coordinated symphony of motor acts that drive reafferent (self-induced) sensory activation. Individual sensors cannot disambiguate exafferent (externally induced) from reafferent sources. Nevertheless, animals readily differentiate between these sources of sensory signals to carry out adaptive behaviors through corollary discharge circuits (CDCs), which provide predictive motor signals from motor pathways to sensory processing and other motor pathways. Yet, how CDCs comprehensively integrate into the nervous system remains unexplored. Here, we use connectomics, neuroanatomical, physiological, and behavioral approaches to resolve the network architecture of two pairs of ascending histaminergic neurons (AHNs) in Drosophila, which function as a predictive CDC in other insects. Both AHN pairs receive input primarily from a partially overlapping population of descending neurons, especially from DNg02, which controls wing motor output. Using Ca2+ imaging and behavioral recordings, we show that AHN activation is correlated to flight behavior and precedes wing motion. Optogenetic activation of DNg02 is sufficient to activate AHNs, indicating that AHNs are activated by descending commands in advance of behavior and not as a consequence of sensory input. Downstream, each AHN pair targets predominantly non-overlapping networks, including those that process visual, auditory, and mechanosensory information, as well as networks controlling wing, haltere, and leg sensorimotor control. These results support the conclusion that the AHNs provide a predictive motor signal about wing motor state to mostly non-overlapping sensory and motor networks. Future work will determine how AHN signaling is driven by other descending neurons and interpreted by AHN downstream targets to maintain adaptive sensorimotor performance.",
"38450916": "ID: 38450916\nTitle: Pre-saccadic shifts of attention in individuals diagnosed with schizophrenia.\nAbstract: Pathophysiological theories of schizophrenia (SZ) symptoms posit an abnormality in using predictions to guide behavior. One such prediction is based on imminent movements, via corollary discharge signals (CD) that relay information about planned movement kinematics to sensory brain regions. Empirical evidence suggests a reduced influence of sensorimotor predictions in individuals with SZ within multiple sensory systems, including in the visual system. One function of CD in the visual system is to selectively enhance visual sensitivity at the location of planned eye movements (pre-saccadic attention), thus enabling a prediction of the to-be-foveated stimulus. We expected pre-saccadic attention shifts to be less pronounced in individuals with SZ than in healthy controls (HC), resulting in unexpected sensory consequences of eye movements, which may relate to symptoms than can be explained in the context of altered allocation of attention. We examined this question by testing 30 SZ and 30 HC on a pre-saccadic attention task. On each trial participants made a saccade to a cued location in an array of four stimuli. A discrimination target that was either congruent or incongruent with the cued location was briefly presented after the cue, during saccade preparation. Pre-saccadic attention was quantified by comparing accuracy on congruent trials to incongruent trials within the interval preceding the saccade. Although SZs were less accurate overall, the magnitude of the pre-saccadic attention effect generally did not differ across groups nor show a convincing relationship with symptom severity. We did, however, observe that SZ had reduced pre-saccadic attention effects when the discrimination target (probe) was presented at early stages of saccade planning, when pre-saccadic attention effects first emerged in HC. These findings suggest generally intact pre-saccadic shifts of attention in SZ, albeit slightly delayed. Results contribute to our understanding of altered sensory predictions in people with schizophrenia.",
"38607967": "ID: 38607967\nTitle: NF1 mutation-driven neuronal hyperexcitability sets a threshold for tumorigenesis and therapeutic targeting of murine optic glioma.\nAbstract: With the recognition that noncancerous cells function as critical regulators of brain tumor growth, we recently demonstrated that neurons drive low-grade glioma initiation and progression. Using mouse models of neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1)-associated optic pathway glioma (OPG), we showed that Nf1 mutation induces neuronal hyperexcitability and midkine expression, which activates an immune axis to support tumor growth, such that high-dose lamotrigine treatment reduces Nf1-OPG proliferation. Herein, we execute a series of complementary experiments to address several key knowledge gaps relevant to future clinical translation. We leverage a collection of Nf1-mutant mice that spontaneously develop OPGs to alter both germline and retinal neuron-specific midkine expression. Nf1-mutant mice harboring several different NF1 patient-derived germline mutations were employed to evaluate neuronal excitability and midkine expression. Two distinct Nf1-OPG preclinical mouse models were used to assess lamotrigine effects on tumor progression and growth in vivo. We establish that neuronal midkine is both necessary and sufficient for Nf1-OPG growth, demonstrating an obligate relationship between germline Nf1 mutation, neuronal excitability, midkine production, and Nf1-OPG proliferation. We show anti-epileptic drug (lamotrigine) specificity in suppressing neuronal midkine production. Relevant to clinical translation, lamotrigine prevents Nf1-OPG progression and suppresses the growth of existing tumors for months following drug cessation. Importantly, lamotrigine abrogates tumor growth in two Nf1-OPG strains using pediatric epilepsy clinical dosing. Together, these findings establish midkine and neuronal hyperexcitability as targetable drivers of Nf1-OPG growth and support the use of lamotrigine as a potential chemoprevention or chemotherapy agent for children with NF1-OPG.",
"38614439": "ID: 38614439\nTitle: Motor dominance and movement-outcome congruency influence the electrophysiological correlates of sensory attenuation for self-induced visual stimuli.\nAbstract: This study explores the impact of movement-outcome congruency and motor dominance on the action-associated modulations of early visual event-related potentials (ERPs). Employing the contingent paradigm, participants with varying degrees of motor dominance were exposed to stimuli depicting left or right human hands in the corresponding visual hemifields. Stimuli were either passively observed or evoked by voluntary button-presses with the dominant or non-dominant hand, in a manner that was either congruent or incongruent with stimulus laterality and hemifield. Early occipital responses (C1 and P1 components) revealed modulations consistent with sensory attenuation (SA) for self-evoked stimuli. Our findings suggest that sensory attenuation during the initial stages of visual processing (C1 component) is a general phenomenon across all degrees of handedness and stimulus/movement combinations. However, the magnitude of C1 suppression was modulated by handedness and movement-stimulus congruency, reflecting stronger SA in right-handed participants for stimuli depicting the right hand, when elicited by actions of the corresponding hand, and measured above the contralateral occipital lobe. P1 modulation suggested concurrent but opposing influences of attention and sensory prediction, with more pronounced suppression following stimulus-congruent button-presses over the hemisphere contralateral to movement, especially in left-handed individuals. We suggest that effects of motor dominance on the degree of SA may stem from functional/anatomical asymmetries in the processing of body parts (C1) and attention networks (P1). Overall, our results demonstrate the modulating effect of hand dominance and movement-outcome congruency on SA, underscoring the need for deeper exploration of their interplay. Additional empirical evidence in this direction could substantiate a premotor account for action-associated modulation of early sensory processing in the visual domain.",
"38802354": "ID: 38802354\nTitle: Primate retina trades single-photon detection for high-fidelity contrast encoding.\nAbstract: How the spike output of the retina enables human visual perception is not fully understood. Here, we address this at the sensitivity limit of vision by correlating human visual perception with the spike outputs of primate ON and OFF parasol (magnocellular) retinal ganglion cells in tightly matching stimulus conditions. We show that human vision at its ultimate sensitivity limit depends on the spike output of the ON but not the OFF retinal pathway. Consequently, nonlinear signal processing in the retinal ON pathway precludes perceptual detection of single photons in darkness but enables quantal-resolution discrimination of differences in light intensity.",
"38826663": "ID: 38826663\nTitle: GABA receptors mediate adaptation and sensitization processes in mouse retinal ganglion cells.\nAbstract: Two coordinated dynamic properties (adaptation and sensitization) are observed in retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) under the contrast stimulation. During sustained high-contrast period, adaptation decreases RGCs' responses while sensitization increases RGCs' responses. In mouse retina, adaptation and sensitization respectively show OFF- and ON-pathway-dominance. However, the mechanisms which drive the differentiation between adaptation and sensitization remain unclear. In the present study, multi-electrode recordings were conducted on isolated mouse retina under full-field contrast stimulation. Dynamic property was quantified based on the trend of RGC's firing rate during high-contrast period, light sensitivity was estimated by linear-nonlinear analysis and coding ability was estimated through stimulus reconstruction algorism. \u03b3-Aminobutyric acid (GABA) receptors were pharmacologically blocked to explore the relation between RGCs' dynamic property and the activity of GABA receptors. It was found that GABAA and GABAC receptors respectively mediated the adaptation and sensitization processes in RGCs' responses. RGCs' dynamic property changes occurred after the blockage of GABA receptors were related to the modulation of the cells' light sensitivity. Further, the blockage of GABAA (GABAC) receptor significantly decreased RGCs' overall coding ability and eliminated the functional benefits of adaptation (sensitization). Our work suggests that the dynamic property of individual RGC is related to the balance between its GABAA-receptor-mediated inputs and GABAC-receptor-mediated inputs. Blockage of GABA receptors breaks the balance of retinal circuitry for signal processing, and down-regulates the visual information coding ability. The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s11571-023-09950-2.",
"38871460": "ID: 38871460\nTitle: Decoding Remapped Spatial Information in the Peri-Saccadic Period.\nAbstract: It has been suggested that, prior to a saccade, visual neurons predictively respond to stimuli that will fall in their receptive fields after completion of the saccade. This saccadic remapping process is thought to compensate for the shift of the visual world across the retina caused by eye movements. To map the timing of this predictive process in the brain, we recorded neural activity using electroencephalography during a saccade task. Human participants (male and female) made saccades between two fixation points while covertly attending to oriented gratings briefly presented at various locations on the screen. Data recorded during trials in which participants maintained fixation were used to train classifiers on stimuli in different positions. Subsequently, data collected during saccade trials were used to test for the presence of remapped stimulus information at the post-saccadic retinotopic location in the peri-saccadic period, providing unique insight into when remapped information becomes available. We found that the stimulus could be decoded at the remapped location \u223c180\u2005ms post-stimulus onset, but only when the stimulus was presented 100-200\u2005ms before saccade onset. Within this range, we found that the timing of remapping was dictated by stimulus onset rather than saccade onset. We conclude that presenting the stimulus immediately before the saccade allows for optimal integration of the corollary discharge signal with the incoming peripheral visual information, resulting in a remapping of activation to the relevant post-saccadic retinotopic neurons.",
"38913073": "ID: 38913073\nTitle: Visuo-motor updating in individuals with heightened autistic traits.\nAbstract: Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) presents a range of challenges, including heightened sensory sensitivities. Here, we examine the idea that sensory overload in ASD may be linked to issues with efference copy mechanisms, which predict the sensory outcomes of self-generated actions, such as eye movements. Efference copies play a vital role in maintaining visual and motor stability. Disrupted efference copies hinder precise predictions, leading to increased reliance on actual feedback and potential distortions in perceptions across eye movements. In our first experiment, we tested how well healthy individuals with varying levels of autistic traits updated their mental map after making eye movements. We found that those with more autistic traits had difficulty using information from their eye movements to update the spatial representation of their mental map, resulting in significant errors in object localization. In the second experiment, we looked at how participants perceived an object displacement after making eye movements. Using a trans-saccadic spatial updating task, we found that those with higher autism scores exhibited a greater bias, indicating under-compensation of eye movements and a failure to maintain spatial stability during saccades. Overall, our study underscores efference copy's vital role in visuo-motor stability, aligning with Bayesian theories of autism, potentially informing interventions for improved action-perception integration in autism.",
"38964496": "ID: 38964496\nTitle: Stabilizing axin leads to optic nerve hypoplasia in a mouse model of autism.\nAbstract: Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a group of neurodevelopment disorders characterized by deficits in social interaction and communication, and repetitive or stereotyped behavior. Autistic children are more likely to have vision problems, and ASD is unusually common among blind people. However, the mechanisms behind the vision disorders in autism are unclear. Stabilizing WNT-targeted scaffold protein Axin2 by XAV939 during embryonic development causes overproduction of cortical neurons and leads to autistic-like behaviors in mice. In this study, we investigated the relationship between vision abnormality and autism using an XAV939-induced mouse model of autism. We found that the mice receiving XAV939 had decreased amplitude of bright light-adaptive ERG. The amplitudes and latency of flash visual evoked potential recorded from XAV939-treated mice were lower and longer, respectively than in the control mice, suggesting that XAV939 inhibits visual signal processing and conductance. Anatomically, the diameters of RGC axons were reduced when Axin2 was stabilized during the development, and the optic fibers had defective myelin sheaths and reduced oligodendrocytes. The results suggest that the WNT signaling pathway is crucial for optic nerve development. This study provides experimental evidence that conditions interfering with brain development may also lead to visual problems, which in turn might exaggerate the autistic features in humans.",
"38983059": "ID: 38983059\nTitle: A retinal origin of nystagmus-a perspective.\nAbstract: Congenital nystagmus is a condition where the eyes of patients oscillate, mostly horizontally, with a frequency of between 2 and 10\u00a0Hz. Historically, nystagmus is believed to be caused by a maladaptation of the oculomotor system and is thus considered a disease of the brain stem. However, we have recently shown that congenital nystagmus associated with congenital stationary night blindness is caused by synchronously oscillating retinal ganglion cells. In this perspective article, we discuss how some details of nystagmus can be accounted for by the retinal mechanism we propose.",
"39144253": "ID: 39144253\nTitle: Comparison of modulation efficiency between normal and degenerated primate retina.\nAbstract: With electrical stimulation, retinal prostheses bypass dysfunctional photoreceptors and activate the surviving bipolar or retinal ganglion cells (RGCs). Therefore, the effective modulation of RGCs is crucial for developing retinal prostheses. Substantial research has been performed on the ability of an electrical stimulus to generate a reliable RGC response. However, different experimental conditions show varying levels of how well the electrical stimulation evokes RGC spikes. Therefore, in this study, we attempted to extract an indicator to understand how the electrical stimulation effectively evokes RGC spikes. Six cynomolgus monkeys were used: three as controls and three as an N-methyl-N-nitrosourea (MNU)-induced retinal degeneration model. The retinal recordings were performed using 8 \u00d7 8 multi-electrode arrays (MEAs). Electrical stimulation consisted of symmetrical biphasic pulses of varying amplitudes and durations. The number of stimulation conditions that resulted in significantly higher post-stimulation firing rates than pre-stimulus firing rates was defined as the modulation efficiency ratio (MER). The MER was significantly lower in degenerated retinas than in normal retinas. We investigated the relationship between the variables and the MER in normal and degenerated primate RGCs. External variables, such as duration and inter-electrode distance, and internal variables, such as average firing rates and statistics (mean, standard deviation, and coefficient of variation [CV]) of inter-spike intervals (ISIs) of spontaneous spikes, were used. External variables had similar effects on MER in normal and degenerated RGCs. In contrast, internal variables affected MER differently in normal and degenerated RGCs. While in normal RGCs, they were not related to MER, in degenerated RGCs, the mean ISIs were positively correlated with MER, and the CV of ISIs was negatively correlated with MER. The most important variable affecting MER was the mean ISI. A shorter ISI indicates hyperactive firing in the degenerated retina, which prevents electrical stimulation from evoking more RGCs. We believe that this hyperactivity in degenerated retinas results in a lower MER than that in the normal retina. Our findings can be used to optimize the selection of stimulation channels for in vitro MEA experiments and practical calibration methods to achieve higher efficiency when testing retinal prostheses.",
"39484484": "ID: 39484484\nTitle: Differential enrichment of retinal ganglion cells underlies proposed core neurodegenerative transcription programs.\nAbstract: In a published Correction 1 , a revised analysis updated two \"core transcription programs\" proposed to underlie axon injury-induced retinal ganglion cell (RGC) neurodegeneration. Though extensive, the Correction purported to leave the two principal conclusions of its parent study 2 unaltered. The first of those findings was that a core program mediated by the Activating Transcription Factor-4 (ATF4) and its likely heterodimeric partner does not include numerous canonical ATF4 target genes stimulated by RGC axon injury. The second was that the Activating Transcription Factor-3 (ATF3) and C/EBP Homologous Protein (CHOP) function with unprecedented coordination in a parallel program regulating innate immunity pathways. Here those unexpected findings are revealed to instead reflect insufficient knockout coupled with differences in RGC enrichment across conditions. This analysis expands on the published Correction's redefinition of the purported transcription programs to raise foundational questions about the proposed functions and relationships of these transcription factors in neurodegeneration.",
"39508555": "ID: 39508555\nTitle: Precise control of neural activity using dynamically optimized electrical stimulation.\nAbstract: Neural implants have the potential to restore lost sensory function by electrically evoking the complex naturalistic activity patterns of neural populations. However, it can be difficult to predict and control evoked neural responses to simultaneous multi-electrode stimulation due to nonlinearity of the responses. We present a solution to this problem and demonstrate its utility in the context of a bidirectional retinal implant for restoring vision. A dynamically optimized stimulation approach encodes incoming visual stimuli into a rapid, greedily chosen, temporally dithered and spatially multiplexed sequence of simple stimulation patterns. Stimuli are selected to optimize the reconstruction of the visual stimulus from the evoked responses. Temporal dithering exploits the slow time scales of downstream neural processing, and spatial multiplexing exploits the independence of responses generated by distant electrodes. The approach was evaluated using an experimental laboratory prototype of a retinal implant: large-scale, high-resolution multi-electrode stimulation and recording of macaque and rat retinal ganglion cells ex vivo. The dynamically optimized stimulation approach substantially enhanced performance compared to existing approaches based on static mapping between visual stimulus intensity and current amplitude. The modular framework enabled parallel extensions to naturalistic viewing conditions, incorporation of perceptual similarity measures, and efficient implementation for an implantable device. A direct closed-loop test of the approach supported its potential use in vision restoration.",
"39560111": "ID: 39560111\nTitle: Perisaccadic perceptual mislocalization strength depends on the visual appearance of saccade targets.\nAbstract: We normally perceive a stable visual environment despite eye movements. To achieve such stability, visual processing integrates information across a given saccade, and laboratory hallmarks of such integration are robustly observed by presenting brief perisaccadic visual probes. In one classic phenomenon, probe locations are grossly mislocalized. This mislocalization is believed to depend, at least in part, on corollary discharge associated with saccade-related neuronal movement commands. However, we recently found that superior colliculus motor bursts, a known source of corollary discharge, can be different for different image appearances of the saccade target. Therefore, here we investigated whether perisaccadic mislocalization also depends on saccade target appearance. We asked human participants to generate saccades to either low (0.5 cycles/\u00b0) or high (5 cycles/\u00b0) spatial frequency gratings. We always placed a high-contrast target spot at grating center, to ensure matched saccades across image types. We presented a single, brief perisaccadic probe, which was high in contrast to avoid saccadic suppression, and the subjects pointed (via mouse cursor) at the seen probe location. We observed stronger perisaccadic mislocalization for low-spatial frequency saccade targets and for upper visual field probe locations. This was despite matched saccade metrics and kinematics across conditions, and it was also despite matched probe visibility for the different saccade target images (low vs. high spatial frequency). Assuming that perisaccadic visual mislocalization depends on corollary discharge, our results suggest that such discharge might relay more than just spatial saccade vectors to the visual system; saccade target visual features can also be transmitted.NEW & NOTEWORTHY Brief visual probes are grossly mislocalized when presented in the temporal vicinity of saccades. Although the mechanisms of such mislocalization are still under investigation, one component of them could derive from corollary discharge signals associated with saccade movement commands. Here, we were motivated by the observation that superior colliculus movement bursts, one source of corollary discharge, vary with saccade target image appearance. If so, then perisaccadic mislocalization should also do so, which we confirmed.",
