Summit County · Grant

THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON

$424,741

from Department of Health and Human Services · National Institutes of Health

SYNAPTIC ARCHITECTURE AND BIDIRECTIONAL SIGNALING OF RETINAL HORIZONTAL AND DOPAMINERGIC CIRCUITS - PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: VISION BEGINS IN THE OUTER RETINA, WHERE PHOTORECEPTORS TRANSMIT GRADED SIGNALS THROUGH SPECIALIZED RIBBON SYNAPSES TO BIPOLAR AND HORIZONTAL CELLS. THESE INTERACTIONS ESTABLISH THE FIRST COMPUTATIONS OF VISION INCLUDING CONTRAST, COLOR OPPONENCY, AND ADAPTATION. YET DES...

Award ID

R15EY039554

Award type

PROJECT GRANT (B)

First obligated

Sep 16, 2026

Period starts

Sep 15, 2026

Place of performance

Summit County, Ohio 44325

Assistance listing

93.867 VISION RESEARCH

Amount means

Federal obligation for this grant, as of our last read Oct 13, 2026.

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