Spatiotemporal Analysis of Retinal Waveform using Independent Component Analysis in Normal and rd/rd Mouse / 의학물리

ABSTRACT

It is expected that synaptic construction and electrical characteristics in degenerate retina might be different from those in normal retina. Therefore, we analyzed the retinal waveform recorded with multielectrode array in normal and degenerate retina using principal component analysis (PCA) and independent component analysis (ICA) and compared the results. PCA is a well established method for retinal waveform while ICA has not tried for retinal waveform analysis. We programmed ICA toolbox for spatiotemporal analysis of retinal waveform. In normal mouse, the MEA spatial map shows a single hot spot perfectly matched with PCA-derived ON or OFF ganglion cell response. However in rd/rd mouse, the MEA spatial map shows numerous hot and cold spots whose underlying interactions and mechanisms need further investigation for better understanding.