"39665207": "ID: 39665207\nTitle: The receptive field construction of midget ganglion cells in primate retina.\nAbstract: The midget pathway of the primate retina provides the visual system with the foundations for high spatial resolution and color perception. An essential contributor to these properties is center-surround organization, in which responses from the central area of a cell's receptive field are antagonized by responses from a surrounding area. Two key questions about center-surround organization are unresolved. First, the surround is largely or completely due to negative feedback from horizontal cells to cones: how can this feedback be reconciled with the popular difference of Gaussians (DOG) model, which implies feedforward inhibition? Second, can the spatial extent of center and surround be predicted from the components-optics, horizontal cell receptive field, ganglion cell dendrites-that give rise to them? We address these questions with a computational model of midget pathway signal processing in macaque retina; model parameters are derived from published literature. We show that, contrary to the DOG model, the surround's effect is better treated as divisive. A simplified version of our model-a ratio of Gaussians (ROG) model-has practical advantages over the DOG, such as accounting for spatiotemporal interactions and pulse responses. The ROG model also shows that both center and surround radii can be calculated from a sum of squared radii of their components. Finally, chromatic antagonism between center and surround in the full model predicts cone opponency as a function of eccentricity. We suggest that a signal-processing model gives new insight into retinal function.NEW & NOTEWORTHY We simulated signal processing from cones to midget ganglion cells in the monkey retina and found that: 1) center/surround structure is better described as a ratio of Gaussian functions than as the traditional difference of Gaussians; 2) ganglion cell center and surround radii can be calculated from a sum of squares of radii in upstream stages; 3) the model can predict chromatic dominance in the center and surround mechanisms as a function of eccentricity.",
"39764927": "ID: 39764927\nTitle: Fixational eye movements and edge integration in lightness perception.\nAbstract: A neural theory of human lightness computation is described and computer-simulated. The theory proposes that lightness is derived from transient ON and OFF cell responses in the early visual pathways that have different characteristic neural gains and that are generated by fixational eye movements (FEMs) as the eyes transit luminance edges in the image. The ON and OFF responses are combined with corollary discharge signals that encode the eye movement direction to create directionally selective ON and OFF responses. Cortical neurons with large-scale receptive fields independently integrate the outputs of all of the directional ON or OFF responses whose associated eye movement directions point towards their receptive field centers, with a spatial weighting determined by the receptive field profile. Lightness is computed by subtracting the spatially integrated OFF activity from spatially integrated ON activity and normalizing the difference signal so that the maximum response in the spatial lightness map at any given time equals a fixed activation level corresponding to the percept of white. Two different mechanisms for ON and OFF cells responses are considered and simulated, and both are shown to produce an overall lightness model that explains a host of quantitative and qualitative lightness phenomena, including the Staircase Gelb and related illusions, failures of lightness constancy in the simultaneous contrast illusion, Chevreul's illusion, lightness filling-in, and perceptual fading of stabilized images. The neural plausibility of the two variants of the theory, as well as its implication for lightness constancy and failures of lightness constancy are discussed.",
"39829841": "ID: 39829841\nTitle: Coordination of distinct sources of excitatory inputs enhances motion selectivity in the mouse visual thalamus.\nAbstract: Multiple sources innervate the visual thalamus to influence image-forming vision prior to the cortex, yet it remains unclear how non-retinal and retinal input coordinate to shape thalamic visual selectivity. Using dual-color two-photon calcium imaging in the thalamus of awake mice, we observed similar coarse-scale retinotopic organization between axons of superior colliculus neurons and retinal ganglion cells, both providing strong converging excitatory input to thalamic neurons. At a fine scale of \u223c10 \u00b5m, collicular boutons often shared visual feature preferences with nearby retinal boutons. Inhibiting collicular input significantly suppressed visual responses in thalamic neurons and specifically reduced motion selectivity in neurons preferring nasal-to-temporal motion. The reduction in motion selectivity could be the result of silencing sharply tuned direction-selective colliculogeniculate input. These findings suggest that the thalamus is not merely a relay but selectively integrates inputs from multiple regions to build stimulus selectivity and shape the information transmitted to the cortex. Chronic dual-color calcium imaging reveals diverse visual tuning of collicular axonal boutons.Nearby collicular and retinal boutons often share feature preferences at \u223c10 \u00b5m scaleSilencing of collicular input suppresses visual responses in the majority of thalamic neurons.Silencing of collicular input reduces motion selectivity in thalamic neurons.",
"40267203": "ID: 40267203\nTitle: Task-specific regional circuit adaptations in distinct mouse retinal ganglion cells.\nAbstract: In the mouse retina, sustained ON alpha (sON\u03b1) retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) have different dendritic and receptive field sizes along the nasotemporal axis, with temporal sON\u03b1 RGCs likely playing a role in visually guided hunting. Thus, we hypothesized that this cell type also exhibits regional adaptations in dendritic signal processing and that these adaptations are advantageous for prey capture. Here, we measured dendritic signals from individual sON\u03b1 RGCs at different retinal locations. We measured both postsynaptic Ca2+ signals at dendrites and presynaptic glutamate signals from bipolar cells (BCs). We found that temporal sON\u03b1 RGCs exhibit, in addition to sustained-ON signals with only weak surrounds, signals with strong surround suppression, which were not present in nasal sON\u03b1 RGCs. This difference was also present in the presynaptic inputs from BCs. Last, using population models in an encoder-decoder paradigm, we showed that these adaptations might be beneficial for detecting crickets in hunting behavior.",
"40549549": "ID: 40549549\nTitle: Contribution of pannexin channels to afterimage signals in the amphibian retina.\nAbstract: Pannexin 1 (Panx1) forms large-pore, single-membrane channels that connect the intracellular and extracellular environments, permitting the passage of ions and small molecules, such as ATP. Panx1 channels are involved in diverse signaling pathways that contribute to various physiological processes, including sensory processing, although their precise mechanisms of action remain incompletely understood. This study reveals a Panx1-mediated mechanism regulating visual signal processing in the amphibian retina. Using immunolabeling and confocal imaging, we localized Panx1 channels in the cone-dominated On-bipolar cells, specifically at both somas and axon terminals. Whole cell patch-clamp recordings showed that these channels have high permeability to Cl- ions, which can be blocked by 10Panx1 peptide, carbenoxolone, and mefloquine, all recognized as Panx1 inhibitors. Blocking Panx1 channels or reducing external Cl- concentrations significantly increased bright light-induced delayed spontaneous excitatory responses in ganglion cells, indicating an inhibitory role of Panx1 channels at the bipolar cell synaptic release. These delayed spontaneous responses in ganglion cells, known as rebound currents, are associated with afterimage signals in the retina. Our findings suggest that Panx1 channels help prevent overexcitation associated with bright light-induced afterimage phenomena.NEW & NOTEWORTHY Cl- permeable Panx1 channels in the On-bipolar cells serve as a novel mechanism for the negative control of overexcitation in afterimage signal processing in the retina.",
"40578356": "ID: 40578356\nTitle: Binocular integration of prey stimuli in the zebrafish visual system.\nAbstract: Most animals with two eyes combine the inputs to achieve binocular vision, which can serve numerous functions and is particularly useful in hunting prey. However, the mechanisms by which visual information from the two eyes are combined remain largely unknown. Here, we designed a device to reversibly occlude the eyes of a head-fixed zebrafish larva, and we used large-scale volumetric two-photon imaging to identify binocular neurons that respond to prey stimuli. We found that these binocular prey-responsive neurons (bino-PRNs) are primarily located in three areas, the pretectum, thalamus, and nucleus isthmi. We then characterized the bino-PRNs' functional properties and found that their left and right eye receptive fields are offset to varying degrees, which would correspond to objects at naturalistic hunting distances for a larva with converged eyes. We also found that bino-PRNs have a significantly greater response in hunting trials, which could be the result of an eye convergence-related corollary discharge. We then optogenetically induced prey capture eye and tail movements and found that this hunting command activates PRNs in the pretectum, thalamus, and nucleus isthmi. These findings indicate that bino-PRNs receive visual and motor input that would allow them to encode prey position in three dimensions.",
"40680735": "ID: 40680735\nTitle: A cell type in the visual system that receives feedback about limb movement.\nAbstract: Body movement often evokes strong changes in neural activity in visual brain regions. Some of this movement-related activity is locked to locomotion, while other activity is locked to the movements of particular body parts. Visual brain regions are thought to use information about body movements to suppress or emphasize specific visual stimuli that might be expected to accompany these movements. However, we do not fully understand how these movement-related signals arise. Here, we show that a cell type in the Drosophila visual system (LT52) is strongly activated when flies groom their heads. Notably, LT52 neurons are active during grooming, even in blind flies, indicating that these signals are partly non-visual in origin. The non-visual component of LT52 activity is correlated with the movement of the ipsilateral foreleg, indicating that it likely arises from foreleg proprioceptors or motor commands. Grooming responses in LT52 neurons are also partly visual in origin. This visual component is recruited by large, moving objects with vertically extended edges-visual stimuli that resemble the fly's leg as it sweeps across the eye during grooming. The connectome shows that LT52 is anatomically positioned to inhibit the neural networks involved in steering toward a visual object in the environment. Thus, we suggest that LT52 functions to prevent the fly from steering toward its own leg. Together, our results show how neurons in visual brain regions can acquire selectivity for specific movements or gestures, using a combination of visual reafference and internal self-motion signals.",
"40695285": "ID: 40695285\nTitle: Limited transmission of mixed convergent signals at the mouse retinogeniculate synapse.\nAbstract: There are two broad modes of information transfer in the brain: the labeled line model, where neurons relay inputs they receive, and the mixed tuning model, where neurons transform different inputs. In the visual pathway, information transfer between retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) and dorsal lateral geniculate nucleus (dLGN) neurons is viewed as a labeled line. However, recent work in mice demonstrated that different RGC types, encoding distinct visual features, converge onto a dLGN neuron, raising the question of how the dLGN transforms visual information. Using optogenetics, we activated distinct RGC populations and measured dLGN neuron spiking in vivo. We found that visual response properties of strongly driven dLGN neurons largely match properties of the activated RGC population. While in vitro dual-opsin experiments demonstrate that strong functional convergence from distinct RGC types does occur at modest frequencies, our data largely support a labeled line model of retinogeniculate information transfer in mice.",
"40758302": "ID: 40758302\nTitle: Bridging Conflicting Views on Eye Position Signals: A Neurocomputational Approach to Perisaccadic Perception: Eye Position Information in Brain and Model.\nAbstract: Saccades are an integral component of visual perception, yet the accuracy and role of eye position signals in the brain remain unclear. The classical model of perisaccadic perception posits that the dorsal visual system combines an imperfect eye position signal with visual input, leading to systematic perisaccadic mislocalizations under specific experimental conditions. However, neurophysiological studies of eye position information have produced seemingly conflicting results. One team of researchers observed the eye position signal directly in gain-field neurons in the lateral intraparietal area (LIP) and found them incompatible with the classical model. In contrast, another team reported evidence for an eye position signal consistent with the classical model, even showing that accurate eye position can be decoded from neural activity. We modeled two subpopulations of neurons in LIP receiving input from two different sources, one representing the corollary discharge containing predictive presaccadic signals, the other representing a slowly updating proprioceptive eye position signal. By decoding eye position from the neural activity of these subpopulations, we observed the model containing sufficient information to allow the decoder to accurately predict and track the perisaccadic eye position. Our findings reconcile the apparent contradiction between the different neurophysiological studies by providing a unified framework for understanding eye position signals in perisaccadic perception. Our results suggest that a combination of a late-updating proprioceptive signal and a predictive corollary discharge is sufficient for accurately decoding eye position.",
"40759398": "ID: 40759398\nTitle: MiRNA-122-5p promotes retinal ganglion cell oxidative damage by targeting DJ-1 in hyperglycemic retina.\nAbstract: Mitochondrial dysfunction, induced by prolonged hyperglycemia, is widely regarded as a central factor in oxidative stress and retinal ganglion cell (RGC) degeneration in diabetic retinopathy (DR). DJ-1 (PARK7) acts as a crucial antioxidant defense mechanism, stabilizing mitochondrial structure and redox balance. However, its expression is dramatically suppressed under diabetic conditions, and the upstream regulatory mechanisms remain incompletely characterized. Growing evidence from epigenetic research implicates microRNAs (miRNAs) as important players in the molecular pathways underlying DR progression. Among these, miRNA-122-5p has drawn increasing attention due to its aberrant activity under diabetic stress and its putative interaction with PARK7. In this study, we employed a streptozotocin-induced type 1 diabetes mouse model and glucose-stimulated R28\u00a0cells to explore the contribution of miRNA-122-5p to mitochondrial damage, oxidative stress, and RGC injury. In diabetic mice, we observed significant oxidative imbalance, increased apoptotic activity, RGC loss, and diminished retinal function. MiRNA profiling identified miRNA-122-5p as the most upregulated among candidate miRNAs. Inhibition of miRNA-122-5p attenuated these pathological changes and preserved both cellular integrity and visual function. In vitro, high glucose triggered mitochondrial fragmentation, membrane potential collapse, and excessive reactive oxygen species generation in R28\u00a0cells. Suppressing miRNA-122-5p alleviated these injuries. Dual-luciferase assays confirmed that miRNA-122-5p directly targets PARK7, thereby post-transcriptionally repressing DJ-1 expression and compromising mitochondrial resilience. These findings establish miRNA-122-5p as a critical upstream regulator of DJ-1-mediated antioxidant defense. By aggravating mitochondrial oxidative stress, it contributes to RGC vulnerability in DR. Targeted modulation of miRNA-122-5p may offer a novel therapeutic approach to preserve retinal neurons and counteract neurodegeneration in DR.",
"40793557": "ID: 40793557\nTitle: Emergence of strategic cone weighting from efficient coding of spatiochromatic natural images.\nAbstract: We develop an efficient coding model to address how a population of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) can optimally combine signals from the retinal cone mosaic to maximize information transfer through the optic nerve. The model takes into account the redundancies inherent in color natural images and predicts how they should be reduced in order to make the best use of channel capacity in the optic nerve, given metabolic constraints, wiring constraints, and input and channel noise. RGCs are modeled as a set of linear-nonlinear neurons whose instantaneous firing rate is computed via a weighted sum of cone responses from a simulated L- and M-cone mosaic, followed by a rectifying nonlinearity. When adapted to a set of calibrated color natural images so as to maximize mutual information between the retinal image and RGC outputs, the learned weights exhibit a circularly symmetric, center-surround structure, and the population of RGCs tile visual space via ON- and OFF-mosaics, in line with previous studies that use only luminance variations in natural scenes. Over a range of cone-to-neuron ratios, the model RGCs strategically weight cones of a particular spectral type to construct a stronger form of L-M cone-opponency than would be obtained with purely random sampling, implying that such a specific arrangement increases information transfer through the optic nerve. Additionally, we find that the degree of cone-type-specific adaptation varies with the amount of noise in the cone activations, with less noise leading to more specific adaptation. The results of this study point to the benefits of strategic cone weighting for maximizing information transfer for spatiochromatic natural scenes.",
"40799563": "ID: 40799563\nTitle: Connectome of a human foveal retina.\nAbstract: The fovea is a unique specialization of the primate retina and is a promising site for obtaining the first complete connectome of a human central nervous system (CNS) structure. Within the fovea, neural cells and circuits have been miniaturized and compressed during evolution to sample the visual image at highest spatial resolution and begin the neural processing that serves human form, color, and motion perception. Here we present a comprehensive analysis of a sample of human foveal retina using deep learning-based segmentation to reconstruct all cells and synaptic connections at nanoscale resolution. We classified ~3,000 cells into 51 distinct morphological types based on their structural features and connectivity patterns. Our observations reveal novel synaptic pathways absent in non-human primates, suggesting specialized circuits contribute uniquely to human trichromatic color vision. A biophysical model of the distinct connectomes made by gap junctions (electrical synapses) between short- (S) and medium-long- (ML) wavelength-sensitive cone photoreceptors, suggests chromatic interactions between S and ML cones prior to the first chemical synapse. Segmentation of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) suggests the presence of only 11 visual pathways, with 5 high-density RGC pathways accounting for over 95% of foveal output to the brain: a dramatic contrast to the 40+ ganglion cell types recognized in mouse retina. Our connectomic analysis reveals distinctive features of human neural circuitry and demonstrates how AI-based computational approaches can advance understanding of human brain structure and function.",
"40812301": "ID: 40812301\nTitle: Coordination of distinct sources of excitatory inputs enhances motion selectivity in the mouse visual thalamus.\nAbstract: Multiple sources innervate the visual thalamus to influence image-forming vision prior to the cortex, yet coordination between non-retinal and retinal inputs in shaping thalamic visual selectivity remains unclear. Using dual-color two-photon calcium imaging in the thalamus of awake mice, we observed a higher fraction of direction-selective boutons among input from superior colliculus neurons than from retinal ganglion cells, both providing strong converging excitatory input to thalamic neurons. Collicular and retinal axons exhibit retinotopic organization with similar precision. At a fine scale of \u223c10 \u03bcm, collicular boutons often shared feature preferences with nearby retinal boutons. Inhibiting collicular input significantly suppressed visual responses in thalamic shell neurons and specifically reduced selectivity in neurons preferring motion along the temporal direction or horizontal axis. These findings suggest that the thalamus is not merely a relay but selectively integrates inputs from multiple regions to build stimulus selectivity and shape the information transmitted to the cortex.",
"40934054": "ID: 40934054\nTitle: Scanpath EEG dynamic, a new perspective for neuroaesthetic connoisseurship in paintings.\nAbstract: The analysis of ocular scanpaths during the observation of artistic pictures has paved the way for neuroaesthetics to question the involvement of brain mechanisms during artistic experiences. In this review, we revisit the main aspects of three fundamental domains of investigation implicated in the perception of art and beauty: (1) oculomotor science, (2) vision, and (3) the dynamics of brain oscillations. For each of these fields, central elements are highlighted to demonstrate their functional inter-dependency for the future development of neuroaesthetics, upon which connoisseurship expertise depends. Namely, the scanpath theory, linked to basic neurophysiological concepts such as saccadic and blink suppression, fixational eye movements, and sensorimotor mnemonic, were described and integrated with other important elements of visual search. The meaning, saliency, and integrated priority maps were discussed in relation to working memory and consciousness. Then, the basic and specialized networks of the visual framework were reviewed in relation to bottom-up, top-down, and corollary discharge mechanisms. Finally, the EEG dynamics of alpha and gamma oscillations were proposed to decipher the involvement of brain wave generators during scanpath artistic exploration.",
"40950047": "ID: 40950047\nTitle: CUT&TIME captures the history of open chromatin in developing neurons.\nAbstract: Chromatin structure plays a central role in defining cell identity by regulating gene expression. During development, shifts in chromatin structure facilitate changes in gene expression needed to specify distinct cell types. To understand how changes in chromatin structure influence the developmental trajectory of neural progenitor cells, we developed CUT&TIME, a technique that uses a hyperactive 6-methyl adenosine (6mA) methyltransferase pulsed in living cells to map historical chromatin accessibility genome-wide in single cells. We show that CUT&TIME produces a record of the chromatin landscape during neurogenesis in the developing retina, specifically as neural progenitors produce the major projection neuron type, retinal ganglion cells (RGCs). We further show that this method is compatible with single cell profiling technologies, which allows us to visualize and capture the diversity of chromatin states that produce RGCs. Additionally, we identify changes in promoter accessibility associated with the transition from progenitor to RGC. Together, these data demonstrate that CUT&TIME captures a historical record of chromatin structure, which can be used to identify early changes in accessibility associated with cell-fate commitment.",
"41082375": "ID: 41082375\nTitle: Lack of cross modal plasticity potentially linked to ongoing activation of visual cortex and superior colliculus in the rd10 mouse model of retinitis pigmentosa.\nAbstract: Efforts in vision restoration have been focused on a condition called Retinitis Pigmentosa, where photoreceptors in the retina degenerate while the rest of the visual pathway remain mostly intact. Retinal implants that directly stimulate retinal ganglion cells have shown promising but limited results in patients so far. Apart from technical limitations, cross-modal plasticity of visual areas might contribute to this problem. We therefore investigated if the primary visual cortex (V1) of the rd10 mouse model for retinal degeneration became more sensitive to auditory or tactile sensory inputs. After reaching complete blindness confirmed by the lack of optomotor responses, activity in V1 and superior colliculus (SC) was recorded using Neuropixels probes. While we could not find any significant differences in tactile or auditory responses compared to wildtype mice, the local field potential revealed distinct oscillatory events (0.5-6\u00a0Hz) in V1 and SC resembling previously observed aberrant activity in the retina of rd10 mice. We therefore propose that aberrant retinal activity is transmitted to higher visual areas where it prevents cross-modal changes. Additionally, our results provide evidence of an intact visual cortex with promising potential for future therapeutic strategies to restore vision.",
