Publications
Kilpeläinen, M., Westö, J., Tiihonen, J., Laihi, A., Takeshita, D., Rieke, F.,
Ala-Laurila, P. (2024).
Primate retina trades single-photon detection for high-fidelity contrast encoding.
Nature Communications 15.
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Westö, J., Martyniuk, N., Koskela, S., Turunen, T., Pentikäinen, S. & Ala-Laurila,
P. (2022). Retinal OFF ganglion cells allow detection of quantal shadows at starlight.
Current Biology 32, 1–10.
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Westö, J. & Ala-Laurila, P. (2020).
Seeing beyond violet: UV-cones guide high-resolution
prey-capture behavior in fish.
Neuron 107, 207-209.
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Koskela, S., Turunen, T. & Ala-Laurila, P. (2020). Mice
reach higher visual sensitivity at night by using a more
efficient behavioral strategy. Current
Biology 30, 1–12.
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Smeds, L., Takeshita, D., Turunen, T., Tiihonen, J., Westö, J.,
Martyniuk, N., Seppänen A. & Ala-Laurila, P. (2019).
Paradoxical Rules of Spike Train Decoding Revealed at the
Sensitivity Limit of Vision. Neuron
104, 576–587.
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Tikidji-Hamburyan, A., Reinhard, K., Storchi, R., Dietter, J.,
Seitter, H., Davis, K.E., Idrees, S., Mutter, M., Walmsley, L,
Bedford, R.A., Ueffing, M, Ala-Laurila, P., Brown,T.M., Lucas,
R.J. & Münch , T.A. (2017). Rods progressively escape
saturation to drive visual responses in daylight conditions. Nature Communications 8.
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Takeshita, D., Smeds, L. & Ala-Laurila, P. (2017).
Processing of single-photon responses in the mammalian On and
Off retinal pathways at the sensitivity limit of vision. Phil.
Trans. R. Soc. B 372.
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Ala-Laurila, P. (2016). Visual Neuroscience: How Do Moths See to
Fly at Night? Current Biology 26,
R229–R246.
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Vartanian, G.V., Li, B.Y., Chervenak, A.P., Walch O.J., Pack W.,
Ala-Laurila, P. & Wong K.Y. (2015). Melatonin Suppression by
Light in Humans Is More Sensitive Than Previously Reported. J Biol
Rhythms 30, 351-354.
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Ala-Laurila, P. & Rieke, F (2014). Coincidence Detection of
Single-Photon Responses in the Inner Retina at the Sensitivity
Limit of Vision. Current Biology
24, 2888-2898.
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Ala-Laurila, P., Greschner, M., Chichilnisky & Rieke, F
(2011). Cone photoreceptor contributions to noise and
correlations in the retinal output. Nature
Neuroscience 14, 1309-1316.
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Luo, D. G., Yue, W.W., Ala-Laurila, P., & Yau, K.W. (2011).
Activation of visual pigments by light and heat. Science 332,
1307-1312.
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Ala-Laurila, P., Cornwall, M.C., Crouch, R.K., & Kono, M.
(2009). The action of 11-cisretinol on cone opsins and intact
cone photoreceptors. J Biol Chem
284, 16492-16500.
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Estevez, M.E., Kolesnikov, A.V., Ala-Laurila, P., Crouch, R.K.,
Govardovskii, V.I., & Cornwall, M.C. (2009). The 9-methyl
group of retinal is essential for rapid Meta II decay and
phototransduction quenching in red cones. J
Gen Physiol 134, 137-150.
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Ala-Laurila, P., Donner, K., Crouch, R.K., & Cornwall, M.C.
(2007). Chromophore Switch from 11-cis-dehydroretinal (A2) to
11-cis-retinal (A1) Decreases Dark Noise in Salamander Red Rods.
J Physiol 585, 57-74.
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Cornwall M.C., & Ala-Laurila P. (2007). A perfect marriage:
molecular genetics ties the knot with electrophysiology in
studies of visual transduction. J
Gen Physiol 130, 7-10.
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Jokela-Määttä, M., Smura, T., Aaltonen, A.,
Ala-Laurila, P., & Donner, K. (2006). Visual pigments of
Baltic Sea fishes of marine and limnic origin. Vis Neurosci 24,
389-398.
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Ala-Laurila, P., Kolesnikov, A.V., Crouch, R.K., Tsina, E.,
Shukolyukov, S.A., Govardovskii, V.I., Koutalos, Y., