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Notable Paper: Functional and Anatomical Remodeling in Human Retinal Detachment
This manuscript by Clairton F de Souza, Michael Kalloniatis, Philip J Polkinghorne, Charles N J McGhee and Monica L Acosta examined retinal remodeling in response to a form of retinal detachment. Rhegmatogenous retinal detachment. The authors describe the changes observed and note that retinal plasticity is acute and likely occurs quickly enough that it may explain persistent …
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Complicated Retinal Detatchment
This set of images (click the image above to enlarge) are optical coherence tomography (OCT) images of retained perfluoro-octane(PFO) droplets after repair of a complicated retinal detachment. PFO is a good surgical tool to help reattach the retina as they force sub retinal fluid out of any retinal tears and helps adhere the retina …
ARVO 2012
Notable Paper: Microglia Sculpt Postnatal Neural Circuits In An Activity And Complement-Dependent Manner
This very cool study by Dorothy P. Schafer, Emily K. Lehrman, Amanda G. Kautzman, Ryuta Koyama, Alan R. Mardinly, Ryo Yamasaki, Richard M. Ransohoff, Michael E. Greenberg, Ben A. Barres and Beth Stevens demonstrates how the immune system can participate in the circuitry of the developing mouse lateral genicular nucleus (LGN). As the immune cells of the central nervous system (CNS), microglia are constantly …
Everglades National Park, 2012
ValuJet Memorial
Your Brain Develops The Negative
Instructions: 1. Stare at the gray dot on the woman’s nose for 30 seconds (click on image for larger size). 2. Look quickly at the gray box below (or look at a plain surface like a ceiling or blank wall). 3. Blink repeatedly and quickly. What you should see is a full color representation of …
Venus Transit, 2012
Notable Paper: Age-Related Changes In The Daily Rhythm of Photoreceptor Functioning And Circuitry In A Melatonin-Proficient Mouse Strain
This is an interesting study in PLoS One examining the involvement of melatonin in the retina, particularly in the survival of retinal neurons through aging studies in CH3-f+/+ mice, a melatonin proficient mouse strain. As expected, certain physiological measures (a and b waves) are lost during aging, and in particular, the daily circadian rhythms of those measures. …