"41107227": "ID: 41107227\nTitle: Chronic 40 Hz light flicker mitigates epileptogenesis through a visual pathway associated with the dorsal lateral geniculate nucleus shell.\nAbstract: Altered gamma activity is associated with epilepsy. Gamma entrainment using sensory stimuli (GENUS), a non-invasive, exogenous stimulation by rhythmic 40\u2009Hz light flicker, strengthens gamma activity in the primary visual cortex (V1) and suppresses spike generation. Here, we assessed the effect of GENUS on epileptogenesis in male mice with status epilepticus induced by pilocarpine. We found that GENUS immediately increased gamma activity and reduced epileptiform spikes in epileptic mice. After six weeks of GENUS treatment in epileptic mice, significant reductions were observed in neuronal loss and gliosis, brain hyperexcitability was ameliorated, and epilepsy-related behavioral performance was improved. We determined that the increased 40\u2009Hz oscillations and reduced seizure susceptibility induced by GENUS were dependent on the visual circuit associated with ON-OFF direction-selective retinal ganglion cells, glutamatergic neurons in the shell of the dorsal lateral geniculate nucleus, and parvalbumin-expressing fast-spiking interneurons in the superficial 2/3 layer of V1.",
"41292659": "ID: 41292659\nTitle: Mind's eye: Saccade-related evoked potentials support visual encoding in humans.\nAbstract: In active vision, the brain receives and encodes discontinuous streams of visual information gated by saccadic eye movements. Saccadic modulation of neural activity is hypothesized to evolve to support perception and memory; however, it remains unclear whether this mechanism exist in humans, and potential functional roles have not been determined. We used eye tracking and intracranial local field potentials recorded from invasively monitored epilepsy patients when they performed visual encoding tasks, and observed consistent evoked potentials following saccades (saccade-related evoked potentials, SREPs) across the cerebrum. These SREPs were not attributable to ocular muscle activity or retinal input. Their magnitudes were not explained by spatial proximity to eye muscles or saccade eccentricity, and their polarity bore no relationship to saccade direction. Instead, the phase of pre-saccadic oscillation aligned with saccade timing and dissociated SREPs with positive polarity from those with negative polarity. Spatiotemporal profiling revealed that SREPs emerged earliest and with the greatest magnitude in the temporal lobes. We developed a saccade-related neural dynamic (SRND) model that characterized pre-saccadic oscillatory activity and SREP at each electrode contact location using finite features. Random forest models trained with these features achieved 62.6% balanced accuracy for predicting next-day recognition (long-term memory). Using the Shapley value, a framework for explaining machine learning models, we identified an SREP profile, characterized by earlier latency and larger magnitude, which was associated with successful visual encoding. In contrast, predicting saccade direction using the same SRND model performed at chance level, indicating that the observed SREP is less likely a corollary discharge signaling saccadic motor copy. These findings demonstrate SREPs as a neural mechanism of saccadic modulation with a role in human visual encoding.",
"41606681": "ID: 41606681\nTitle: Synaptic control of retinal ganglion cell survival and axon regeneration.\nAbstract: BACKGROUND: Injury to retinal ganglion cell (RGC) axons in neurodegenerative conditions like glaucoma leads to irreversible vision loss. A major therapeutic challenge is promoting RGC survival and axon regeneration. Canonical research focused on intrinsic neuronal growth capacity and the inhibitory central nervous system (CNS) environment, but overlooking the role of retinal synaptic communication. MAIN BODY: This review summarizes emerging evidence that retinal interneuron-to-RGC synaptic connections are both structurally and molecularly dysregulated following RGC axon injury. Such synaptic plasticity critically regulates RGC survival and regenerative capacity, at least partly by orchestrating intrinsic repair programs. We then address two central unresolved questions: first, what are the specific molecular pathways that alter this interneuron-to-RGC signaling after injury, and second, how do glial cells participate in this transsynaptic dysregulation. Finally, we evaluate the translational potential of these findings, including the identification of biomarkers and the development of novel neuroprotective strategies that target synaptic connections. CONCLUSION: Synaptic communication is a fundamental regulator of RGC fate after injury. Understanding synaptic dysregulation and the mechanisms involved is essential for developing new synapse-targeted strategies to monitor progression of neurodegenerative diseases and promote neural repair.",
"41608983": "ID: 41608983\nTitle: All-Optical Control of Bidirectional Polarization Switching in Ferroelectric Heterostructures for Neuromorphic and In-Memory Computing.\nAbstract: All-optical in-memory computing is emerging as a critical technology for next-generation energy-efficient and high-speed information processing because it avoids frequent optical-electrical-optical conversions and integrates sensing, processing, and memory within a single device. Here, we report the demonstration of bidirectional polarization switching in a van der Waals heterostructure composed of ferroelectric CuInP2S6 (CIPS) and semiconducting MoS2. Wavelength-tunable excitation (660-405\u00a0nm) enables robust, bidirectional polarization reversal through the interaction between the photogenerated charges in MoS2/CIPS heterostructure and ferroelectric polarization charges in CIPS. Two wavelength-dependent carrier dynamic mechanisms were established specifically for excitations below and above the CIPS bandgap. These mechanisms result in opposite charge accumulation at the interface, leading to opposite polarization switching directions. The device demonstrates high-performance all-optical nonvolatile memory. Furthermore, it emulates all-optical controlled retina-like synaptic plasticity, including paired-pulse facilitation/inhibition, short-term and long-term potentiation and depression, and learning-forgetting behaviours, with wavelength-selective long-term potentiation and depression enabling neuromorphic image recognition. Additionally, the single device implements reconfigurable all-optical controlled Boolean logic gates.",
"41615801": "ID: 41615801\nTitle: Leveraging current steering and the biophysics of spike generation for cellular-resolution electrical stimulation of neurons.\nAbstract: Electrical stimulation at cellular resolution to restore the function of neural circuits is limited by the density of available electrode arrays. Although current steering with multi-electrode stimulation can be used to target cells between electrodes, it has not been proven for systematically targeting individual cells. We develop a framework for cellular-resolution current steering, leveraging the biophysics of electrically evoked spike generation, and test its efficacy in isolated macaque and human retina. Currents were passed through three electrodes simultaneously using large-scale high-density microelectrode arrays, directly evoking single spikes in retinal ganglion cells. The currents combined either linearly or nonlinearly to drive spiking, depending on the geometry of the electrodes relative to the cell. These findings were captured by a biophysical model and by a simpler parametric model in which spikes can initiate at several sites on the cell membrane and were leveraged to efficiently identify multi-electrode stimulation patterns that optimized cellular selectivity.",
"41644320": "ID: 41644320\nTitle: Flexible circuits for visually guided flight control in Drosophila.\nAbstract: Flight maneuvers in the fruit fly Drosophila have long served as a model for studying principles underlying visual information processing. Advances in genetic targeting of individual types of neurons for manipulation and recording, as well as the publication of the complete connectome, have greatly expanded our knowledge of how behavior is controlled by the fly's nervous system. In this review, I summarize recent findings on how visual information relevant to flight is transformed into a behavioral output, ranging from fast stabilizing reflex-like responses to longer-lasting goal-directed behaviors. I argue that flexibility in the processing of visual information and a hierarchical recruitment of different behavioral modules enable the control of this complex behavior with a comparatively small number of neurons.",
"41688803": "ID: 41688803\nTitle: Effort and its perception revisited: How physical-domain insights could lead toward a unified theory.\nAbstract: Effort influences decisions to initiate and sustain physical and cognitive tasks. Although the perception of effort is central to human behaviour, its underlying mechanisms-especially in the cognitive domain-remain poorly understood. Building on knowledge from physical exertion, this article introduces the concepts of effort and effort perception through a multidisciplinary lens, integrating insights from exercise sciences, (neuro)physiology, and psychology. We begin by highlighting the inconsistent definitions of effort in the literature and propose a transdisciplinary definition: the intentional engagement of physical and cognitive resources to perform-or attempt to perform-a task. We then review methods for measuring effort, emphasizing the current limitations of physiological and performance-based variables. We argue that, when adequately contextualized as a unique perception dissociated from other exercise-related perceptions, the self-report of effort currently provides the most viable way to investigate effort. Next, we explore theoretical models explaining effort perception in physical tasks, focusing on the corollary discharge model as a promising theoretical framework. While this model offers valuable insights, it does not fully account for exerting effort during cognitive tasks. We suggest refining the corollary discharge model to encompass cognitive exertion, thus breaking the traditional silos between the physical and cognitive domains. Finally, we outline key challenges for future research: defining \"resources\" more clearly, developing reliable measurement tools for effort and its (neuro)physiological correlates, and determining whether effort perception is domain-general or domain-specific. We end by discussing the broad implications of our new account of effort for performance, health, and behavioural science.",
"41717902": "ID: 41717902\nTitle: Role of \u03b17 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor and Protein Kinase C in Rat Retinal Ganglion Cell Survival In\u00a0Vitro.\nAbstract: Retinal ganglion cell (RGC) death profoundly impacts vision because RGC axons form the optic nerve, which transmits information to central visual areas. The \u03b17 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (\u03b17nAChR) participates in the cholinergic anti-inflammatory pathway and plays a neuroprotective role in the central nervous system. Previously, we showed that protein kinase C activation by phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA) treatment for 48\u2009h increases the survival of neonatal rat RGCs by modulating muscarinic receptor levels. Herein, we aimed to investigate the effects of the selective \u03b17nAChR agonist PNU-282987 in rat retinal cell cultures and analyse whether the activation of this receptor is involved in PMA-mediated RGC survival. Our results showed that \u03b17nAChR inhibition using methyllycaconitine (MLA) abolished the effects of selected cholinergic agonists on RGC survival. We also observed that PNU-282987 regulates TNF-\u03b1 and IL-1\u03b2 levels and release. Moreover, PNU-282987 promoted RGC survival, and its neuroprotection was partially mediated by the induction of TNF-\u03b1 and IL-1\u03b2 during the initial stages of culture. MLA blocked the effect of PMA (50\u2009ng/mL) on RGC, whereas PMA slightly increased the \u03b17 subunit levels at 48\u2009h. Further, PMA treatment decreased intracellular TNF-\u03b1 and p-NF-\u03baB p50 levels through \u03b17nAChR activation. In conclusion, we provide evidence that \u03b17nAChR activation leads to the modulation of pro-inflammatory cytokines in rat retinal cell cultures, thereby increasing RGC survival. Furthermore, activated \u03b17nAChR enhances PKC activation and increases RGC survival after axotomy, corroborating the role of this receptor in neuroprotection.",
"41741448": "ID: 41741448\nTitle: Ground-truth encoding of self-motion in the primate cerebellar nodulus and uvula.\nAbstract: Accurate internal estimates of self-motion and orientation relative to gravity are fundamental for stabilizing gaze, controlling posture, and navigating through dynamic environments. Prevailing theories propose that the cerebellar nodulus and uvula (NU) employ internal models to suppress sensory input arising from predictable, self-generated motion. However, this assumption has never been directly tested. Here, we recorded NU Purkinje cell activity in rhesus monkeys during active and passive head movements. We found neurons responsive to passive translations remained equally sensitive to self-generated movements, encoding net head motion in space irrespective of its source. Furthermore, external perturbation did not influence these ground-truth encoding. When active head motion was blocked, Purkinje cell activity remained unchanged - demonstrating a lack of efference copy integration. During active tilts, NU neurons encoded both dynamic motion and static orientation relative to gravity. These findings challenge the internal model hypothesis and establish the NU as a ground-truth, context-invariant estimator of self-motion, supporting stable behavior in dynamic environments.",
"41743907": "ID: 41743907\nTitle: Differentiation timing-dependent axon targeting and subtype specification in retinal ganglion cells.\nAbstract: Subtypes of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) in the mouse retina are each tuned to particular visual features and contribute to parallel visual processing in the brain. We addressed how RGCs are specified into distinct and diverse subtypes based on their differentiation timing. We used a neurogenic tagging mouse line, Neurod1CreER (D1B), in which tamoxifen-inducible CreER was driven by a putative Neurod1 enhancer. Timed tamoxifen injection in this mouse line induced CreER-loxP recombination in neurons that shared the same differentiation timing. This analysis revealed that RGC axon projections to the lateral geniculate nucleus and medial terminal nucleus were segregated depending on the stage of tamoxifen injection. We further characterized the properties of these neurogenically tagged RGCs based on their molecular markers and morphological features. Our study extends the concept that differentiation timing is linked to the specification of RGC subtypes.",
"41788542": "ID: 41788542\nTitle: Fibrotic scarring prevents optic nerve regeneration despite preserved axonal growth potential in adult killifish.\nAbstract: Adult mammals exhibit limited regenerative capacity in the central nervous system (CNS), leading to irreversible deficits following injury or disease. Effective strategies to restore CNS function remain lacking. For retinal disorders, whole-eye transplantation has emerged as a promising approach, yet reinnervation of visual brain targets remains a major challenge. Here, we evaluated the killifish-a teleost fish species displaying robust regenerative capacities during young adulthood and mammalian-like regenerative traits at old age-as a translational model for whole-eye transplantation. We analyzed axonal regeneration following complete optic nerve transection (cONT), an injury paradigm relevant to whole-eye transplantation, in both young adult and aged individuals. Unexpectedly, retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) in adult killifish failed to reinnervate their brain target after cONT, in contrast to regeneration-competent zebrafish. Despite this failure, RGCs retained high intrinsic growth potential, evidenced by aberrant axonal projections within the retina. The inability to reestablish brain connectivity, combined with inflammation and intrinsic vulnerability, likely underlies the severe RGC loss (~75%) in both age groups. We identified the formation of a dense, collagen-rich gliofibrotic scar at the lesion site as a major barrier to axonal regeneration. Intriguingly, partial optic nerve transection, which markedly reduced scar formation, improved RGC survival, facilitated robust axonal regeneration and restored target reinnervation. Together, these findings establish the killifish as a powerful model to study scar-mediated inhibition of CNS regeneration, with important implications for advancing CNS repair strategies, including whole-eye transplantation.",
"41790220": "ID: 41790220\nTitle: [Remodeling of the internal retina-Implications for targeted optogenetics].\nAbstract: For the design of optogenetic treatment approaches for degenerative retinal disorders two factors are of key relevance: firstly, the treatment targets a\u00a0diseased retina where morphology and function may already be severely altered. These alterations are referred to as remodeling. The second factor is the complex signal processing in the retina, which may be altered by this remodeling or short-circuited by optogenetic therapy. This article presents the current state of knowledge on disease-related morphological and functional remodeling processes in the retina and discusses the challenges for optogenetic treatment approaches. The article presents a narrative review. Although hereditary diseases, such as retinitis pigmentosa primarily affect the outer retina, the structural and functional remodeling processes eventually affect all retinal layers. The current understanding of this process is largely based on animal studies. State-of-the-art, high-resolution imaging methods could help to gain a better understanding of remodeling in human patients and could enable identification of the optimal target cell population for optogenetic treatment approaches in patients with advanced retinal degeneration, depending on the stage of the disease. Remodeling processes and retinal signal processing must be taken into account when designing optogenetic treatment approaches. In the long term the goal must be to develop targeted approaches for both ganglion cells and bipolar cells in order to make optimal use of the remaining functions depending on the stage of the disease. HINTERGRUND: F\u00fcr die Konzeption optogenetischer Therapieans\u00e4tze bei degenerativen Erkrankungen der Netzhaut sind 2\u00a0Faktoren von gro\u00dfer Bedeutung: Erstens adressiert man eine kranke Netzhaut, deren Morphologie und Funktion durch die Krankheit bereits stark ver\u00e4ndert sein kann. Dies bezeichnet man als Remodeling. Der zweite Faktor ist die komplexe Signalverarbeitung in der Netzhaut, die durch die Erkrankung selbst ver\u00e4ndert oder durch die optogenetische Therapie kurzgeschlossen sein kann. In diesem Beitrag wird der aktuelle Wissensstand zu den krankheitsbedingten morphologischen und funktionellen Umbauprozessen der Netzhaut vorgestellt, und die Herausforderungen f\u00fcr optogenetische Therapieans\u00e4tze werden diskutiert. Es handelt sich um eine narrative \u00dcbersichtsarbeit. Obwohl heredit\u00e4re Erkrankungen wie die Retinitis pigmentosa prim\u00e4r die \u00e4u\u00dfere Netzhaut betreffen, erfassen die strukturellen und funktionellen Umbauprozesse im weiteren Verlauf die gesamte Netzhaut. Die Erkenntnisse hierzu stammen weitgehend aus tierexperimentellen Untersuchungen. Neueste, hochaufl\u00f6sende Bildgebungsmethoden k\u00f6nnten uns dabei helfen, das Remodeling auch beim Menschen besser zu verstehen. Dies wird es erm\u00f6glichen, bei Patienten mit fortgeschrittener Netzhautdegeneration stadienabh\u00e4ngig die optimale Zielzellpopulation f\u00fcr optogenetische Therapieans\u00e4tze zu identifizieren. Umbauprozesse sowie auch die retinale Signalverarbeitung m\u00fcssen bei der Konzeption optogenetischer Therapieans\u00e4tze ber\u00fccksichtigt werden. Perspektivisch ist die Entwicklung sowohl Ganglienzell- als auch Bipolarzell-gerichteter Ans\u00e4tze sinnvoll, um je nach Krankheitsstadium die noch vorhandenen Funktionen optimal nutzen zu k\u00f6nnen.",
"41795473": "ID: 41795473\nTitle: Delayed foveal and parafoveal masks disrupt peripheral target processing.\nAbstract: Visual perception arises from the interplay of the fast, feedforward sweep of information processing and a slower, recurrent processing that refines and stabilizes perceptual representations. In this study, we investigated how foveal and parafoveal masks, aimed to disrupt re-entrant visual processing, interact with peripherally presented vernier targets. Participants performed a vernier discrimination task, in which the target was followed by a mask presented at various spatial locations and stimulus onset asynchronies (SOA). In Experiment 1, the mask consisted of a dynamic noise patch, in experiments (2-4), the mask consisted of two vertical lines. We found robust masking effects at SOAs up to 250\u00a0ms, indicating that target information remains in a prolonged vulnerable state well beyond the initial feedforward sweep, even in a simple low-level discrimination task. Importantly, the target and mask never overlapped retinotopically. The strongest impairments occurred when parafoveal masks appeared in the direction of the target \u223c100\u00a0ms after target onset. These findings support models in which target representations require recurrent feedback for stabilization and show that such feedback is spatially selective, extending along the fixation-target axis. We propose that, during peripheral discrimination, the visual system dynamically allocates processing resources to a task-relevant region, making stimuli appearing within this region particularly disruptive. This extended temporal and spatial vulnerability challenges classical accounts that attribute masking solely to early retinotopic interactions and highlights the role of recurrent, spatially targeted feedback in shaping conscious visual perception.",
"41831320": "ID: 41831320\nTitle: Optoelectronic-Driven van der Waals Ferroelectric Materials-Based Memory Devices for Retinomorphic and In-Sensory Hardware.\nAbstract: 2D ferroelectric materials have recently emerged as a promising class of atomically thin semiconductors capable of integrating sensing, memory, and computation within a single device. Their unique combination of spontaneous switchable polarization, strong light-matter coupling, and van der Waals (vdW) interface compatibility provides an ideal platform for next-generation optoelectronic vision sensors. Coupling ferroelectric polarization with photoresponse, 2D ferroelectric materials such as \u03b1-In2Se3, CuInP2S6 (CIPS), SnS, and WTe3 enable non-volatile modulation of photocarrier transport, facilitating adaptive visual perception analogous to the human retina. These 2D ferroelectric photonic devices demonstrate synaptic plasticity, short-term and long-term memory, and optical potentiation and depression characteristics under visible and near-infrared excitation. Integrating ferroelectricity into optoelectronic architectures addresses the von-Neumann bottleneck by enabling in-sensor computing, where data are sensed, stored, and processed locally, minimizing latency and energy consumption. This review provides a comprehensive overview of 2D ferroelectric materials and their device architectures in the memristive and memtransistors devices structures for optoelectronic vision sensors, highlighting their polarization mechanism, light-driven conductance modulation, and neuromorphic functionalities. Additionally, current challenges, such as scalability, polarization fatigue, and interface engineering, have also been extensively discussed together with heterostructure design and hybrid ferroelectric-semiconductor integration toward energy-efficient bio-inspired vision systems.",
"41837547": "ID: 41837547\nTitle: All-optically modulated PDVT-10/IGZO heterojunction synapses for neuromorphic applications.\nAbstract: The development of neuromorphic visual systems aims to address the constraints in energy efficiency and stability within machine vision. However, neuromorphic photonic devices mostly encode hybrid optical-electrical signals or adjust the optical response through electrical bias, resulting in limited biological fidelity. Herein, a retina-inspired all-optical PDVT-10/IGZO heterojunction synapse with superior photoresponse tunability is proposed. Leveraging wavelength-dependent programming with 340 nm light for potentiation and 530 nm light for depression, the device functionally emulates bidirectional synaptic plasticity and multiple optical logic operations (i.e., \"OR\", \"AND\", \"NOR\", and \"NAND\"). This configuration yields an optical conductance tuning ratio of 8.2 and retains stable performance even after 9 months in the atmospheric environment. The light-induced mechanism can be attributed to the ionization and neutralization of oxygen vacancies within the IGZO layer. Such an all-optical synapse is further validated by integration with artificial neural networks, achieving a recognition accuracy of 97.4% in handwritten digit classification and demonstrating effective feature enhancement in image-denoising tasks. This bio-inspired design will endow machine vision systems with high biological fidelity, high energy-efficiency, and fully photonic operation.",
