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| Language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages | 1-10 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | PLoS Computational Biology |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 28 Feb 2013 |
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Keywords
- algorithm
- anatomical variation
- animal experiment
- binocular vision
- biotransformation
- extraocular muscle
- geometry
- mouse
- nictitating membrane
- protein expression
- Retistruct
- statistical analysis
- visual field
- visual system examination
- visual system function
- visuomotor coordination
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Standard anatomical and visual space for the mouse retina : computational reconstruction and transformation of flattened retinae with the Retistruct package. / Sterratt, David C.; Lyngholm, Daniel; Willshaw, David J.; Thompson, Ian D.
In: PLoS Computational Biology, Vol. 9, No. 2, 28.02.2013, p. 1-10.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
TY - JOUR
T1 - Standard anatomical and visual space for the mouse retina
T2 - PLoS Computational Biology
AU - Sterratt, David C.
AU - Lyngholm, Daniel
AU - Willshaw, David J.
AU - Thompson, Ian D.
PY - 2013/2/28
Y1 - 2013/2/28
N2 - The concept of topographic mapping is central to the understanding of the visual system at many levels, from the developmental to the computational. It is important to be able to relate different coordinate systems, e.g. maps of the visual field and maps of the retina. Retinal maps are frequently based on flat-mount preparations. These use dissection and relaxing cuts to render the quasi-spherical retina into a 2D preparation. The variable nature of relaxing cuts and associated tears limits quantitative cross-animal comparisons. We present an algorithm, "Retistruct," that reconstructs retinal flat-mounts by mapping them into a standard, spherical retinal space. This is achieved by: stitching the marked-up cuts of the flat-mount outline; dividing the stitched outline into a mesh whose vertices then are mapped onto a curtailed sphere; and finally moving the vertices so as to minimise a physically-inspired deformation energy function. Our validation studies indicate that the algorithm can estimate the position of a point on the intact adult retina to within 8° of arc (3.6% of nasotemporal axis). The coordinates in reconstructed retinae can be transformed to visuotopic coordinates. Retistruct is used to investigate the organisation of the adult mouse visual system. We orient the retina relative to the nictitating membrane and compare this to eye muscle insertions. To align the retinotopic and visuotopic coordinate systems in the mouse, we utilised the geometry of binocular vision. In standard retinal space, the composite decussation line for the uncrossed retinal projection is located 64° away from the retinal pole. Projecting anatomically defined uncrossed retinal projections into visual space gives binocular congruence if the optical axis of the mouse eye is oriented at 64° azimuth and 22° elevation, in concordance with previous results. Moreover, using these coordinates, the dorsoventral boundary for S-opsin expressing cones closely matches the horizontal meridian.
AB - The concept of topographic mapping is central to the understanding of the visual system at many levels, from the developmental to the computational. It is important to be able to relate different coordinate systems, e.g. maps of the visual field and maps of the retina. Retinal maps are frequently based on flat-mount preparations. These use dissection and relaxing cuts to render the quasi-spherical retina into a 2D preparation. The variable nature of relaxing cuts and associated tears limits quantitative cross-animal comparisons. We present an algorithm, "Retistruct," that reconstructs retinal flat-mounts by mapping them into a standard, spherical retinal space. This is achieved by: stitching the marked-up cuts of the flat-mount outline; dividing the stitched outline into a mesh whose vertices then are mapped onto a curtailed sphere; and finally moving the vertices so as to minimise a physically-inspired deformation energy function. Our validation studies indicate that the algorithm can estimate the position of a point on the intact adult retina to within 8° of arc (3.6% of nasotemporal axis). The coordinates in reconstructed retinae can be transformed to visuotopic coordinates. Retistruct is used to investigate the organisation of the adult mouse visual system. We orient the retina relative to the nictitating membrane and compare this to eye muscle insertions. To align the retinotopic and visuotopic coordinate systems in the mouse, we utilised the geometry of binocular vision. In standard retinal space, the composite decussation line for the uncrossed retinal projection is located 64° away from the retinal pole. Projecting anatomically defined uncrossed retinal projections into visual space gives binocular congruence if the optical axis of the mouse eye is oriented at 64° azimuth and 22° elevation, in concordance with previous results. Moreover, using these coordinates, the dorsoventral boundary for S-opsin expressing cones closely matches the horizontal meridian.
KW - algorithm
KW - anatomical variation
KW - animal experiment
KW - binocular vision
KW - biotransformation
KW - extraocular muscle
KW - geometry
KW - mouse
KW - nictitating membrane
KW - protein expression
KW - Retistruct
KW - statistical analysis
KW - visual field
KW - visual system examination
KW - visual system function
KW - visuomotor coordination
UR - http://journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol/
U2 - 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1002921
DO - 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1002921
M3 - Article
VL - 9
SP - 1
EP - 10
JO - PLoS Computational Biology
JF - PLoS Computational Biology
SN - 1553-734X
IS - 2
ER -