Wallace B. Thoreson

The paper shows rod signals reach horizontal cell somas in mouse retina exclusively via gap junctions with cones, not through axonal transmission.

The paper uses Monte Carlo simulations to show that geometric complexity in rod synapses slows glutamate diffusion, affecting synaptic responses and receptor kinetics.

This study investigates the role of Synaptotagmin-9 in the mouse retina, showing its involvement in regulating cone signal transmission through rod cells.

The paper shows that rod photoreceptors use coordinated, multivesicular release to efficiently transmit single photon responses under low-light conditions.