"41848771": "ID: 41848771\nTitle: iGABASnFR2 is an improved genetically encoded protein sensor of GABA.\nAbstract: Monitoring GABAergic inhibition in the nervous system has been enabled by the development of an intensiometric molecular sensor that directly detects GABA. However, the first generation iGABASnFR exhibits low signal-to-noise and suboptimal kinetics, making in vivo experiments challenging. To improve sensor performance, we targeted several sites in the protein for near-saturation mutagenesis and evaluated the resulting sensor variants in a high-throughput screening system using evoked synaptic release in primary cultured neurons. This identified a sensor variant, iGABASnFR2, with 4.1-fold improved sensitivity and 30% faster rise time, and binding affinity that remained in a range sensitive to changes in GABA concentration at synapses. We also identified sensors with an inverted response, decreasing fluorescence intensity upon GABA binding. We termed the best such negative-going sensor iGABASnFR2n, which can be used to corroborate observations with the positive-going sensor. These improvements yielded a qualitative enhancement of in vivo performance when compared directly to the original sensor. iGABASnFR2 enabled the first measurements of direction-selective GABA release in the retina. In vivo imaging in somatosensory cortex revealed that iGABASnFR2 can report volume-transmitted GABA release following whisker stimulation. Overall, the improved sensitivity and kinetics of iGABASnFR2 make it a more effective tool for imaging GABAergic transmission in intact neural circuits.",
"41856791": "ID: 41856791\nTitle: Spatial Adaptation of Primate Retinal Ganglion Cells Between Artificial and Natural Stimuli.\nAbstract: The retina encodes a broad range of stimuli, adapting its computations to features like brightness, contrast, and motion. However, it is unclear whether it also adapts when switching between natural scenes and white noise (WN). To address this, we analyzed the neural activity of male marmoset retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) in response to WN and naturalistic movies. We trained linear-nonlinear models on both stimuli, evaluated their performance, and compared their receptive fields across stimulus domains. We found that models with spatial filters trained on one stimulus ensemble were less accurate when predicting neural activity on the other compared to models trained directly on the target stimulus. This suggests that spatial processing adapts to stimulus statistics. Different RGC types exhibited distinct changes: The OFF midget cells' receptive fields became enlarged under natural movies (NMs), resulting in a lower cutoff frequency. Parasol cells and large OFF cells did not significantly change their receptive field sizes. All cell types exhibited stronger surrounds under NMs, resembling the whitening filters predicted by efficient coding for stimulus decorrelation, prompting us to test whether these changes were related to the different spectral content of the two stimulus types. Quantifying the effects of the filters' enhanced surrounds on the stimulus power spectrum showed a significant contribution toward whitening only in ON parasol cells, where a whitening effect emerged regardless of the training stimulus. These results suggest that while RGCs adapt to the differences between WN and NM stimuli, efficient coding can only partially account for this adaptation.",
"41870015": "ID: 41870015\nTitle: Impaired perception of isoluminant contrast modulation stimuli: Evidence for a magnocellular pathway mechanism.\nAbstract: Contrast modulation (CM) stimuli have been previously used to reveal nonlinear contributions of Y-like retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) such as parasol cells to cortical responses and perception. To test whether CMs are selectively processed within the magnocellular pathway, we assessed envelope motion discrimination and detection for achromatic (yellow-black) and chromatic (red-green) CMs in the presence of luminance masking noise to disrupt luminance-based mechanisms of motion processing. Compared to achromatic CMs, perception of chromatic CMs was more sensitive to luminance masking noise, suggesting that CM envelope motion perception relied predominantly on luminance signals. Specifically, envelope motion discrimination performance was better maintained for achromatic CMs than chromatic CMs, even at high masking noise levels. Notably, luminance masking noise greatly impaired envelope direction discrimination for chromatic CMs but had minimal impact on their detection, suggesting that chromatic aberrations may enhance envelope motion perception for chromatic CMs by introducing luminance signals. These findings reinforce previous neurophysiological and psychophysical evidence that CM stimuli selectively engage the nonlinear receptive field mechanisms of Y-like/parasol RGCs within the magnocellular retinogeniculate pathway, underscoring their potential to specifically target this pathway.",
"41870100": "ID: 41870100\nTitle: Evaluation of a Child With Optic Atrophy.\nAbstract: Optic atrophy is an optic neuropathy that results from permanent damage to the axons and retinal ganglion cells of the optic nerve, causing irreversible vision loss. Optic atrophy is a major cause of vision loss in children worldwide and has many etiologies. Herein, we gather and explain the common etiologies of pediatric optic atrophy and provide insights on history-taking, examination, workup, and clinical decision-making for the general ophthalmologist. We highlight the importance of a comprehensive approach to evaluation and coordination of care for vision services in children with irreversible vision loss.",
"41888648": "ID: 41888648\nTitle: Electroretinography biomarkers indicate disrupted visual processing in Fragile X syndrome.\nAbstract: BACKGROUND: Objective physiological biomarkers that index underlying neural circuit dysfunction, such as electroretinography (ERG), are needed in Fragile X syndrome (FXS) research. Fragile X syndrome (FXS) is a neurodevelopmental disorder caused by silencing of the FMR1 gene and loss of fragile X messenger ribonucleoprotein (FMRP), leading to synaptic dysfunction and prominent sensory processing abnormalities. This study evaluated whether ERG waveform differences are detectable in FXS using a handheld RETeval\u00ae protocol while accounting for key technical and physiological determinants of signal variability. METHODS: ERG recordings were obtained during routine clinic visits using the RETeval\u00ae system in 24 males with genetically confirmed FXS [aged (mean\u2009\u00b1\u2009SD) 28\u2009\u00b1\u200910 years; 19 full mutation, 5 mosaic] and 19 neurotypical male controls [aged (mean\u2009\u00b1\u2009SD) 26\u2009\u00b1\u20092 years]. Outcomes included flash and flicker ERG parameters (a- and b-wave amplitudes and time-to-peak; flicker amplitude and time-to-peak). Feasibility was assessed using ERG waveform acquisition and success rates. RESULTS: Individuals with FXS demonstrated reduced flash b-wave amplitude (\u03b2 = \u22126.84 \u00b5V; 95% CI [\u2212\u200912.87 - \u22120.81]; p=.026) and prolonged time-to-peak for flash a-wave (\u03b2\u2009=\u20091.79 ms; 95% CI [0.32\u20133.26]; p=.017), flash b-wave (\u03b2\u2009=\u20091.10 ms; 95% CI [0.19\u20132.02]; p\u2009=\u2009.018), and flicker responses (\u03b2\u2009=\u20091.68 ms; 95% CI [0.49\u20132.88]; p=.006). Flash a-wave amplitude and flicker amplitude were not significantly different from controls. ERG feasibility was substantially reduced in FXS: participant-level flash acquisition and success were 67% and 46% in FXS versus 100% and 100% in controls, respectively (p=.0066 and p=.0001). Participant-level flicker acquisition and success were 46% and 38% in FXS versus 95% and 95% in controls (p=.0003 and p=.0001). No significant laterality effects were observed for waveform parameters or feasibility. CONCLUSIONS: Handheld, light-adapted ERG detected reproducible abnormalities in retinal function in FXS, consistently in reduced flash b-wave amplitude and delayed response timings, supporting altered post-photoreceptor processing as a physiological feature of FXS. Low acquisition and success rates in a routine outpatient clinic workflow indicate feasibility constraints, supporting use of ERG as a context-dependent biomarker for mechanistic studies and interventional trials.",
"41959529": "ID: 41959529\nTitle: Flexible integration of corollary discharge and sensory feedback signals in somatosensory cortex.\nAbstract: Motor control depends on the continuous integration of motor and sensory signals to maintain accurate estimates of body state, yet neural evidence for this integration remains elusive. Here, we investigated the interaction of motor corollary discharge and proprioceptive feedback signals in area 2 of monkey somatosensory cortex during voluntary and externally-perturbed reaching tasks. Though single neurons had mixed responses to corollary discharge and sensory feedback, we disentangled these signals at the population level to discover they occupy approximately orthogonal subspaces. Integrating information across these subspaces enabled accurate body state estimation prior to feedback arrival during voluntary movements. Moreover, the orthogonal population geometry of corollary discharge and sensory feedback enabled cancellation of movement-related signals to improve the decoding of external perturbations. Together, these results identified orthogonality as a population-level coding strategy for flexible integration of motor and sensory signals to support multiple distinct computations.",
"41979279": "ID: 41979279\nTitle: An optoelectronic synapse based on electrochemically deposited CuI thin film for neuromorphic visual processing.\nAbstract: This work reports a low-cost optoelectronic synaptic device based on an electrochemically deposited CuI thin film. The electrochemical deposition technique enables large-area and uniform thin-film fabrication under low-temperature and ambient-pressure conditions, offering significant advantages of simple processing, cost-effectiveness, and compatibility with flexible substrates. Under 445 nm light stimulation, the device successfully emulates the biological synaptic functions, including paired-pulse facilitation, spike-width-dependent plasticity, spike-frequency-dependent plasticity, and spike-number-dependent plasticity. Furthermore, by implementing a convolutional neural network for backend processing of the device-generated optoelectronic pulse signals, a high training set recognition accuracy of 95.2% is achieved under 50% noise perturbation in clothing image classification tasks, validating its potential for low-power, highly parallel neuromorphic computing applications.",
"41982461": "ID: 41982461\nTitle: Retinal ribbon synapses and the potential functional role of TIAM1: A structural and molecular perspective.\nAbstract: Purpose: Retinal and inner ear ribbon synapses are specialized sensory synapses characterized by synaptic ribbons, electron-dense and protein-rich structures that enable rapid and sustained neurotransmitter release. This review aims to examine the molecular architecture of ribbon synapses with a particular focus on the potential involvement of Tiam1, a guanine nucleotide exchange factor implicated in neuronal development and synaptic plasticity. A comprehensive review of the available literature was conducted to summarize current knowledge on the structural organization and molecular components of ribbon synapses. Particular attention was given to studies investigating Tiam1 expression, function, and its possible role in cytoskeletal remodeling and synaptic regulation. Evidence supports the central role of RIBEYE as the primary structural component of ribbon synapses; however, the regulatory mechanisms governing ribbon formation and function remain incompletely understood. Recent studies suggest a potential contribution of Tiam1 in modulating synaptic organization and function through Rac1 activation and cytoskeletal regulation, although direct experimental evidence in ribbon synapses is still limited. Ribbon synapses are critical for sustained neurotransmission in sensory systems, yet their molecular regulation remains incompletely defined. Tiam1 emerges as a promising candidate molecule that may influence ribbon synapse function. Future experimental studies are needed to clarify its localization, molecular interactions, and contribution to synaptic organization and plasticity.",
"41986301": "ID: 41986301\nTitle: Topical eye treatment with JGRi1, a protein/protein interaction inhibitor, mitigates retinal degeneration.\nAbstract: Retinal diseases (RDs) involve the degeneration of retinal cells, particularly retinal ganglion cells (RGCs), often driven by glutamate imbalance and aberrant signaling. We previously identified a presynaptic self-amplifying mechanism of glutamate overflow, where NMDA overstimulation activates JNK2-mediated phosphorylation of STX1A. To block this mechanism, a cell-permeable peptide, called JGRi1, was previously developed to disrupt the JNK2-STX1A interaction. Here, we investigated whether the inhibition of this pathway by JGRi1 could provide neuroprotection in retinal degeneration. We showed that JGRi1 efficiently reached the mouse retina upon topical administration as eye drops and granted retinal protection. Using an ex vivo optic nerve cut (evONC) model, we demonstrated that JGRi1 preserved RGC viability, reduced phosphorylation of JNK and STX1A, and lowered glutamate release. In retinal wholemounts, JGRi1 similarly preserved RGC survival. Furthermore, in an NMDA-induced degeneration model, JGRi1 protected RGCs, reduced glutamate levels, disrupted the JNK2-STX1A interaction, and limited microglial infiltration. Collectively, our findings highlight the central role of the JNK2-STX1A pathway in retinal degeneration and identify JGRi1 as a promising neuroprotective tool.",
"41993674": "ID: 41993674\nTitle: Utilizing a culture system for horizontal cells to study neural circuit assembly in the developing mouse retina.\nAbstract: The precise wiring of the nervous system relies on neurons extending their processes at the right time and place to find their appropriate synaptic partner. The mechanisms that determine when and where neurons extend their neurites during synaptogenesis remains a central question in the field. In the present study, we used a cell culture system coupled with live imaging to investigate the wiring mechanisms in the developing mouse retina. We focused on horizontal cells which are a class of interneurons in the outer mouse retina known to synapse selectively to the distinct types of photoreceptors. Previous research has shown horizontal cells extend their neurites and make connections to their respective photoreceptor partner in a temporal- and spatial-dependent manner. However, the mechanisms responsible for their selective wiring to photoreceptors during development remains poorly understood. To answer this question, we developed a horizontal cell culture system to investigate the cellular mechanisms responsible for neurite outgrowth during circuit assembly. Our data shows cultured horizontal cells extend neurites with a similar morphology as in vivo. Moreover, neurite extension of horizontal cells is limited to early developmental stages as young mice extend more complex processes compared to those from adolescent retinas. We also found that horizontal cells, unlike retinal ganglion cells, do not extend neurites when cultured alone and require other retinal neurons to promote neurite outgrowth. In summary, we established a horizontal cell culture system that can be used to decipher the mechanisms involved in neural circuit assembly of the mouse retina.",
"42008355": "ID: 42008355\nTitle: Alpha-band phase modulates perceptual sensitivity by changing internal noise and sensory tuning.\nAbstract: Alpha-band neural oscillations (8-13 Hz) are theorized to phasically inhibit visual processing based, in part, on results showing that pre-stimulus alpha phase predicts detection (i.e., hit rates). However, recent failures to replicate and a lack of a mechanistic understanding regarding how alpha impacts detection have called this theory into question. We recorded EEG while six observers (6020 trials each) detected near-threshold Gabor targets embedded in noise. Using signal detection theory (SDT) and reverse correlation, we observed an effect of occipital and frontal pre-stimulus alpha phase on sensitivity (d'), not criterion. Hit and false alarm rates were counterphased, consistent with a reduction in internal noise during optimal alpha phases. Perceptual reports were also more consistent when two identical stimuli were presented during the optimal phase, suggesting a decrease in internal noise rather than signal amplification. Classification images revealed sharper spatial frequency and orientation tuning during the optimal alpha phase, implying that alpha phase shapes sensitivity by modulating sensory tuning towards relevant stimulus features.",
"42010202": "ID: 42010202\nTitle: Active inference and speech motor control.\nAbstract: Active inference is a domain-general theory of brain functioning which reconceptualises the perception-action interface in terms of a common process of minimization of sensory prediction errors. Such accounts have been extensively applied to the control of manual action guided by visual sensory feedback; however, they have received relatively little explicit attention in speech motor control. This is despite speech providing a critical test case, arguably being one of the most crucial and intricate of human sensorimotor functions. The application of active inference to speech motor control can allow crosspollination of decades of work from neighbouring disciplines, and could highlight where speech motor control mechanisms may be similar to, or differ from, those in other motor control domains, by establishing mechanistic explanation in common terms. We present here the first detailed description of an active inference framework of auditorily guided speech production. We compare the architecture of active inference models to existing computational models of speech motor control, and describe an active inference account of how compensation and adaptation result from perturbations of auditory feedback. We highlight several unique aspects of active inference, as well as emerging hypotheses for future empirical work. In particular, active inference accounts emphasise a role for proprioception in speech motor learning, and offer the potential to model the effects of other voices on speech production in phenomena such as phonetic convergence.",
"42029480": "ID: 42029480\nTitle: Retinal ganglion cell degeneration in glaucoma disrupts HPA axis temporal organization and dampens corticosterone production.\nAbstract: Glaucoma is a chronic optic neuropathy characterized by progressive vision loss. A previous study from our group showed that glaucoma-induced retinal degeneration disrupts photic signaling to the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN), altering the molecular components of the central circadian clock. Through its hypothalamic projections, the SCN entrains the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis and drives the rhythmic secretion of corticosterone. In this study, we investigated whether central circadian clock disruption in glaucoma impacts the HPA axis and its downstream physiological rhythms. We analyzed the temporal profiles of key genes controlling the HPA axis in mice with glaucoma. The Crh gene expression was reduced in the paraventricular nucleus, while Crh-r1 exhibited a 10-h phase delay in the pituitary in response to glaucoma. Additionally, Pomc in the pituitary and Mc2r in the adrenal lost rhythmicity. The modulation of the daily rhythms of these key genes was associated with alterations in the diurnal rhythms of clock genes in the PVN, pituitary and adrenal gland. Glaucoma-induced phase shifts and amplitude alterations in the rhythmic expression of Per1, Per2, Nr1d1, and Bmal1 in the pituitary and adrenal gland, resulted in a temporal misalignment between the pituitary and adrenal rhythms. These molecular changes were associated with reduced corticosterone amplitude, suggesting impaired communication between central and peripheral clocks. Together, these findings demonstrate that glaucoma alters the temporal coordination of the HPA axis, highlighting how retinal dysfunction can propagate beyond the visual system to disturb systemic circadian and neuroendocrine regulation.",
"42033725": "ID: 42033725\nTitle: Spatially local inhibition and synaptic plasticity together enable dynamic, context-dependent integration of parallel sensory pathways.\nAbstract: Retinal ganglion cells have traditionally been grouped into cells that are sensitive to luminance but not spatial structure and cells with responses that are enhanced by spatial structure. Neither category describes mouse Off-transient alpha cells, which respond strongly to spatially homogeneous inputs and are suppressed by spatial structure. We identified two circuit mechanisms that together can explain this unusual spatial selectivity. First, the inhibition that controls responses of these cells is tuned to finer spatial structure than excitation, causing the balance of excitation and inhibition to depend on spatial scale. Second, the excitatory synapses onto these cells undergo strong synaptic depression, and the modulation of that depression by presynaptic inhibition amplifies responses to the transition from spatially structured to homogeneous inputs. A spatiotemporal computational model incorporating these circuit features quantitatively recapitulates the observed responses. These findings reveal how localized inhibition and short-term plasticity jointly create the distinctive spatial selectivity of Off-transient cells.",
"42049856": "ID: 42049856\nTitle: An owl-inspired temporal transformer for enhanced shrimp detection in aquatic environments.\nAbstract: This study introduces NOCT-A-VIS, which stands for Nocturnal Adaptive Vision System, symbolizing a bio-inspired framework that mimics owl-like visual adaptations for detecting underwater objects in low-light environments. From the methodological point of view, the physical characteristics of owls' vision from the NOCT-A-VIS framework are incorporated as dedicated computational modules. The proposed shrimp detection transformer analyzes light reflection to emulate the function of the Tapetum Lucidum (TL), which is a deep reflect part of retina exists in owls, improves the visual capability to view the scene and identify the various object under the poor lighting by retinal light trajectory. The TL mechanism focus on the light reflection from retina to the scene or object. The Sensory Enhancement deals with Rod-Inspired Analogous to the high sensitivity of rod cells, the algorithm incorporates a pre-processing step to enhance weak signal detection from underwater sensors must use noise filtering techniques to amplify subtle signals, mimicking the owl's ability to capture minimal light. The visual pigment of the rod cells detects the variations of the object color segments under the water and the captured information transferred to the outer segment of the rod cells. To improve the detection rate of the object a pre-processing step called Empirical Mode Decomposition (EMD) is used to filter the signal noise and adopting the owl visionary technique to identify the objects in the dark mode or in the dim light conditions. The Sequential Process includes Spatial Awareness aspects deals with Large Eye Size-Inspired depends on the biological features of the owl eye and it size is larger than its head so that the perception is good in receiving light to retina for identifying the objects. The complete process working under the curated dataset which is underwater scenes. The proposed pipeline is biologically grounded in three owl-inspired mechanisms. In particular, the sensitivity of rod cells provides insights for weak signal denoising, while a retroreflective role of the tapetum lucidum breeds temporal attention mechanisms in the interest of robustifying low light feature extraction, and finally, binocular visual processing in owls informs the architecture of stereo-depth estimation modules and increases the system's ability for wide-angle spatial awareness.",
