Types
Based on their projections and functions, there are at least five main classes of retinal ganglion cells:
- Midget cell (Parvocellular, or P pathway; P cells)
- Parasol cell (Magnocellular, or M pathway; M cells)
- Bistratified cell (Koniocellular, or K pathway)
- Photosensitive ganglion cells
- Other ganglion cells projecting to the superior colliculus for eye movements (saccades)
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