The Perception of Space

• Retinal disparity
• The Horopter
• Aniseikonia
• References

The Perception of Depth

• Monocular Cues
• Binocular Cues
• Clinical test to measure stereopsis
• References

Primary Visual Cortex. by Matthew Schmolesky

1. Introduction
2. Historical Perspective
3. Basic Anatomy
4. Neuronal Constituents
5. The Cortical Layers
6. Cytochrome Oxidase Labeling
7. Feedforward and Feedback Pathways
8. V1 Cortical Columns
9. Retinotopic maps in V1
10. Binocularity/Stereopsis
    
11. Illusory Contour Perception
12. Understanding Vision
13. References

Regeneration in the Goldfish Visual System. by Sam Nona

1. Overview
2. General features of the goldfish visual system
3. Astrocytes in the retina
4. Astrocytes in the optic nerve
5. Astrocytes in the brain
6. Axon regeneration in injured goldfish optic nerve
7. Glial environment of axons in mammalian CNS
8. Glial environment of axons in mammalian PNS
9. Glial environment of axons in goldfish optic nerve
10. The optic nerve as a model for axon regeneration studies
11. Events that follow a crush to goldfish optic nerve
12. Fish optic nerve vs rat optic nerve
13. Regeneration in goldfish optic nerve distal to lesion
14. Myelination of regenerating goldfish optic nerve axons in the lesion by Schwann cells
15. Source of Schwann cells in regenerating goldfish optic nerve
16. Thoughts on delayed remyelination in goldfish optic nerve
17. Conclusions
18. References

Regeneration in the visual system of adult mammals. by Yves Sauve and Frederic Gaillard

1. Introduction
2. Reconstruction of Primary Visual Pathways
3. Requirements for recovery of function following lesions of CNS pathways
4. Promoting the survival of axotomized RGCs
5. Promoting the growth of axotomized RGC axons
6. Guidance of regenerating RGC axons towards their appropriate target
7. Arborization and synapse formation by RGC axons regenerating into their CNS targets
8. Generation of action potentials in target neurons
9. Restoration of retinotopy
10. Preservation of local and downstream circuitry
11. Evidence for some level of recovery of function in the PN-bridged retinofugal pathways
12. Visual Function Assessment
13. References

Fetal tissue allografts in the central visual system of rodents. by Frederic Gaillard and Yves Sauve

1. Introduction
2. The visual system of rodents: a brief overview
3. Standard strategy for intracerebral transplantation: Graft morphology
4. Neurons within the transplant can be driven by host eye visual stimulation
5. Do grafts receive extensive afferents?
6. Can grafts send afferents to host targets?
7. Restoration of visual behavior
8. References

The Electroretinogram: ERG. by Ido Perlman

1. Historical view
2. The electrical basis of ERG recordings
3. The origin of the major ERG waves
4. Additional minor components of the ERG
5. Summary of the ERG components
6. Factors affecting the ERG
7. Analysis of the ERG
8. References

Clinical Electrophysiology. by Donnell Creel

1. Introduction