Class 5: Entrainment Research Article Discussion

Vocabulary flashcards covering key terms, experimental models, and visual pathways discussed in Class 5 on entrainment research.

tau-lacZ knock-in mice

An experimental mouse model utilized in the research study to investigate visual pathways and entrainment mechanisms through genetic manipulation.

DTA knock-in mice

A genetically manipulated mouse model used in the experimental methods of the study to assess the effects of targeted cellular manipulations on vision and entrainment.

Image-forming vision

A visual system mediated by specific retinal ganglion cells that is distinct from non-image forming vision and can remain fully intact even when an animal is unable to photoentrain.

Non-image forming vision

A branch of visual function distinct from image-forming vision, supported by specific retinal ganglion cells and necessary for processes such as photoentrainment.

Retinal ganglion cells

Retinal neurons that contribute differentially to image-forming vision and non-image forming vision.

Photoentrainment

The process of light-driven rhythm synchronization, which can fail to occur in an animal even while its image-forming vision remains intact.