1. Introduction
2. Different glutamate receptor types
3. ON and OFF stratification
4. Electrical properties
5. Behavioral and clinical implications
6. Visual processing under pharmacological blockade
7. Summary and conclusions
8. References

Development of cell types and synaptic connections in the retina. by Josh Morgan and Rachel Wong

1. Introduction
2. Sequence of circuit assembly in the vertebrate retina
3. Structural assembly
4. Development of pre- and postsynaptic processes
5. Functional assembly
6. Development of synaptic connectivity
7. Spontaneous activity
8. Light responses
9. Summary

Formation of Early Retinal Circuits in the Inner Plexiform Layer. by Marla Feller

1. Introduction
2. Neurotransmitters and Early Retinal Development
3. Spontaneously Active Synaptic Circuits
4. Retinal Waves
5. Chemical Synaptic Transmission
6. Gap Junctions
7. Role of Activity in Formation of ON and OFF Circuitry
8. References

Color Vision. by Peter Gouras

1. Introduction
2. The Evolution of Vision
3. Color Vision
4. Chromatic versus Achromatic Contrast
5. Divariant Mammalian Color Vision
6. Simultaneous Contrast
7. Trivariant Human Color Vision
8. Hue, Saturation and Brightness
9. The Hering Theory of Color Vision
10. Hering Red-Green Channel in the Retina
11. Hering Blue-Yellow Channel in the Retina
12. Hering White-Black Channel in the Retina
13. Retinal Interneurons
14. The Role of Phasic Ganglion Cells
15. The Lateral Geniculate Nucleus
16. Color Vision in Visual Cortex
17. Color Vision beyond Striate Cortex
18. Color and Form
19. References

GABAc Receptors. by Haohua Qian

1. Properties of GABA receptors
2. GABAc responses on retinal neurons
3. Pharmacology of GABAc receptors
4. Molecular biology of GABAc receptors
5. Function of GABAc receptors in the retina
6. References

Psychophysics of Vision. by Michael Kalloniatis and Charles Luu

1. Principles of Psychophysics
   • Introduction
   • Measurement of Light
   • Psychophysical Measurements
   • Adaptative Psychophysical Methods
   • References
2. Visual Acuity
   • Introduction
   • Types of acuity tasks
   • Visual acuity limitations
   • Raleigh's criteria
   • Dimension of the retinal mosaic
   • Factors affecting visual acuities
   • Contrast Sensitivity
   • Spatial Summation
   • References
3. Temporal Resolution
   • Temporal summation
   • Critical flicker frequency (CFF)
   • Temporal contrast sensitivity
   • References
4. Light and Dark Adaptation
   • Dark adaptation
   • Factors affecting dark adaptation
   • Light adaptation
   • References
5. The Perception of Colour
   • Overview
   • Colour specification
   • discrimination
   • Theories of Colour Vision
   • Colour Vision Deficiencies
   • Using the CIE diagram to develop diagnostic colour vision test
   • References