Spatial Analysis 3D Software tools for point pattern analysis in the - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Spatial Analysis 3D Software tools for point pattern analysis in the - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Spatial Analysis 3D Software tools for point pattern analysis in the nervous system (and beyond) Benjamin Reese Neuroscience Research Institute and Department of Psychology University of California at Santa Barbara The mature retina
The mature retina contains multiple types of nerve cells positioned in distinct cellular layers: photoreceptors interneurons ganglion cells
Fate determination Migration Process outgrowth and target recognition Synaptogenesis Cell death
Events that transform the immature neuroepithelium into a differentiated retina:
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from Dorsky et al., 1997 from Wikler and Rakic, 1994
Fate determination Cell death Dispersion
Real Random
Real Random
Strain-specific effective radius Strain-invariant effective radius Low Density Low Density High Density High Density
A B6
A B6
100 µm
Cholinergic amacrine cells dmin simulation Random simulation
Challenges for 3D Analysis
Challenges for 3D Analysis
- Computation
Challenges for 3D Analysis
- Computation
Challenges for 3D Analysis
- Computation
- Visualization
Acknowledgements
Mary Raven—UCSB Dan Lofgreen—Channel Islands Consulting Stephen Eglen—Cambridge University
Funded by the NIH:
National Institute of Mental Health National Eye Institute