"42055330": "ID: 42055330\nTitle: Domain-specific functions of LRIT3 in synaptic assembly and retinal signal transmission.\nAbstract: LRIT3 is a leucine-rich repeat (LRR) protein that is expressed in the retina, and its absence causes complete congenital stationary night blindness (cCSNB), a genetically diverse disorder characterized by impaired low-light vision, myopia, and nystagmus. LRIT3 is expressed in rod and cone photoreceptors, and it transsynaptically organizes the assembly of the glutamate signaling complex, the signalplex, on depolarizing bipolar cells (DBCs). LRIT3 is a single-pass membrane protein with extracellular LRR, IG, and FN3 domains. We express domain deletion constructs using rAAV and examine the impact on LRIT3 trafficking, as well as the structural and functional recovery of the signalplex in DBCs. We show the LRR domain may be required for trafficking LRIT3 to the synapse in cones, but not rods, and it is needed for reassembly and function of the rod BC signalplex. The IG domain is required for the localization of TRPM1 to the signalplex and thus its function. The FN3 domain is not necessary for either DBC signalplex assembly or function. Our data demonstrate that the LRR and IG domains of LRIT3 are crucial for TRPM1 localization and retinal function, and that restoring Nyctalopin localization to the DBC signalplex alone is insufficient to restore TRPM1 expression. Based on our findings, we propose a model in which the LRR domain transsynaptically binds with Nyctalopin, while the IG domain interacts with TRPM1.",
"42079052": "ID: 42079052\nTitle: Protocadherin 9 promotes cell survival of different bipolar subtypes in the developing mouse retina.\nAbstract: Neural circuit assembly relies on different neuronal subtypes coming together to form a functional circuit. The question of how the appropriate number of each subtype is integrated into an emerging circuit remains relatively unknown. To answer this question, we used the mouse retina to uncover the molecular mechanisms responsible for neuron subtype integration in a developing circuit. In the mammalian retina, bipolar neurons are a class of interneurons that relay visual information from photoreceptors to ganglion cells. Extensive studies have shown there are 15 distinct bipolar subtypes: 6 types of OFF cone bipolars, 8 types of ON cone bipolars, and 1 type of rod bipolar. During retinal development, bipolar neurons are born in excess and through programmed cell death, a precise number of each subtype remains to give rise to the retinal circuit. Although this process has been well-described, little is known about the key molecules responsible for bipolar subtype integration in the developing retina. Our work uncovered a new role for the autism-associated risk gene, Protocadherin 9 (Pcdh9) in bipolar subtype integration. Deletion of Pcdh9 using a floxed allele leads to loss of OFF and ON cone bipolars; however, disruption in the extracellular binding of Pcdh9 leads to selective loss of ON cone bipolars but not rod bipolars. Moreover, we found this later function of Pcdh9 is mediated by homophilic interactions between ON cone bipolars and their known synaptic partners. Taken together, our work revealed a new role for Pcdh9 in bipolar subtype integration during retinal development. Neural circuits are comprised of multiple neuronal subtypes where a specific number need to come together to give rise to a functional circuit. Although this is a critical process during neurodevelopment, little is known about the molecular mechanisms that determines the precise number of each subtype during circuit development. In the present study, we identified the autism risk gene, Protocadherin 9 as a critical molecule in subtype integration of bipolar neurons within the developing mouse retina. Using newly generated mouse lines, we found distinct requirements of Pcdh9 to promote survival in different bipolar subtypes during retinal circuit assembly. The significance of this work is that it shed lights into how different neuronal subtypes are integrated in nascent neural circuits.",
"42094404": "ID: 42094404\nTitle: mGluR6 coordinates cone terminal targeting and synaptic layer assembly during human retinal development.\nAbstract: The metabotropic glutamate receptor 6 (mGluR6), encoded by GRM6 , is a core component of the ON-bipolar signaling cascade in the retina, but its role in human retinal development remains unclear. Here, we used temporally controlled CRISPR-based genetic ablation in human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived retinal organoids to define the developmental functions of mGluR6. Unexpectedly, we found that mGluR6 is expressed not only in depolarizing ON-bipolar cells but also transiently in cone photoreceptors during human retinal development, a pattern not observed in the mouse retina. Early loss of GRM6 prior to synaptogenesis disrupted cone pedicle architecture, leading to mislocalization of synaptic proteins including Bassoon, ELFN2, and TRPM1, and ultimately resulting in widening or duplication of the outer plexiform layer (OPL). In contrast, deletion after synapse formation did not alter OPL synapses or morphology, revealing a temporally restricted requirement for mGluR6 during circuit assembly. These findings uncover a previously unrecognized role for mGluR6 in coordinating cone terminal targeting and synaptic layer assembly during human retinal development and highlight the power of temporally controlled genetic manipulation in organoid systems to reveal species-specific mechanisms of neural circuit formation.",
"42104797": "ID: 42104797\nTitle: Impaired Corollary Discharge Mechanisms in Schizophrenia: Evidence From Readiness Potential and Auditory N1 Suppression.\nAbstract: Altered brain activity preceding behavior may reflect a reduced ability to suppress the sensory consequences of self-generated actions in schizophrenia. The corollary discharge (CD) mechanism has been proposed to underlie this process. In the present study, we investigated CD by analyzing the readiness potential (RP) and its relationship to auditory N1 suppression in patients with schizophrenia compared to healthy controls (HCs). We also examined the association between RP activity and anomalous self-experiences (ASEs). Event-related potentials were recorded from 48 patients with schizophrenia and 55 HCs during a vocalization paradigm including talk and listen conditions. RP amplitude and N1 suppression were quantified as the amplitude difference between listen and talk conditions. Regression analyses assessed the relationship between these components within each group and examined associations between RP and N1 amplitudes and ASEs, measured using the Inventory of Psychotic-Like Anomalous Self-Experiences (IPASE) scale, in the schizophrenia group. In the talk condition, HCs showed greater RP amplitude compared with the listen condition, a difference that was absent in the schizophrenia group. In HCs, this RP increase was followed by suppression of the N1 component. A significant correlation between RP amplitude and N1 suppression was observed in HCs but not in patients. Importantly, reduced N1 suppression in patients with schizophrenia was associated with higher IPASE scores. These findings suggest that schizophrenia involves impairments in early cortical processes related to efference copy and corollary discharge mechanisms, reflected in reduced RP amplitude and the lack of coupling with N1 suppression. Such alterations may contribute to deficits in sensory prediction and to anomalous self-experiences in schizophrenia.",
"42105690": "ID: 42105690\nTitle: CASK mediates methylglyoxal-induced mitochondria-associated cell death in retinal M\u00fcller cells through modulating the ROS-p38-SOCE signalling pathway and antioxidant enzymes.\nAbstract: Diabetic retinopathy (DR), a major cause of blindness, is partly driven by methylglyoxal (MGO), a glycolytic byproduct with cytotoxic properties. Retinal M\u00fcller cells (MCs), which preserve retinal integrity and function, are highly susceptible to MGO-induced damage. Calcium/calmodulin-dependent serine protein kinase (CASK), a scaffold protein widely expressed in the retina, has an unidentified role in MCs and DR progression. In murine rMC1 cells, CASK was detected in both the nucleus and cytosol, with strong mitochondrial localization. Knockdown of CASK markedly reduced MGO-induced apoptosis, mitochondrial reactive oxygen species (mtROS) accumulation, mitochondrial membrane potential collapse, and impairment of oxidative phosphorylation. The cytotoxic effects were abolished by the ROS scavengers NAC and MitoTEMPO. Notably, silencing CASK also elevated basal antioxidant proteins, including SOD2, GPX4, and catalase. Furthermore, CASK depletion prevented MGO-induced increases in cytosolic and mitochondrial Ca\u00b2\u207a, as well as Ca\u00b2\u207a influx through ER Ca\u00b2\u207a store depletion. Pharmacological inhibition of store-operated Ca\u00b2\u207a entry (SOCE), the mitochondrial calcium uniporter (MCU), or CASK kinase activity suppressed MGO-induced Ca2\u202f+ overload and cell death without altering mtROS production. Mechanistically, CASK is associated with STIM1 to facilitate Orai1 clustering, thereby enhancing SOCE activity. Inhibition of p38 signaling similarly reduced Ca2+ accumulation and apoptosis. Transcriptomic analysis revealed that CASK silencing upregulated genes involved in mitochondrial respiration and oxidative phosphorylation, particularly complexes I and V. Collectively, these findings demonstrate that CASK promotes MGO-induced apoptosis through kinase-independent disruption of mitochondrial and antioxidant defenses, and kinase-dependent activation of SOCE, identifying CASK as a potential therapeutic target in DR.",
"42106179": "ID: 42106179\nTitle: Neurotransmitters and retinal circuits.\nAbstract: The retinal circuits and neurotransmitters of the mammalian retina have been described in great depth over the past century. The retina is often regarded as a \"simple\" circuit that conveys light information detected in the photoreceptors through second-order intermediate cells to retinal ganglion cells that output this information to the rest of the brain. However, considerable signal processing and feature extraction occur in this simple circuit before this signal is passed down the optic nerve. The mechanisms underlying this signal processing include (i) the transformation of analog graded potentials (generated in photoreceptors and bipolar cells) to the digital spike output of retinal ganglion cells, (ii) rectification of light inputs into ON and OFF channels to aid perception of light increments and decrements, (iii) extraction/amplification of spatial and temporal features such as direction selectivity via an interplay of excitatory and inhibitory inputs, and (iv) an adaptational mechanism to change the physiology of the retina to allow it to function over>10log units of illumination. Understanding the physiology of this tissue provides important mechanistic insights into general neuronal function and may provide a \"window to the brain\" to understand central neuronal disorders.",
"42106180": "ID: 42106180\nTitle: Phototransduction in vertebrate rod and cone cells.\nAbstract: Vertebrate photoreceptor cells operate under very dim and bright illumination regimes. A protein machinery in rod and cone cells underlying the light response mediates photoexcitation, the return to the dark state, and adaptation processes. The machinery controls the homeostasis and mutual dependence of two cytoplasmic messengers, cGMP and Ca2+. The signaling pathway starts with light absorption by visual pigments (rhodopsin in rods or cone opsin in cones), which triggers an amplified signaling cascade, leading to the hydrolysis of cGMP and closure of cyclic nucleotide-gated channels in the photoreceptor plasma membrane. Every step in the signaling pathway is turned off by deactivation reactions, and membrane-bound sensory guanylate cyclases catalyze the resynthesis of cGMP under control of a Ca2+-dependent feedback. Inherited retinal diseases cause dysfunction or loss of human vision resulting from mutations that affect the localization or function of photoreceptor-specific proteins. An imbalance of the cGMP/Ca2+ homeostasis is the cellular consequence of several mutations that were identified in proteins controlling cGMP hydrolysis and synthesis.",
"42106181": "ID: 42106181\nTitle: Retinal ganglion cell function: ON and OFF pathways.\nAbstract: The segregation of visual signals into ON and OFF pathways represents a fundamental organizing principle of retinal processing that has been conserved across vertebrates for approximately 500 million years. This division begins at the photoreceptor-bipolar cell synapse, where distinct glutamate receptor systems create opposite responses to light increments and decrements. ON bipolar cells express metabotropic glutamate receptor 6 (mGluR6), while OFF bipolar cells utilize ionotropic AMPA/kainate receptors. These parallel pathways propagate through the inner plexiform layer's stratified architecture to retinal ganglion cells, which maintain this segregation through precise dendritic targeting or combine both signals for specialized computations. Many retinal ganglion cell types arise as paramorphic pairs with similar morphologic and functional properties, differing primarily in their preference for light increments versus decrements. However, these functionally paired ON and OFF cell types exhibit consistent asymmetries in receptive field size, temporal dynamics, and contrast sensitivity that optimize visual processing for natural scenes. These pathways show differential vulnerabilities in retinal diseases and present unique challenges for therapeutic interventions including optogenetics and prosthetic devices. Understanding ON and OFF pathway organization provides crucial insights into retinal computation, visual processing efficiency, and the neural basis of contrast detection, the foundation of visual perception.",
"42108053": "ID: 42108053\nTitle: Evaluating MXene-doped PEDOT coating on carbon fiber microelectrodes for dual-functional neural interfacing.\nAbstract: Carbon fiber microelectrodes are promising for long-term neural interfaces due to their small size and mechanical compatibility with brain tissue. However, they typically require functional coatings to achieve the electrochemical performance necessary for high-fidelity recording and effective stimulation. Two-dimensional MXenes exhibit exceptional electrical properties for neural interfaces, but existing fabrication methods are often complex and hinder translation. Here, we introduce a novel, simplified approach that employs MXene as a counter-ion dopant for in-situ PEDOT polymerization directly on carbon fibers. This MXene-PEDOT composite coating simultaneously reduces electrochemical impedance and significantly enhances charge injection capacity compared to standard PEDOT:PSS. We demonstrate the functional efficacy of these MXene-doped microelectrodes through ex vivo stimulation of retinal ganglion cells and in vivo cortical recording with high signal-to-noise ratios, while also confirming their in vitro biocompatibility. This work establishes a straightforward method to leverage the advantages of both carbon fibers and MXene for neural interfaces, creating a unified coating that advances both recording and stimulation capabilities for next-generation dual functional neural interfaces.",
"42114300": "ID: 42114300\nTitle: Bis(2-ethylhexyl)tetrabromophthalate disrupts thyroid hormone signaling and causes visual impairment in zebrafish larvae.\nAbstract: Bis(2-ethylhexyl)tetrabromophthalate (TBPH), a ubiquitous novel brominated flame retardant (NBFR), has been reported to disrupt thyroid hormone (TH) homeostasis and induce abnormal phototactic behavior in zebrafish larvae. However, the mechanisms by which TBPH interferes with the thyroid system remain unclear, and it is still unknown whether such endocrine disruption leads to structural impairments in retinal development. Here, we hypothesize that TBPH disrupts the hypothalamic-pituitary-thyroid (HPT) axis, impairs the TH signaling pathway, and ultimately leads to visual dysfunction during early development. Our results indicated that TBPH exposure cause structural damage in zebrafish larvae, including decreased eye size, reduced retinal layer thickness and decreased cell density in the ganglion cell layer (GCL). Meanwhile, during the light-dark cycle assay, zebrafish larvae exhibited abnormal locomotor behavior accompanied by heightened sensitivity to light. Molecular docking analyses suggested that TBPH could bind competitively to transthyretin (TTR), which may be a primary mechanism disrupting HPT axis homeostasis. In addition, TBPH exposure led to upregulation of key genes related to retinal development and opsins, suggesting a potential compensatory response to retinal injury. This study provides novel mechanistic insights into NBFR toxicity and highlights new perspectives about safe alternatives to environmental pollutants.",
"42117501": "ID: 42117501\nTitle: Roles of sonic hedgehog signaling in retinal patterning and neurogenesis during mammalian eye development.\nAbstract: The sonic hedgehog (Shh) signaling pathway is essential for the patterning, growth and morphogenesis of many tissues. During early eye development, Shh is required for the formation of the two optic vesicles, which give rise to the retina, retinal pigment epithelium and optic stalk. It also regulates the balance between proliferation and differentiation during retinal histogenesis, a key process shaping the cellular architecture of the mature retina. Despite these roles, the temporal dynamics, regional functions and downstream consequences of Shh signaling during retinal development remain incompletely understood. Here, we performed a comprehensive analysis of Shh pathway function across retinal development in mice using temporally and spatially controlled deletion of smoothened (Smo), an essential pathway transducer. This strategy revealed context-dependent requirements for Shh signaling in eye patterning. In addition, we find that Shh signaling coordinates retinal neurogenesis by maintaining the progenitor pool while regulating progenitor competence, ensuring appropriate proportions of retinal cell types. Together, our findings identify new links between Shh signaling, regional patterning and the temporal control of neurogenesis during mammalian retinal development.",
"42121942": "ID: 42121942\nTitle: miR-927 Regulates Photoreceptor Subtype Specification Through Yorkie and Sensory Opsins in Drosophila.\nAbstract: Binary cell fate decisions in the Drosophila retina generate R8 photoreceptor subtypes that express either blue-sensitive Rh5 or green-sensitive Rh6 opsins. These choices are governed by a Hippo pathway-dependent bistable switch, yet the mechanisms that couple pathway output to terminal opsin expression remain unclear. Here, we identify miR-927 as a regulator that biases R8 subtype fate. Loss of miR-927 increases Rh5-positive pR8 cells, whereas its overexpression promotes Rh6-positive yR8 identity. Mechanistically, miR-927 directly represses the terminal differentiation gene Rh5 and is capable of repressing the Hippo pathway effector yki through its 3'UTR. This dual targeting couples pathway output to terminal gene expression, providing a mechanism to bias and stabilize subtype identity. More broadly, our findings illustrate how microRNAs can be integrated into bistable signaling networks to modulate binary cell fate decisions.",
"42127936": "ID: 42127936\nTitle: Optoelectronic artificial synapse for lateral inhibition-enhanced retinal biomimicry.\nAbstract: Optoelectronic synaptic devices enable in-sensor processing of enhanced edge detection and contrast resolution in complex visual scenes due to their excellent capability to emulate the functions of visual neurons, such as light perception and image processing, while lateral inhibition synaptic plasticity refines spatial selectivity and extends the dynamic range by suppressing redundant signals and amplifying subtle variations in input intensity. The incorporation of lateral inhibition into a single optoelectronic synaptic device will offer a cost-effective and energy-efficient route for directing a robotic arm to perform responding motions and developing highly efficient machine vision systems. Herein, we demonstrate an optoelectronic artificial synapse established on a novel heterostructure consisting of metal oxide In2O3, polycrystalline Cs2AgBiBr6perovskite, and indium-gallium-zinc oxide thin film, which enhances the optoelectronic response and corresponding synaptic plasticity of the devices, enabling the emulation of neural behaviour and advanced information processing. The structure simulates excitatory synaptic activity through light stimulation and mimics lateral inhibition through electrical stimulation, effectively replicating the neural mechanisms of synaptic plasticity in processes such as Mach bands, contrast enhancement, and Hermann's grid. Leveraging these properties, we develop a lateral inhibition network for image recognition, achieving 97% accuracy-surpassing conventional networks at 93%. Additionally, through seamless integration with robotic arms, it can execute colour chip recognition on a machine cart, providing a promising strategy for the design of intelligent autonomous devices and bioinspired robots.",
"42133293": "ID: 42133293\nTitle: Error processing in implicit correction during visually and memory-guided reaching movements.\nAbstract: Motor adaptation allows us to adjust our precise movements to maintain accuracy. The implicit motor correction is one of the main processes in adaptation, yet its underlying mechanisms are not fully understood. To elicit the implicit adaptation, the nervous system must properly estimate the cause of the errors. Recent studies have reported that there is a difference in the adaptation between the visually guided and memory-guided tasks. However, it remains unclear which aspects of the task conditions influence this difference. We hypothesized that the task conditions modulate the error processing. Therefore, this study attempted to test this hypothesis, examining the responses to various error sizes in the visually guided and memory-guided tasks. We observed the implicit single-trial motor correction to the clamped feedback, which was presented at a fixed location relative to a target, not the actual hand location. Our results showed a significant interaction between the error size and the task conditions. The applied relevance estimation model and the perceptual error adaptation model revealed differences in the uncertainty of sensorimotor integration across task conditions. This difference is likely to be caused by the higher cognitive demands of the memory-guided task. Therefore, our findings suggest that the error processing could be dissociated by the task conditions, which influence motor adaptation.NEW & NOTEWORTHY Implicit adaptation, which is an unconscious process in motor adaptation, has typically been investigated using the visually guided reaching task. To clarify this, we examined the relevance of error in the memory-guided reaching task, driven by internal representation, compared with the visually guided task. Our results revealed that the error processing could be dissociated by the task conditions, suggesting that the task context changes how the brain treats errors.",
"42134047": "ID: 42134047\nTitle: Vision as looking and seeing through a bottleneck.\nAbstract: Progress in vision research has been slower downstream than upstream of the primary visual cortex (V1). Traditional frameworks have largely overlooked a central constraint: only a tiny fraction of retinal input is recognized. Thus, to a first approximation, vision is better formulated as looking and seeing through a bottleneck. Looking, mainly by the peripheral visual field, selects visual information to enter this bottleneck, largely via gaze shifts that center selected contents at the fovea. Seeing, mainly by the central visual field, recognizes this content. Converging evidence suggests that V1 initiates the bottleneck and contributes to looking by generating a bottom-up saliency map that guides saccades exogenously, and that top-down feedback along the visual pathway, targeting mainly the representation of the central visual field, refines seeing. Progress will accelerate through falsifiable theories that explicitly link behavior with neural substrates, and by experimental designs that avoid forced fixations and precisely track gaze.",
"42141017": "ID: 42141017\nTitle: Distinct inhibitory connectivity motifs could trigger distinct forms of anticipation in the retinal network.\nAbstract: Motion is an important feature of visual scenes and retinal neuronal circuits selectively signal different motion features. It has been shown that the retina can extrapolate the position of a moving object, thereby compensating sensory transmission delays and enabling signal processing in real-time. Amacrine cells, the inhibitory interneurons of the retina, play essential roles in such computations although their precise function remain unclear. Here, we computationally explore the potential effects of two different inhibitory connectivity motifs on the retina's response to moving objects, in a simplified model of the retina: feed-forward and recurrent feed-back inhibition. In this model, both motifs can account for motion anticipation with two different mechanisms. Feed-forward inhibition truncates motion responses and shifts peak responses forward via subtractive inhibition, whereas recurrent feed-back coupling evokes excitatory and inhibitory waves with different phases that interfere and shift the response peak. A key difference between the two mechanisms is how the anticipatory peak shift scales with the speed of a moving object. Motion prediction with feed-forward circuits monotonically decreases with increasing speeds, while recurrent feed-back coupling induces tuning curves that exhibit a preferred speed for which motion prediction is maximal.",
