Retinal mosaic

Retinal mosaic is the name given to the distribution of any particular type of neuron across any particular layer in the retina. Typically such distributions are somewhat regular; it is thought that this is so that each part of the retina is served by each type of neuron in processing visual information.[1]

The regularity of retinal mosaics can be quantitatively studied by modelling the mosaic as a spatial point pattern. This is done by treating each cell as a single point and using spatial statistics such as the Effective Radius, Packing Factor and Regularity Index.[2][3]

References

  1. ↑ Reese, Benjamin. "Retinal Mosaics: Pattern Formation Driven by Local Interactions between Homotypic Neighbors".
  2. ↑ Rodiek, R.W. "The density recovery profile: A method for the analysis of points in the plane applicable to retinal studies". Visual Neuroscience.
  3. ↑ Eglen, Stephen J. "Cellular spacing: analysis and modelling of retinal mosaics" (PDF). Springer.


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