Award
National Eye Institute PA-21-048
The effects of sleep and iPRGCs on computations in the early visual system
Recipient
Stanford University
Award Amount
$78,040.00
Ceiling
$78,040.00
Awarded
March 23, 2026
Identifier
PA-21-048
Research project funded by the National Eye Institute to study the impact of sleep and melanopsin-expressing retinal ganglion cells on visual system computations, aiming to improve understanding of vision loss and cortical prosthesis design.
Description
This project focuses on understanding how multiplexed photoreceptor inputs, including melanopsin-expressing retinal ganglion cells and sleep, mediate retinal and cortical computations, and how these responses are affected by sleep. The research aims to measure melanopsin-specific responses, develop predictive computational models, and explore how sleep alters visual processing in the early visual system.