"42148323": "ID: 42148323\nTitle: Crosstalk between endoplasmic reticulum stress and mitochondrial homeostasis: A new perspective on ophthalmic disease treatment.\nAbstract: Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress and mitochondrial dysfunction are hallmarks of many ophthalmic diseases; however, they have traditionally been examined as isolated pathological processes. Recent evidence indicates that these organelles are inextricably coupled through mitochondria-endoplasmic reticulum contact sites, also known as mitochondria-associated membranes (MAMs), which coordinate Ca2+ signaling, lipid transfer, mitochondrial dynamics, redox balance, and cell death decisions. Consequently, dysregulated ER-mitochondria communication has emerged as a key vulnerability that links the cellular stress responses among diverse ocular tissues, including lens epithelial cells, retinal ganglion cells, the retinal pigment epithelium, and corneal endothelial cells. In this review, we summarize the recent advances involving the molecular architecture and regulatory function of ER-mitochondria crosstalk. We focus on how the unfolded protein response signaling, pathological MAM remodeling, Ca2+ dysregulation, and disrupted mitochondrial quality control collectively drive disease progression. By integrating evidence from cataract, glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, age-related macular degeneration, and Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy, we reveal that these disorders are not driven by a uniform mechanism of organelle failure, but rather by the dominance of pathological nodes along the ER-mitochondria axis. We propose that ophthalmic diseases should be stratified based on these distinct failure nodes, which provides a mechanistic framework for developing therapeutics. Within this context, interventions targeting maladaptive ER stress, MAM destabilization, bioenergetic failure, or defective mitophagy should be considered complementary and context-dependent strategies. By reframing ophthalmic disorders as diseases of inter-organelle stress integration, this review positions the ER-mitochondria axis as a modifiable upstream determinant of ocular cell fate, which provides a foundation for stage-specific precision therapies.",
"42149122": "ID: 42149122\nTitle: cGAS-STING Pathway Mediates Retinal Pigmental Epithelial Dysfunction in Diabetic Retinopathy.\nAbstract: Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a predominant cause of vision impairment among working-age individuals, with a subset of patients responding poorly to current treatments. This study investigated alterations in double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) levels in the aqueous humor and retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) dysfunction in DR patients, exploring the potential role of the cyclic GMP-AMP synthase (cGAS)-STING pathway in DR progression. We found that DR patients showed significantly elevated dsDNA levels in the aqueous humor compared with control individuals. Fundus autofluorescence imaging revealed an increase in high-autofluorescence spots in DR patients, indicating early RPE dysfunction. In vivo and in\u00a0vitro models of DR demonstrated mitochondrial damage and dsDNA leakage in RPE cells, along with cGAS-STING pathway activation in the retina. Pharmacological inhibition of STING reduced cytoplasmic dsDNA accumulation and damaged mitochondria, alleviating inflammation in\u00a0vitro. In vivo, STING inhibition ameliorated RPE dysfunction and vascular changes. These findings highlight the critical role of the cGAS-STING pathway in DR pathogenesis and suggest that STING inhibition may serve as a promising therapeutic strategy to reduce retinal inflammation and slow the progression of DR. The retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) serves as the outer blood-retinal barrier, protecting the neural retina from systemic changes. We aimed to preserve RPE integrity through early intervention and inhibit DR progression. Our study focused on determining whether the involvement of the cyclic GMP-AMP synthase-STING pathway and mitochondrial damage drive RPE dysfunction. We found that mitochondrial dysfunction in the RPE under diabetic conditions triggers activation of the cyclic GMP-AMP synthase-STING pathway, leading to disruption of RPE and retinal vascular instability. Targeting this pathway restored RPE function and limited retinal deterioration. These findings highlight a promising therapeutic approach for preventing disease progression.",
"42150720": "ID: 42150720\nTitle: The orexinergic system in the retina: Expression and physiological impact-A review of the literature.\nAbstract: The neuropeptides orexin-A (OXA) and orexin-B (OXB), central orchestrators of arousal and energy homeostasis, are increasingly recognized as key neuromodulators within the vertebrate retina. This review synthesizes current evidence demonstrating a broad extra-hypothalamic expression of the orexin system across retinal neurons, including photoreceptors, bipolar (BCs), amacrine (ACs), and ganglion cells (GCs). We detail a sophisticated, cell-type-specific signaling framework where orexins exert complex, often antagonistic, presynaptic and postsynaptic actions via orexin 1 (OX1R) and orexin 2 (OX2R) receptors. These actions fine-tune signal transmission by potentiating glutamate release from BCs while suppressing GABAergic inhibition from ACs, ultimately modulating retinal output. A central theme emerging is the system's pivotal role in non-image-forming visual functions: OXA enhances the pupillary light reflex (PLR) by increasing the excitability of specific intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells (M2 ipRGCs), while OXB potentiates scotopic (dim-light) sensitivity by disinhibiting rod bipolar circuits. Furthermore, pharmacological inhibition of orexin receptors affects circadian rhythms in both the retina and hypothalamus. However, the field is marked by intriguing paradoxes, such as the stimulatory effects of receptor antagonists and significant species differences in OX2R expression. We critically evaluate evidence for a tonically active retinal orexin system that interfaces with dopaminergic signaling and circadian photic input. By integrating molecular, cellular, and behavioral findings, this review clarifies how retinal orexinergic modulation serves as a potential crucial interface between light detection, circadian physiology, and systemic arousal, while highlighting critical translational gaps and future research directions.",
"42151448": "ID: 42151448\nTitle: Cortical activity and functional organisation during ocular pursuit is affected by concurrent upper limb movement.\nAbstract: Tracking a moving object with the eyes involves sensory-motor and cognitive processes, and is supported by a wide network of cortical areas. We investigated if cortical activity and network organisation in young adults are influenced by the availability of retinal input when pursuing a moving object, and whether this is modulated by extra-retinal input from concurrent upper limb movement. As expected, we found a decrease in average eye velocity, and increase in saccadic displacement, when the moving object was occluded, as well as a general facilitatory effect of oculo-manual tracking. We also found decreased activity in prefrontal and frontal cortex during oculo-manual compared to ocular tracking when the moving object was occluded. Following a short period of practice in the oculo-manual condition without occlusion, there was an increase in activity in prefrontal, parietal and visual cortex during ocular tracking. These findings could indicate how extra-retinal input during oculo-manual tracking reduces the need for attentional and predictive processes to extrapolate and pursue the occluded object. This is an important step in better understanding impaired oculo-manual coordination (e.g., age-related decline), potentially informing the development of more effective tasks for differential diagnosis and rehabilitation.",
"42157244": "ID: 42157244\nTitle: The Wnt/StarD7 axis protects retinal ganglion cells from glutamate excitotoxicity by inhibiting ferroptosis.\nAbstract: Glutamate (Glu) accumulation-induced excitotoxicity is a major cause of retinal ganglion cell (RGC) death in glaucoma, and the role of ferroptosis, a novel form of cell death, is critical in this process. The aim of this study was to investigate the function and regulatory mechanisms of the lipid transport protein StarD7 in RGC ferroptosis. An N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA)-induced retinal excitotoxicity mouse model and a Glu-induced RGC cell model were constructed for experimental investigation. RT\u2012qPCR and Western blotting were used to assess the expression of related genes and proteins, HE staining was used to assess pathological retinal damage, and kits were used to evaluate ferroptosis-related indicators. Ferroptosis was involved in NMDA-induced RGC damage in glaucoma mice. StarD7 expression was upregulated in glaucoma, and overexpression of StarD7 decreased the levels of total iron, Fe2+, ROS, and MDA in vitro and in vivo while increasing the expression levels of GSH, GPX4, and xCT, thereby suppressing RGC ferroptosis. Mechanistically, Glu treatment significantly reduced the expression of the Wnt signaling pathway proteins Wnt1 and \u03b2-catenin. Activating the Wnt/\u03b2-catenin pathway promoted StarD7 expression, which in turn inhibited Glu-induced ferroptosis in mRGCs. The Wnt/\u03b2-catenin signaling pathway inhibits Glu-induced RGC ferroptosis by upregulating StarD7 expression, revealing the potential neuroprotective role of StarD7 in glaucoma treatment and providing a scientific basis for the development of new therapeutic strategies. Not applicable.",
"42168490": "ID: 42168490\nTitle: miR\u201116\u20115p Protects RGCs Against Retinal Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury by Modulating Astrocyte-Mediated Neuroinflammation Through the Wip1/NF-\u03baB Signaling Axis.\nAbstract: Astrocyte-mediated neuroinflammation has recently been implicated as a key contributor to neurodegeneration following retinal ischemia-reperfusion (IR) injury. However, the role of miR\u201116\u20115p in this process remains unclear. This study aimed to investigate the function and mechanism of miR\u201116\u20115p. TargetScan was used to predict miR-16-5p targets, which were validated by RNA pull-down. miR\u201116\u20115p expression was assessed by RT\u2011qPCR in IR retinas and in astrocytes after oxygen-glucose deprivation/reoxygenation (OGD/R). Astrocyte activation, inflammatory cytokine, and Wip1/nuclear factor kappa B (NF\u2011\u03baB) signaling were examined following miR-16-5p modulation with mimics or inhibitors in vitro and in vivo. Retinal ganglion cell (RGC) apoptosis, retinal function, and morphology were evaluated. miR\u201116\u20115p was found to potentially target wild-type p53-induced phosphatase 1 (Wip1) and decreased Wip1 expression. In IR-injured mouse retinas and OGD/R-treated astrocytes, miR\u201116\u20115p expression was significantly downregulated. This decrease was accompanied by astrocyte activation, increased TNF-\u03b1 and IL-1\u03b2 levels, and upregulation of Wip1 and phosphorylated NF-\u03baB p65 (p-p65). These retinal changes indicated retinal injury, characterized by increased TUNEL-positive RGCs, elevated cleaved caspase-3 levels, retinal thinning, and reduced electroretinography (ERG) amplitudes. Treatment with miR-16-5p mimics ameliorated these molecular, cellular, structural, and functional alterations, whereas miR\u201116\u20115p inhibitors exacerbated them. Collectively, miR-16-5p may protect RGCs from IR-induced apoptosis by suppressing astrocyte-mediated inflammation via the Wip1/NF-\u03baB signaling axis.",
"42171430": "ID: 42171430\nTitle: Blue Light Induces Retinal Ganglion Cell Damage by Stimulating Drp1-Dependent Mitochondrial Fission and Activating NF-\u03baB/NOX4 Axis.\nAbstract: This study aimed to investigate the mechanisms of blue light-induced neurotoxicity in retinal ganglion cells (RGCs), focusing on the roles of mitochondrial dynamics and oxidative stress. The impact of blue light exposure was assessed in vitro and in vivo. Key molecular changes were analyzed, and the effects of pharmacological inhibition of Drp1 and/or NOX4 were evaluated on mitochondrial function and RGC apoptosis. Blue light triggered mitochondrial fission by upregulating Drp1 and downregulating MFN2. This disruption promoted the nuclear translocation and phosphorylation of p65, which subsequently enhanced NOX4 transcription and increased mitochondrial reactive oxygen species (ROS) production. Inhibiting either Drp1 or p65 suppressed NOX4 expression and ROS generation. Furthermore, combined inhibition of Drp1 and NOX4 effectively restored mitochondrial function and reduced RGC apoptosis. Both Drp1 and NOX4 contribute to blue light-induced RGC damage, and our findings highlight the importance of the Drp1/mitochondrial fission/p65/NOX4 signaling axis in this process, leading to oxidative stress. Targeting this signaling axis represents a promising therapeutic strategy for preventing blue light-induced retinal injury.",
"42194266": "ID: 42194266\nTitle: Retinal Ganglion Cell Degeneration in Glaucoma: Systematic Review.\nAbstract: Retinal ganglion cell (RGC) degeneration underlies glaucomatous optic neuropathy and remains a leading cause of irreversible vision loss worldwide. Although elevated intraocular pressure (IOP) is the primary modifiable risk factor, RGC death reflects converging mechanisms including mechanical stress, vascular insufficiency, metabolic dysfunction, and neuroinflammation. We conducted a PRISMA-guided systematic review with PICOS-defined eligibility criteria, searching PubMed, Cochrane Library, ScienceDirect, Scopus, Google Scholar, and ProQuest for studies through January 2026 on RGC degeneration and neuroprotective or regenerative therapies in glaucoma. Included studies supported OCT-based structural assessment and imaging biomarkers as essential tools for early detection, risk stratification, and monitoring of progression and treatment response. Continued RGC loss despite IOP control in many patients highlights the need for mechanism-based interventions; neuroprotective strategies targeting excitotoxicity, oxidative stress, mitochondrial dysfunction, and neurotrophic insufficiency are emerging, while stem cell and gene-based regenerative therapies remain under active investigation. Integrating molecular insights with advanced imaging and biomarker-guided endpoints may enable earlier, more individualized intervention and help explain progression despite adequate pressure control.",
"42202020": "ID: 42202020\nTitle: TPM1 drives cytoskeleton-immunometabolism coupling and LGALS9/CD45-mediated neuroinflammatory propagation in retinitis pigmentosa.\nAbstract: Retinitis pigmentosa (RP), the most prevalent inherited retinal degeneration, features progressive photoreceptor loss with no approved disease-modifying therapies. While microglia-driven neuroinflammation accelerates RP progression, its sustaining mechanisms remain elusive. Through integrated multiomics profiling of retinal degeneration 10 (rd10) mice, we identify tropomyosin 1 (TPM1) as a previously unrecognized cytoskeletal-immune regulator orchestrating spatial neuroinflammation in RP. Genetic ablation of Tpm1 attenuated microglial reactivity and preserved vision, whereas overexpression triggered self-reinforcing inflammation via four interlocked axes: (i) TPM1-mediated activator protein-1 (AP-1) hyperactivation initiates senescence-associated secretory phenotype (SASP) through mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) kinase/extracellular signal-regulated kinase 3-dependent MAPK signaling; (ii) SASP subsequently mediates reduced phagocytosis; (iii) Tpm1-Apoe/Fabp5 axis disruption precipitates lipid droplet accumulation with cholesterol crystallization; (iv) galectin-9 (LGALS9)/CD45-mediated intermicroglial signaling propagates inflammatory signals across the retina. Our work redefines TPM1 as a linchpin in self-sustaining neurodegeneration cycles, where cytoskeletal dysfunction fuels immunometabolic collapse. These findings unveil precision therapeutic strategies targeting TPM1 hubs-notably the LGALS9/CD45 axis-to disrupt inflammatory cycles while preserving retinal homeostasis.",
"42212336": "ID: 42212336\nTitle: Endothelial Klf9 fine-tunes Akt signaling to act as a transcriptional brake restraining retinal angiogenesis.\nAbstract: Retinal angiogenesis requires precise transcriptional regulation. Kr\u00fcppel-like factor 9 (Klf9) has been implicated in various biological processes; however, its specific role in retinal vascular development and ocular neovascular disease remains unclear. In this study, we identified Klf9 as a critical transcriptional regulator of retinal vascular homeostasis. Spatiotemporal transcriptomic and single-cell RNA sequencing analyses revealed that Klf9 was highly enriched in retinal endothelial cells and upregulated during vascular maturation. Using genetic mouse models, we demonstrated that endothelial-specific Klf9 deletion accelerated neonatal retinal vascular expansion and tip cell formation, whereas its overexpression delayed angiogenesis and disrupted barrier function. In oxygen-induced retinopathy, Klf9 loss exacerbated pathological neovascularization and leakage, while its overexpression conferred protection. Integrated RNA-seq and ATAC-seq profiling of human retinal microvascular endothelial cells revealed that Klf9 represses a network of genes involved in the PI3K-Akt pathway and focal adhesions. Key effectors, including AKT1, PTK2, and RAC1, were suppressed by reduced chromatin accessibility at their promoters. Both in vitro and in vivo rescue experiments confirmed that Akt activation reverses vascular hypoplasia caused by Klf9 overexpression, whereas Akt inhibition normalizes the hyper-angiogenic phenotype of the Klf9-deficient endothelium. Collectively, these findings establish Klf9 as a transcriptional brake on retinal angiogenesis, acting through chromatin-mediated suppression of the PI3K-Akt pathway, and provide new mechanistic insights and potential therapeutic targets for pathological retinal angiogenesis.",
"42213783": "ID: 42213783\nTitle: Retinoic acid regulates foveal development in the human retina.\nAbstract: The fovea is a region of the human retina specialized for high-acuity vision, with a high density of cones and no rod photoreceptors. Recent studies using retinal organoids indicate that retinoic acid (RA) may play a key role in foveal development: low RA levels in the fovea, maintained by CYP26A1, lead to early cell cycle exit for progenitors and a low rod-to-cone ratio. To test this model in fetal human development, we studied human fetal retina in 3D cultures in the presence of RA and RA inhibitors. We find that inhibition of RA reduces retinal progenitor proliferation and rod development, while a high concentration of RA promotes rod fate and represses cone opsin expression. Moreover, inhibition of RA signaling promotes expression of M/L-opsins over S-opsin, a feature of the fovea. Our results demonstrate that RA levels control several key features of foveal development in human fetal retina.",
"42216533": "ID: 42216533\nTitle: Immune-Metabolic Interactions in the Degenerative Retina: A Systems Biology Approach Based on Diabetic Retinopathy.\nAbstract: Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is increasingly recognized as a complex neurovascular degenerative disorder driven by intertwined immune and metabolic disturbances within the retinal microenvironment. Chronic hyperglycemia induces metabolic stress, mitochondrial dysfunction, and oxidative imbalance, which, in turn, activate innate and adaptive immune pathways. Key mechanisms-including complement dysregulation, microglial activation, leukostasis, cytokine and chemokine signaling, and advanced glycation end-product-mediated inflammation-contribute to endothelial injury, barrier breakdown, and progressive neuronal loss. Parallel alterations in lipid metabolism, amino acid utilization, and mitochondrial bioenergetics further amplify inflammatory cascades and shape the retinal immune landscape. This review synthesizes current evidence on how immune-metabolic crosstalk orchestrates early and late stages of DR, integrating findings from transcriptomic, proteomic, metabolomic, and epigenetic studies. We examine core signaling hubs that couple metabolic dysfunction to inflammatory amplification, including complement components, the advanced glycation end product (AGE)-receptor for AGE (RAGE) pathway, cytokine networks, and immune response regulation. Adopting a systems biology perspective, we highlight how convergent mechanisms can unify vascular, neuronal, and glial pathology under a shared framework of immune-metabolic imbalance. An extensive literature search was conducted (PubMed, accessed December 2025). By positioning DR as a model of inflammatory retinal degeneration, this review outlines a conceptual foundation for network-based diagnostics and therapeutics. Understanding the dynamic interactions among immune signaling, metabolic stress, and neurovascular instability may inform future strategies to restore retinal homeostasis and prevent vision-threatening disease progression.",
"42216554": "ID: 42216554\nTitle: NF-\u03baB Involvement in Glaucoma-Associated Neuroinflammation: Focus on Glial Cells.\nAbstract: Glaucoma is a complex neurodegenerative disease characterized by the progressive loss of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) and optic nerve damage. Both mechanical and vascular factors are believed to contribute to the etiology of glaucoma. However, the underlying pathogenic mechanisms are not yet fully understood. In this article, although it is a single component of a multifactorial condition, we argue that neuroinflammation is a significant factor in glaucoma pathogenesis. Glaucoma, at present, is recognized as a neurodegenerative disorder sharing common neuroinflammatory mechanisms with classical neurodegenerative diseases. The involvement of classical immune signaling pathways, such as TLRs and NF-\u03baB, as well as proinflammatory cytokines like TNF-\u03b1, aligns glaucoma with other neurodegenerative diseases where inflammation is pivotal (e.g., Parkinson's and Alzheimer's diseases). As such, glaucoma should be considered not only an ocular pressure disorder but also a neurodegenerative condition with a strong immune component. This perspective opens new avenues for novel therapeutic intervention, including the targeting of glial cells or modulators of inflammatory signaling. However, the complexity of microglial phenotypes and the timing of their activation relative to astrocytes remain areas that require further clarification. The current M1/M2 paradigm is acknowledged as overly simplistic, highlighting the need for more refined and nuanced models. Although oxidative stress and other interconnected signaling, such as STAT3, are involved in the pathogenesis of glaucoma, here, we focus on the role of the NF-\u03baB signaling pathway within the glaucomatous condition with a special focus on the main characters fostering the neuroinflammation.",
"42217982": "ID: 42217982\nTitle: Insights into retinal remodeling in retinal degenerative disease.\nAbstract: The retina is a highly organized sensory structure responsible for capturing and processing visual information. Visual computation begins at the first synapse between photoreceptors, bipolar cells, and horizontal cells, before involving amacrine and ganglion cells to generate vision. Retinal degeneration disrupts the precise neural architecture required for vision, initiating a maladaptive process known as retinal remodeling. Photoreceptor degeneration in diseases, like retinitis pigmentosa (RP) and age-related macular degeneration, induces retinal remodeling, but good evidence shows glaucoma and diabetic retinopathy do as well, expanding the clinical significance. Historically, studies relied on histologic measures that assumed photoreceptor degeneration marked disease endpoints. However, retinal remodeling involves extensive structural and functional reorganization across all retinal cell classes, driven by the interdependence between neurons, glia, and the retinal pigment epithelium. Retinal plasticity corrupts normal retinal computations, and recent evidence suggests therapeutic windows close after \u223c50% photoreceptor loss. Understanding remodeling mechanisms is critical for effective therapies, as current treatments fail to address the ongoing negative plasticity. Insights from retinal remodeling offer broader implications for neurodegeneration, highlighting the retina as a model for understanding central nervous system diseases like Alzheimer and Parkinson. Advancing knowledge of these processes will be pivotal for developing interventions to preserve vision.",
