A Complex Web of Connections (Which Include the Amacrine Cells

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Essay

A complex web of connections (which include the amacrine cells, the horizontal cells, and the bipolar cells) extends from the photoreceptors to the retinal ganglion cells. What is the advantage gained by the visual system from this complex processing, rather than simply propagating (or passing forward) the basic signal initially transmitted from each photoreceptor?

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