Correlated spontaneous activity persists in adult retina and is suppressed by inhibitory inputs.
Spontaneous rhythmic activity is a hallmark feature of the developing retina, where propagating retinal waves instruct axonal targeting and synapse formation.Retinal waves cease around the time of eye-opening; however, the fate of the underlying synaptic circuitry is unknown.Whether retinal waves are unique to the developing retina or if they can L