"42224079": "ID: 42224079\nTitle: Retinal waves shape starburst amacrine cell dendrite development through a direction-selective dendritic computation.\nAbstract: During development, dendrites undergo structural plasticity in response to neural activity; however, whether spatiotemporal activity patterns can instruct dendritic growth remains unclear. Prior to vision, the developing mouse retina exhibits spontaneous retinal waves with a nasal propagation bias that mimics forward optic flow. Here, we reveal that starburst amacrine cells use direction-selective dendritic computations to transform this propagation bias into asymmetric dendrite growth, linking activity patterns to structural development.",
"42224261": "ID: 42224261\nTitle: Magnesium neuroprotection in retinal ganglion cells: A computational study of frequency-dependent therapeutic windows and intervention timing.\nAbstract: Retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) are vulnerable to excitotoxic damage mediated by excessive NMDA receptor activation and calcium overload. Extracellular magnesium (Mg2+) blocks NMDA receptors in a voltage-dependent manner, offering potential neuroprotection. However, the optimal Mg2+ concentrations and timing for effective intervention remain poorly defined. We developed a conductance-based computational model of an RGC incorporating Hodgkin-Huxley dynamics, AMPA and NMDA receptor-mediated synaptic transmission, and intracellular calcium dynamics. We systematically varied Mg2+ concentration (0.2-2.5 mM) and stimulation frequency (10-100 Hz) to identify therapeutic windows balancing neuroprotection with function preservation. At physiological frequencies (10-60 Hz), elevated Mg2+ reduced calcium (Ca2+) accumulation by 50-85% without affecting spike output. At excitotoxic frequencies (80 Hz), a narrow therapeutic window of 1.6-2.0 mM was identified, lying within a broader 1.4-2.0 mM spike-loss plateau (20% loss), where calcium additionally fell below the toxicity threshold while spike output was preserved. Intervention timing analysis revealed that Mg2+ protection efficacy is maximal with pre-treatment or immediate intervention (100%), and declines steeply with delay-reflecting the rapid early rise in Ca2+ rather than a fixed biological deadline (\u226550% protection requires intervention within 0.2 s in our abrupt-onset protocol; \u223c11% by 0.5 s). Re-analysis in terms of normalized Ca2+ progress revealed that the critical constraint for \u226550% protection is intervention before \u223c35% of peak Ca2+ accumulation-a state-based threshold reflecting relative phase sensitivity that generalizes across timescales. Sensitivity analyses confirmed robustness of the therapeutic window across physiologically plausible parameter ranges, and numerical validation demonstrated accuracy of the computational approach. These findings demonstrate that Mg2+-mediated neuroprotection is highly dependent on both concentration and timing, with implications for therapeutic strategies targeting glutamate excitotoxicity in glaucoma and retinal ischemia.",
"42244702": "ID: 42244702\nTitle: Receptive-field sizes during remapping and uniform transsaccadic updating across the visual space.\nAbstract: Forward receptive-field (RF) remapping, a mechanism for transsaccadic updating of retinal positions and perceptual stability, transiently changes cells' eccentricities and thus could also change their RF sizes, yet few studies examined RF sizes during remapping. A related issue is how the mechanism ensures the desired uniform updating across the visual space - a subtraction of the saccade vector from stimuli's retinal positions wherever they appear - given highly nonuniform RF sizes and cortical magnification over eccentricities. We analyzed our recent circuit model for remapping/updating after incorporating eccentricity-dependent RF sizes and found that when the corollary-discharge-gated connections achieve uniform updating in the visual space, the model predicts no change to cells' RF sizes despite their receiving inputs from other cells with different RF sizes. In contrast, if the updating were uniform in the cortical space but not visual space, cells' RF sizes would change during remapping. We analyzed the data from the lateral intraparietal area and frontal eye fields and found that remapping magnitudes are similar for cells of different eccentricities. We then confirmed the prediction that RF sizes did not change significantly during remapping. These results reveal a circuit mechanism for uniform updating and perceptual stability across the entire visual field.",
"42265376": "ID: 42265376\nTitle: Functional and morphological alterations of light detection circuits in postmortem retina from donors with different stages of Alzheimer's-like pathology.\nAbstract: Disruption of sleep and circadian rhythms is one of the earliest symptoms of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Circadian entrainment and modulation of alertness are non-visual responses to light driven by intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells (ipRGCs). To explore structural and functional changes of ipRGCs and ipRGC circuits in AD, we analyzed the retinas and brains of 13 elderly patients ranging from normal cognition to AD and performed ex vivo extracellular electrophysiological recordings on freshly harvested retinas. While no impairment of rods and cones was observed, there was a severe loss of ipRGCs in AD donors. Importantly, the remaining ipRGCs exhibited morphological alterations, hyperexcitability, and were not able to sustain high levels of activation. These changes may be ipRGC subtype-specific and vary across donors with pathological severity. Altered ipRGC circuits and function could contribute to the disruption of sleep and circadian rhythms reported in AD patients. Measuring ipRGC-dependent responses to light could be a promising way to predict or monitor pathological changes in the brain.",
"42268879": "ID: 42268879\nTitle: Disruption to TFEB signaling and autophagy in newly formed oligodendrocytes leads to aberrant generation of CNS myelin.\nAbstract: Myelin is a defining feature of the vertebrate nervous system, yet the cellular and molecular mechanisms governing its integrity remain poorly understood. Here, using volume electron microscopy and a knock-in mouse line targeting newly formed oligodendrocytes, we reconstruct early optic nerve myelination and examine retinal ganglion cell axon ensheathment. We observe that newly formed myelin sheaths exhibit membrane protrusions and occasional degenerative myelin \"whorls.\" Conditional disruption of the transcription factor EB (TFEB)-autophagy pathway in newly formed oligodendrocytes significantly increases the abundance of these aberrant myelin structures, indicating that this pathway is required for proper myelin formation and integrity. Importantly, this pathway acts independently of the well-established function of TFEB that represses myelin sheath growth. Together, our findings identify a role for TFEB-dependent autophagy in establishing proper myelin structure during development, providing insights into the oligodendrocyte-intrinsic mechanisms that regulate myelin integrity.",
"42275689": "ID: 42275689\nTitle: Targeting endothelial cytoskeletal remodeling to restore angiogenesis in ischemic heart disease.\nAbstract: Ischemic heart disease (IHD) remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Effective restoration of myocardial perfusion relies on angiogenesis, a process frequently impaired in patients due to endothelial dysfunction. Endothelial cells orchestrate angiogenesis through dynamic cytoskeletal remodeling, which regulates migration, polarity, proliferation, and lumen formation. This review summarizes the molecular mechanisms underlying endothelial cytoskeletal remodeling and how their dysregulation contributes to angiogenesis failure in IHD. We focus on alterations in actin filaments, microtubules, and intermediate filaments, and upstream signaling pathways involved in mechanotransduction, Rho GTPase signaling, and cellular metabolism. Importantly, we highlight therapeutically actionable strategies aimed at restoring endothelial function, including pharmacological modulation of cytoskeletal regulators, epigenetic interventions, and biomaterial-based approaches. A major limitation of the current literature is that most mechanistic insights are derived from non-cardiac vascular beds (e.g., retina, brain, lung); where applicable, we explicitly distinguish cardiac-specific evidence from extrapolated findings. By integrating mechanistic insights with translational perspectives, this review provides a framework for developing targeted pro-angiogenic therapies in IHD, while emphasizing the urgent need for direct validation in human coronary endothelium.",
"42277484": "ID: 42277484\nTitle: Effects of prediction and attention on tactile precision in somatosensory gating.\nAbstract: Tactile sensitivity is reduced when the limb is in motion, a phenomenon known as somatosensory gating. In a previous study, we demonstrated that discrimination precision but not perceived intensity differed between active and passive movements. Here, we asked whether and how spatial attention modulates tactile precision in active and passive movements. Participants judged the relative intensity of two vibrations while the arm was still, actively moved, or passively transported by a movable platform. Visual attention was directed either to the movement start or goal position. Perceptual bias was reduced during both active and passive movement, independent of attentional allocation. In contrast, precision remained stable during active movement but declined during passive movement when attention was directed to the movement start. However, when attention was focused on the movement goals, precision was also high when doing passive movements. These findings indicate that during active movements, predictions based, likely on an efference copy, ensure tactile precision, whereas passive movements require spatial attention directed to the movement goal.",
"42277857": "ID: 42277857\nTitle: Long-term polystyrene nanoplastics exposure aggravates retinal inflammation and photoreceptor degeneration through microglial SPP1 signaling and neutrophil extracellular traps formation.\nAbstract: Micro/nanoplastics (MNPs), as emerging environmental contaminants, present a growing concern for human health. This study aims to investigate the effects of polystyrene nanoplastics (PS-NPs) exposure on retinal pathology and underlying mechanisms. Retinal detachment (RD) model was established on adult mice following PS-NPs exposure (10 and 50\u00a0mg/L) through drinking water for two months. In vitro, oxygen glucose deprivation (OGD) model was established on BV2 microglia-661W photoreceptor co-culture system following PS-NPs exposure (100\u00a0mg/L) for 24\u00a0h. SPP1 neutralizing antibody and recombinant protein were administrated by subretinal injection. DNase I and Cl-amidine were utilized to achieve neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) inhibition. Electroretinogram was used to assess retinal function. Terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP nick end labeling (TUNEL), immunofluorescent staining, western blot analysis and enzyme activity assays were used to analyze photoreceptor apoptosis, microglial responses and oxidative stress. Microglia were purified with CD11b MicroBeads. Transcriptomic profiles of PS-NPs-exposed microglia and human retinas of proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR) were analyzed. PS-NPs were able to breach the blood-retina barrier, disrupt phototransduction, aggravate oxidative stress and apoptosis in RD-induced photoreceptor degeneration model dose-dependently. Mechanistically, PS-NPs exposure triggered retinal inflammation, microglial activation and microglial SPP1-mediated peripheral neutrophil recruitment. SPP1 neutralization mitigated PS-NPs-aggravated chemokine secretion, neutrophil infiltration and NETs formation. Recombinant SPP1 protein treatment heightened neutrophil-driven retinal damage, while this could be partially reversed by chemokine receptor inhibition. NETs inhibition alleviated PS-NPs-exacerbated microglial proinflammatory activation and photoreceptor degeneration. Furthermore, transcriptomic profiling showed parallels between PS-NPs-exposed microglia and human PVR specimens in SPP1 signaling and stress/stimulus response pathways. Our findings demonstrated that PS-NPs exposure aggravated retinal inflammation and photoreceptor degeneration by microglial SPP1 signaling activation and NETs formation, underscoring new insights into the effects and potential targets of MNPs exposure on retinal disorders.",
"42280808": "ID: 42280808\nTitle: Quantifying the Impact of Headlamp Light Distribution on Automotive Camera Perception: Establishing a New Primary Design Parameter.\nAbstract: Perception-oriented evaluation of automotive headlamps still relies mainly on human-vision photometric criteria, although forward-facing cameras are increasingly safety-critical sensing elements for night driving. This paper benchmarks 16 measured production headlamp light distributions with a simulation chain that combines headlamp spectra and beam patterns, diffuse scene reflection, an imaging-transfer model, and an EMVA-based camera model. The quantitative chain maps scene radiance to sensor-domain signal-to-noise ratio, derives task-specific required signal-to-noise curves from a six-network object-recognition ensemble, and aggregates local threshold satisfaction as region-of-interest coverage across three target reflectances and five driving speeds using WLTP moving-time weights. For the baseline RGB camera, WLTP-weighted coverage ranges from 18.95% to 53.48% across the evaluated light distributions, corresponding to a factor of 2.82 between the weakest and strongest distribution. The camera-parameter sweeps show that favorable beam placement can deliver comparable benchmark coverage with roughly 60% smaller pixel pitch than the weakest distribution, corresponding to an 84% reduction in pixel area, or at materially shorter exposure times. The WLTP-weighted coverage score correlates positively with the established Headlamp Safety Performance Rating, with Pearson r=0.68 for the RGB configuration, indicating partial alignment between human-centric and camera-centric illumination needs while confirming that the metrics are not interchangeable. The results identify headlamp light distribution as a primary design parameter for nighttime camera perception and provide a quantitative basis for co-design of automotive lighting and camera-based systems.",
"42292332": "ID: 42292332\nTitle: Microglial regulation of synaptic plasticity in transsynaptic degeneration of glaucoma.\nAbstract: Glaucoma is a heterogeneous group of irreversible and blinding optic neuropathies caused by multiple factors. It is clinically characterized by progressive loss of visual field and decline in visual acuity, ultimately culminating in complete blindness. Hallmark pathological features include progressive degeneration of retinal ganglion cells and atrophy of the optic nerve. Importantly, the pathological process of glaucoma extends far beyond the eyeball, involving transsynaptic degeneration across the entire visual pathway. Microglia, as the principal immune regulators of the central nervous system, serve as the earliest sensors and effectors in the pathogenesis of glaucoma. By modulating synaptic plasticity, microglia contribute to synaptic loss and the disruption of neural circuits. They also play essential roles in maintaining neural tissue homeostasis. This review summarizes current evidence and underlying mechanisms of bidirectional transsynaptic degeneration in glaucoma. It highlights that targeting microglial functional homeostasis, particularly their regulation of synaptic plasticity, may be a promising strategy to mitigate glaucoma-associated transsynaptic degeneration and promote central neuroprotection.",
"42292475": "ID: 42292475\nTitle: Role of BDNF in form-deprivation myopia progression in guinea pigs.\nAbstract: This study investigated the effects of intravitreal administration of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) on the progression of form-deprivation myopia (FDM) in a guinea pig model and explored the associated molecular mechanisms. In Experiment 1, 45 pigmented guinea pigs (aged 3 weeks) were randomly assigned to 5 groups to assess the impact of varying BDNF concentrations (50, 100, and 200 \u03bcg/mL) delivered via intravitreal injection following 4 weeks of monocular form deprivation. Axial length and refractive error were measured at baseline, after the deprivation period, and one day post-injection. In Experiment 2, 36 guinea pigs were allocated into 4 groups to further assess ocular structural changes and underlying molecular pathways. Hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) staining, immunofluorescence, optical coherence tomography (OCT), and western blotting were used to analyze morphological changes in the retina, choroid, and sclera, as well as the expression of BDNF, phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K), protein kinase B (AKT), endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS), and neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNOS) in the retina. The 200 \u03bcg/mL BDNF concentration significantly inhibited axial elongation and myopic refractive shifts in eyes with FDM. Immunofluorescence localized BDNF expression predominantly to the retina and choroid. Both H&E staining and OCT imaging demonstrated increased retinal and choroidal thickness and improved scleral collagen organization following BDNF administration. Western blot analysis revealed a downregulation of PI3K, AKT, eNOS, and nNOS expression in the retina of FDM-affected eyes treated with BDNF. Intravitreal injection of 200 \u03bcg/mL BDNF effectively attenuated the progression of FDM in guinea pigs. This effect may be mediated through modulation of the PI3K/AKT/eNOS/nNOS signaling pathway. These findings support BDNF as a potential therapeutic target for myopia control.",
"42294803": "ID: 42294803\nTitle: The iCre-DTA176 Mouse Exhibits Canonical Spontaneous Network Activity Associated With Retinal Degeneration.\nAbstract: Spontaneous rhythmic activity is a defining feature of degenerating retinas and poses a major barrier to effective vision restoration. In this study, we sought to determine the presence, underlying mechanisms and functional consequences of spontaneous network activity in the Rho-iCre-DTA176 mouse, a novel model of retinal degeneration. Extracellular recordings were obtained from isolated retinas using multielectrode arrays to characterize spontaneous and optogenetically evoked retinal ganglion cell (RGC) activity. Network mechanisms were probed pharmacologically by disrupting electrical coupling using the gap-junction blocker meclofenamic acid (MFA). Retinal ganglion cells in Rho-iCre-DTA176 retinas exhibited pronounced oscillatory burst firing characterized by short interspike intervals, high burst occupancy and narrowband spectral structure. MFA selectively reduced short interspike intervals and abolished rhythmic bursting activity while sparing residual spontaneous spiking, thus supporting a network-driven origin of the aberrant activity. At the functional level, suppressing spontaneous oscillations significantly improved the signal-to-noise ratio of optogenetically evoked responses. These results demonstrate that pathological retinal oscillations in the Rho-iCre-DTA176 mouse are driven by gap-junction-dependent network mechanisms and closely resemble those observed in established retinal degeneration models. Together, the results validate the Rho-iCre-DTA176 mouse as a valuable retina degeneration model for evaluating strategies aimed at restoring visual function.",
"42296102": "ID: 42296102\nTitle: Audiomotor prediction errors drive speech adaptation even in the absence of overt movement.\nAbstract: Observed outcomes of our movements sometimes differ from our expectations. These sensory prediction errors recalibrate the brain's internal models for motor control, reflected in alterations to subsequent movements that counteract these errors (motor adaptation). While leading theories suggest that all forms of motor adaptation are driven by learning from sensory prediction errors, dominant models of speech adaptation argue that adaptation results from integrating time-advanced copies of corrective feedback commands into feedforward motor programs. Here, we tested these competing theories of speech adaptation by inducing planned, but not executed, speech. Human speakers were prompted to speak a word and, on a subset of trials, were rapidly cued to withhold the prompted speech. On standard trials, speakers were exposed to real-time playback of their own speech with an auditory perturbation of the first formant to induce single-trial speech adaptation. Speakers experienced a similar sensory error on movement cancellation trials, hearing a perturbation applied to a recording of their speech from a previous trial at the time they would have spoken. Speakers adapted to auditory prediction errors in both contexts, altering the spectral content of spoken vowels to counteract formant perturbations even when no actual produced speech coincided with the perturbed feedback. Such adaptation was not observed when participants passively listened to perturbed feedback without the intention to speak, ruling out observational learning as the cause of adaptation in movement cancellation trials. These results suggest that prediction errors, rather than corrective motor commands, drive audiomotor adaptation in speech, building on recent findings in reaching.",
"42331110": "ID: 42331110\nTitle: The C-terminal domain of RD3 enables accumulation of retinal membrane guanylyl cyclase (RetGC) in photoreceptor outer segment.\nAbstract: Retinal degeneration-3 protein (RD3) plays a dual role in photoreceptors - prevents their degeneration by suppressing aberrant activity of retinal membrane guanylyl cyclase (RetGC) in the inner segment and enables photoreceptor function by facilitating delivery of RetGC to the outer segment. Parts of RD3 structure supporting its dual function were evaluated in vivo using deletion mutants of a human RD3 transgenically expressed under the control of rod opsin promoter in Rd3-/- mouse rods lacking endogenous RD3. The human RD3 truncated after Gly148 or Arg158 not only inhibited RetGC activation by the guanylyl cyclase activating protein (GCAP) in vitro but also prevented rapid degeneration of the RD3-deficient rods in transgenic mice. However, these deletion mutants did not restore RetGC trafficking in Rd3-/- rods to the outer segment or normal rod function. Extending RD3 polypeptide to Ser170 restored RetGC accumulation in the outer segment of rescued Rd3-/- rods and enabled their photoresponse. These findings indicate that the RD3 serves as a 'ski lift' for RetGC produced in the inner segment, in which Arg158-Ser170 region of RD3 mediates coupling of the RetGC:RD3 complex to intracellular protein trafficking, while its \u03b1-helical core N-terminal to Gly148 binds RetGC and suppresses its aberrant activation by GCAP in the inner segment in order to prevent degeneration of photoreceptors.",
"42331517": "ID: 42331517\nTitle: Presaccadic suppression is reduced for antisaccades.\nAbstract: Visual sensitivity is reduced immediately before and during saccadic eye movements, but the mechanisms underlying this suppression are not fully understood. One influential account proposes that an extraretinal signal associated with saccade preparation, such as a corollary discharge, contributes to suppression by actively modulating visual processing. If so, suppression should depend on not only saccade kinematics but also the neural processes underlying movement planning. We tested this prediction using the antisaccade task, in which preparatory activity in superior collicular neurons has been shown to differ reliably from that preceding prosaccades. Participants executed pro- or antisaccades while contrast sensitivity was measured using horizontal gratings briefly presented in the upper or lower visual field. Gratings were presented at varying times relative to saccade onset, allowing characterization of the time course of saccadic suppression. Robust perisaccadic elevation of contrast thresholds was observed for both saccade types. However, suppression in the 50 ms before saccade onset was significantly reduced for antisaccades relative to prosaccades. This effect was consistent across two timing protocols and was not explained by differences in saccade amplitude, peak velocity, or direction relative to horizontal. Our findings demonstrate that the temporal dynamics of saccadic suppression depend on the type of saccade being prepared, supporting the view that active motor preparatory signals contribute to the initiation of perceptual suppression.NEW & NOTEWORTHY Despite having similar kinematics, pro- and antisaccades differ in their preparatory control demands and associated neural activity. We show that differences between saccade types extend to their impact on visual processing-suppression in the 50 ms before movement is reduced during antisaccades compared with prosaccades. This finding indicates that motor planning context influences the strength of perisaccadic perceptual suppression.",
