Description:
This essay looks at the historical significance of three APS classic papers that are freely available online: Kuffler SW. Discharge patterns and functional organization of mammalian retina. J Neurophysiol 16: 37–68, 1953 ( http://jn.physiology.org/cgi/reprint/16/1/37 ). Dowling JE and Werblin FS. Organization of retina of the mudpuppy, Necturus maculosus. I. Synaptic structure. J Neurophysiol 32: 315–338, 1969 ( http://jn.physiology.org/cgi/reprint/32/3/315 ). Werblin FS and Dowling JE. Organization of the retina of the mudpuppy, Necturus maculosus. II. Intracellular recording. J Neurophysiol 32: 339–355, 1969 ( http://jn.physiology.org/cgi/reprint/32/3/339 ).