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I know because I discovered them.
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2035024/
They are based on conventional synaptic transmission. And fortunately they stop once the retina has to do something useful, like seeing.
Synchronous bursts of action potentials in ganglion cells of the developing mammalian retina - PubMed
The development of orderly connections in the mammalian visual system depends on action potentials in the optic nerve fibers, even before the retina receives visual input. In particular, it has been suggested that correlated firing of retinal ganglion cells in the same eye directs the segregation of …
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November 24, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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Maison Deyrolle Avrill, 1953 by Robert Doisneau
October 26, 2025 at 12:44 PM