"42333387": "ID: 42333387\nTitle: Prospects for Neuroprotective Therapies in Glaucoma: Drug Targets and Emerging Clinical Strategies.\nAbstract: Management of glaucoma is now at an inflection point with a new generation of therapeutic candidates, whilst targeting intraocular pressure-independent strategies is challenged by the landmark Phase III failure of memantine regarding trial design and endpoint sensitivity. Preclinical research has identified promising targets including glutamate excitotoxicity, neurotrophic factor deprivation, and mitochondrial dysfunction, with nicotinamide emerging as a leading candidate due to its ability to robustly protect RGCs by supporting NAD levels and bioenergetics. Current clinical efforts are expanding into metabolic repurposing with agents (eg metformin and semaglutide), sustained-delivery systems with neurotrophic factors (eg ciliary neurotrophic factor implant), and functional enhancers (eg citicoline). To bridge the translational gap, the field is integrating new endpoints with higher sensitivity (eg advanced assessment of photopic negative response), AI-guided endpoint selection (eg graph attention neural network), novel biomarkers (eg detection of apoptotic retinal cells and neurofilament light chain in aqueous humor), and precision medicine frameworks (eg polygenic risk scores and multi-omics analysis) to develop the first clinically validated neuroprotective treatments for glaucoma.",
"42334672": "ID: 42334672\nTitle: Antioxidant enhancement and myopia progression delay by Rho-kinase inhibition in guinea pig retina.\nAbstract: Myopia is a common ocular condition that threatens the vision of children and adolescents. This study aimed to investigate the effect of the Rho-kinase inhibitor Y27632 on retinal oxidative stress, tissue structure, and myopia progression in guinea pigs with lens-induced myopia. The animals were randomly assigned to five groups: normal control, lens-induced myopia (LIM), Y27632 low-dose (LD), Y27632 medium-dose (MD), and Y27632 high-dose (HD). Refraction was measured by retinoscopy, axial length (AL) was determined using A-scan ultrasonography, and retinal tissue morphology was examined by hematoxylin and eosin staining. The mRNA and protein expression levels of related factors were analyzed using quantitative polymerase chain reaction and Western blotting. Retinal levels of catalase, glutathione, superoxide dismutase, and malondialdehyde (MDA) were measured using an enzyme-linked assay. The results showed that, compared with the LIM group, guinea pigs in the LD, MD, and HD groups exhibited reduced myopic diopters, slower AL elongation, significantly increased retinal cell counts, decreased expression of Rho/ROCK pathway-related factors, a lower matrix metalloproteinase/tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase ratio, and enhanced antioxidant activity. These findings suggest that the Rho-kinase inhibitor Y27632 may regulate Rho/ROCK signaling in the retina of guinea pigs with lens-induced myopia, improve the retinal microenvironment, and delay the progression of myopia.",
"42336880": "ID: 42336880\nTitle: The ITM2B-associated retinal dystrophy mutation modifies BRI23 peptide interactions in the human retina.\nAbstract: BRI23, composed of the 23 last amino acids of the integral transmembrane protein 2B (ITM2B) C-terminus, is associated with several neurodegenerative diseases, including retinal dystrophy (RD) and familial dementia. Its role in the retina remains poorly understood. This study provides a comprehensive analysis of BRI23 interactome in the human retina. Using a peptide-bead coupling system, we identified 2302 proteins, primarily involved in mitochondrial processes, synaptic transmission and photoreceptor function. Our findings show that the BRI23-RD variant, associated with the ITM2B-related RD (IRRD), exhibits significantly altered protein interactions compared to the wild-type form. Notably, we observed an increased abundance of mitochondrial proteins and synaptic molecules, indicating a potential disruption of cellular pathways driven by the IRRD variant.",
"42339887": "ID: 42339887\nTitle: High-Color-Temperature Lighting Is Associated With Activation of MAPK/ERK-nNOS Signaling and MMP-2-Related Pathways in Ocular Tissues.\nAbstract: To investigate whether exposure to artificial lighting with different correlated color temperatures (CCTs) affects ocular structure and myopia-related molecular signaling pathways before axial elongation in a murine model. C57BL/6 mice were exposed to standard lighting (control) or artificial lighting at 3000, 4000, or 6000 K under a 12-hour light/12-hour dark cycle for 21 days. Spectral power distribution and illuminance were recorded. Histological analyses were performed to assess corneal epithelial thickness, retinal outer and inner nuclear layers (ONL and INL), and sclera thickness. Western blotting was used to evaluate phosphorylated extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 (p-ERK1/2), neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNOS), matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP-2), TNF-\u03b1, and IL-6. Immunohistochemistry was performed to assess ionized calcium-binding adapter molecule 1 (Iba-1) immunoreactivity in retinal tissues. Exposure to different CCTs did not affect systemic growth, axial length, or ocular structural integrity. Axial length was comparable across groups (P = 0.431), and no significant differences were observed in sclera thickness, ONL, INL, or corneal epithelial thickness. In contrast, molecular analyses revealed CCT-dependent alterations. Exposure to 6000 K lighting increased p-ERK1/2, nNOS, MMP-2, TNF-\u03b1, and IL-6 expression and elevated Iba-1 immunoreactivity in retinal tissues. High-CCT lighting is associated with alterations in myopia-related molecular signaling in the absence of detectable structural or axial changes. These findings highlight early, pre-structural molecular responses to spectral light environments and suggest that CCT influences myopia-relevant pathways before overt ocular remodeling occurs.",
"42345724": "ID: 42345724\nTitle: A Biomimetic Visual Sensing Framework: Unsupervised Orientation Topographic Mapping via Self-Organizing Neural Networks.\nAbstract: In this study, we propose a biologically inspired Self-Organizing Map-based Artificial Visual System (SOM-AVS) for unsupervised orientation detection in static images. By combining a biologically motivated front-end visual processing module with an unsupervised SOM layer, the proposed system captures key characteristics of early-stage visual processing, including localized orientation-sensitive responses and structured feature organization. The model enables the structure of distinct orientation-related representations without requiring labeled data, forming organized response patterns across the neural map. Experimental results demonstrate robustness under various conditions, including noise corruption, restricted perceptual experience, and limited training samples. Furthermore, the model shows adaptive behavior when exposed to new stimuli after initial training, indicating its potential to reflect experience-dependent adjustments in representation. These findings suggest that SOM-AVS provides a useful framework for exploring self-organization mechanisms in artificial visual systems and for developing biologically inspired perception models.",
"42349229": "ID: 42349229\nTitle: Early visual processing in adults with ADHD: evidence from contrast sensitivity, spatial integration, and external noise.\nAbstract: Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is typically conceptualized as a disorder of executive control; however, accumulating evidence suggests that early sensory processing may also be atypical. The present study examined contrast sensitivity (CS) and noise processing in a sample of 45 adults (21 with ADHD and 24 neurotypical controls). In Experiment 1, foveal CS was measured across spatial frequencies (4-12\u00a0cpd) using standard-size targets presented at stimulus durations of 40 and 80\u00a0ms. A three-way ANOVA revealed a significant main effect of group, indicating overall lower contrast sensitivity in the ADHD group, but no significant interactions between Group, Spatial Frequency, and Stimulus Duration. To examine the effect of stimulus size, an enlarged stimulus condition was introduced at the highest spatial frequency (12\u00a0cpd). At the 40\u00a0ms duration, a significant Group \u00d7 Stimulus Size interaction suggested reduced spatial integration in the ADHD group, with controls showing greater improvement when stimulus size increased. At 80\u00a0ms, this interaction was not significant, although the main effect of group remained present. In Experiment 2, perceptual noise exclusion was assessed; overall performance did not significantly differ between groups across noise levels and stimulus durations. Together, these findings suggest that visual differences in ADHD are selective, emerging primarily under conditions requiring efficient integration of high spatial frequency information at short stimulus durations, while robust group differences in external noise exclusion were not detected.",
"42362501": "ID: 42362501\nTitle: Nitric oxide refines retinal circuit architecture independently of retinal wave dynamics.\nAbstract: How diffusible neuromodulators control neural circuit assembly remains a key open question in neuroscience. While nitric oxide (NO) is known to regulate mature synaptic plasticity, its role during development, specifically whether it shapes circuits through activity-dependent or activity-independent pathways, has not been fully understood. Here, we combine ultrasensitive electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy, 4096-channel high-density multielectrode array (HD-MEA) recordings, and advanced graph-theoretical analysis to study how NO contributes to retinal network formation during a critical period of synaptogenesis. In the rat retina, nNOS expression begins at postnatal day 10 in two distinct amacrine cell subtypes, coinciding with the first detectable NO production. Acute or selective nNOS inhibition preserved the spatiotemporal features of Stage III retinal waves but significantly changed network topology, increasing network degree and density. Molecular profiling showed that nNOS blockade lowered the expression of chemical (SYN, SYP) and electrical (Cx36, Cx45) synaptic genes, disrupted their laminar distribution in vivo, and increased neurite length in primary retinal cultures without altering branching complexity. By combining ultrasensitive NO detection, large-scale electrophysiology, and mathematical network analysis, our results identify NO as a key regulator of circuit refinement that operates largely independently of the spatiotemporal dynamics of retinal waves during development. These findings reveal a molecular mechanism by which diffusible modulators shape neural networks independently of patterned activity and offer a framework for understanding how altered NO signaling might contribute to neurodevelopmental disorders characterized by impaired synaptic organization.",
"42377801": "ID: 42377801\nTitle: Edaravone Attenuates Retinal Ganglion Cell Ferroptosis Induced by Ischemia Reperfusion via Inhibiting the p38 MAPK/ATF3 Signaling Pathway.\nAbstract: Retinal ischemia-reperfusion injury (RIRI) is a critical pathological process underlying multiple blinding ocular diseases, in which ferroptosis plays a pivotal role. Edaravone (EDA), a potent free radical scavenger, has been reported to exert anti-ferroptotic effects; however, its precise mechanisms in RIRI remain unclear. This study aimed to investigate the protective effects of EDA against RIRI-induced ferroptosis in retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) and to elucidate the underlying molecular mechanisms. In vivo, a rat model of acute high intraocular pressure (HIOP) was established, while an oxygen-glucose deprivation/reoxygenation (OGD/R) model in R28 cells was used in vitro. Retinal structure and function were assessed by histological staining and electrophysiological analysis. Ferroptosis-related changes, including iron accumulation, lipid peroxidation, oxidative stress, and key regulatory proteins, were evaluated. Furthermore, an integrative approach combining network pharmacology, molecular docking, and transcriptomic analysis was employed to identify potential targets and pathways, followed by experimental validation. EDA significantly alleviated retinal structural damage and functional impairment induced by HIOP, and suppressed ferroptosis both in vivo and in vitro, as evidenced by reduced iron overload, decreased ROS and MDA levels, increased SOD activity, and restored expression of GPx4 and xCT. Network pharmacology and molecular docking identified MAPK14 as a key target of EDA. Transcriptomic analysis further revealed ATF3 as a critical downstream mediator. Mechanistically, EDA inhibited p38 MAPK phosphorylation and downregulated ATF3 expression. Activation of p38 MAPK by anisomycin reversed the protective effects of EDA, whereas ATF3 knockdown rescued ferroptosis even under p38 MAPK activation, indicating that ATF3 functions downstream of p38 MAPK. Collectively, EDA exerts anti-ferroptotic effects by regulating the p38 MAPK/ATF3 axis and restoring the System Xc\u207b/GPx4 pathway. This study demonstrates that EDA attenuates RIRI-induced ferroptosis in RGCs by inhibiting the p38 MAPK/ATF3 signaling pathway, thereby preserving redox homeostasis and retinal function. These findings provide novel insights into the molecular mechanisms of EDA and suggest a potential therapeutic strategy for RIRI-related retinal diseases.",
"42378260": "ID: 42378260\nTitle: Linking retinal sampling in neural encoding models to temporal profiles of visual processing in humans.\nAbstract: Retinotopic tuning of neural populations is a key organizing principle of human visual cortex. However, state-of-the-art models that predict neural recordings based on task-optimized Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs) do not take this retinotopic organization into account. Furthermore, while retinotopic tuning in visual cortex has been studied extensively using functional magnetic resonance imaging, the temporal dynamics of processing information from distinct parts of the visual field are less well understood. Here, we reveal distinct temporal profiles for foveal and peripheral visual information processing by implementing multiple spatial sampling strategies on feature maps of CNNs into encoding models that predict human electroencephalography (EEG) responses. Using large, high-quality natural scene images, we show that processing of peripheral information precedes that of foveally sampled information. This temporal difference is best modeled when applying a differential spatial transform to CNN feature maps that is derived from empirical measurements of human retinal ganglion cells. We directly confirm this temporal difference experimentally by mutually exclusive stimulation of foveal and peripheral visual field regions. Last, we introduce a novel, data-driven method of recovering visual field information from neural data, highlighting and quantifying spatial, retinotopic information contained in temporally specific EEG recordings. Together, these results provide novel neural evidence for a temporal coarse-to-fine visual processing hierarchy in the processing of natural images that is directly linked to distinct spatial information sampling. Aligning the spatial sampling of humans and CNN encoding models not only improves predictions of neural responses but also demonstrates that EEG recordings contain a significant amount of temporally encoded retinotopic information. We make our large-scale EEG dataset including high-resolution natural scene images publicly available to enable future research into naturalistic visual processing.",
"42380927": "ID: 42380927\nTitle: Adipose stem cells derived extracellular vesicles alleviate retinal excitotoxicity via miR-23a-5p/PLCD1/PKCA/GluA2 axis: a potential therapeutic strategy.\nAbstract: Despite excitotoxicity being a pivotal pathological mechanism in various retinal diseases, effective clinical interventions remain limited. Previous study has shown that adipose stem cell-derived extracellular vesicles (ADSC-EVs) can alleviate glutamate-induced retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) death by suppressing protein kinase C alpha (PKCA) pathway and increasing the expression of \u03b1-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazoleproprionic acid receptors (AMPARs) subunit 2 (GluA2) on the cell membrane, but the mechanisms remain unexplored. To clarify the molecular processes involved in ADSC-EVs-mediated intracellular calcium balance, we isolated ADSC-EVs using ultrafiltration and ultracentrifugation, and characterized these vesicles by transmission electron microscopy, nanoparticle tracking analysis, and flow cytometry. Small RNA sequencing was performed on glutamate-injured rat retinal precursor (R28) cells pre-treated with ADSC-EVs or PBS. Through bioinformatic analysis, we identified candidate microRNAs and predicted their potential target genes. The regulatory effects of microRNA were confirmed using propidium iodide staining, Fluo-4AM staining, western blotting, and immunofluorescence. Additionally, the RGCs counting and visual function tests were employed to evaluate the therapeutic efficacy of the microRNA in the glutamate-induced SD rat - animal model. Our results demonstrated that pre-treatment with ADSC-EVs led to a significant increase in the expression levels of miR-127-3p, miR-181b-1-3p, miR-199a-3p/5p, miR-23a-5p, miR-23b-5p, and miR-486 in R28 cells. Bioinformatic analyses suggest that miR-23a-5p may contribute to regulating the calcium overload by inhibiting the expression of phospholipase C delta 1 (PLCD1). Overexpression of miR-23a-5p or pre-treatment with ADSC-EVs modulated the expression of GluA2 on the cell membrane through inhibiting the PLCD1/PKCA/GluA2 axis, thereby reducing intracellular calcium levels and diminishing R28 cell death. In contrast, inhibition of miR-23a-5p expression partially reversed the regulatory effects of ADSC-EVs on calcium concentration and cell viability. Furthermore, our findings suggest that overexpression of miR-23a-5p in retina alleviated glutamate-induced RGCs death and visual function impairment, whereas suppression of miR-23a-5p exacerbated glutamate-induced RGCs death. ADSC-EVs delived miR-23a-5p mitigate glutamate-induced RGCs damage by inhibiting the PLCD1/PKCA/GluA2 axis. Targeting this miR-23a-5p-mediated axis may therefore represent a promising therapeutic approach for excitotoxic RGCs injury.",
"42397141": "ID: 42397141\nTitle: SLIT-ROBO Signaling in Diabetes: A Dual Regulator of Angiogenesis and Vascular Dysfunction.\nAbstract: Persistent hyperglycemia is a hallmark of diabetes mellitus (DM), a chronic metabolic disease that can lead to peripheral artery disease, retinopathy, nephropathy and other systemic vascular complications. Impaired angiogenesis and compromised vascular integrity are fundamental features of diabetic vascular complications to pathophysiological conditions. Emerging evidence highlights the SLIT/ROBO signaling pathway, which was first identified for its function in axonal guidance and is now recognized as a crucial regulator of angiogenesis and vascular development. In this review, the dualistic role of SLIT/ROBO signaling is discussed with particular emphasis on its context-dependent regulation of angiogenesis, vascular endothelial permeability, and vascular homeostasis. The classical signaling cascade involving SRGAPs/Rho GTPases, as well as its non-classical crosstalk with VEGF, PI3K/Akt, and TGF-\u03b21, illustrate its potential for the regulation of these vascular processes. Evidence from the retina, kidney, brain, and skin will highlight the tissue-specific expression dynamics of SLITs and ROBOs, particularly in the context of hyperglycemic stress. This review discusses the dual role of its member, ROBO4, which has the potential to act as a protective or pathologic factor depending on the vascular microenvironment. In addition, the epigenetic regulation of SLIT2/ROBO signaling through microRNAs, including miR-15a, miR-125b-5p, miR-146a-5p, and miR-411, provide\u00a0a new perspective, especially with respect to diabetic retinopathy. A deeper understanding of the intricacies\u00a0of the SLIT/ROBO signaling axis paves\u00a0the way for further research into SLIT2 mimetics, agonists of its member, ROBO4, as well as microRNA-based therapeutic targets.",
"42400345": "ID: 42400345\nTitle: Nephronophthisis: Current clinical spectrum and molecular pathogenesis.\nAbstract: Nephronophthisis (NPH) is a ciliopathy primarily affecting renal tubules and interstitial tissue, ultimately progressing to end-stage kidney disease (ESKD). The clinical spectrum of NPH is broad and can be classified according to the age at onset into infantile, juvenile, adolescent, and late-onset forms. Histopathologically, NPH is characterized by corticomedullary cysts, tubular atrophy, interstitial fibrosis, and cystic dilatation of distal tubules. The kidneys may appear normal in early stages but gradually shrink with disease progression. More than 20 causative genes have been identified, with NPHP1 being the most common. These genes encode proteins that localize predominantly to the ciliary transition zone and basal body, where they regulate ciliary structure and signaling. Loss of ciliary function disrupts epithelial polarity, intracellular trafficking, and signal transduction, leading to tubular injury and fibrosis. When extrarenal organs such as the retina, liver, or central nervous system are affected, the condition is defined as nephronophthisis-related ciliopathies (NPH-RC). This review summarizes the current understanding of NPH classification, clinical features, and molecular mechanisms. Here, we highlighted recent advances in genetic discoveries, pathogenic signaling pathways, and therapeutic strategies, including gene therapy and targeted molecular interventions.",
"42403907": "ID: 42403907\nTitle: Preserving predictive information under biologically plausible compression.\nAbstract: Retinal ganglion cells show high convergence onto their downstream projections, which poses a problem for information transfer: how can information be preserved through a synaptic layer that has significantly more inputs than outputs? Lossy compression suggests many efficient, yet computation-agnostic, methods for reading out input stimuli or activity patterns. Focusing on prediction as a ubiquitous computation in the brain, we compare compressions that explicitly retain predictive information to common neural compression frameworks that do not. We find evidence that compressing retinal inputs to perform optimal predictive computations allows putative downstream neurons to predict the future near-optimally across natural scenes. Other sensory systems also exhibit compression in their processing hierarchies, and we hope that our framework will be useful in cases where it is not yet known how information about a specific computation is maintained under compression.",
"42410708": "ID: 42410708\nTitle: Distinct Temporal Stages of Infant Brain Processing Associate With Early Versus Later Autism Diagnosis.\nAbstract: The expression of autism traits sufficient to meet criteria for a diagnosis can occur early (by 3 years) or later (from mid-childhood onwards). It remains unknown whether variation in age of onset is due to clinical recognition or reflects distinct biological pathways. One way of addressing this question is by investigating biological differences very early in development associated with a later age of diagnosis. We use a prospective family history design to look at event-related potentials to faces, one of the most robust biomarkers in autism. A sample of 102 infants (aged 6-10 months, 54% female) with an older autistic sibling had an EEG recorded whilst viewing faces (faces vs. noise; gaze toward vs. away). Autism diagnostic assessments were conducted at 3 years and again in mid-childhood (aged 6-12 years), resulting in early diagnosed (at age 3; N\u00a0=\u00a022), later diagnosed (at mid-childhood; N\u00a0=\u00a021), and no autism in early or mid-childhood (N\u00a0=\u00a059) groups. We found that while early-stage visual processing (P100) does not associate with autism outcome, speed of structural face-versus-noise processing (N290) is slower in early-onset autism only, and semantic processing (P400) is altered in both early- and later-onset autism. Thus, temporal stages of face processing in infancy differentially associate with age of autism onset such that an earlier age of diagnosis is associated with earlier stage deviation within the event-related waveform. Early and later onset autism may represent different subtypes, challenging the view of one etiological pathway and that variation in diagnostic age is solely due to clinical ascertainment. SUMMARY: Temporal stages of face processing in infancy differentially associate with age of autism onset. N290 is slower in early-onset autism, indicating an earlier stage neural deviation. The later occurring P400 is altered in both early- and later-onset autism. Early and later-onset autism may represent distinct biological subtypes."
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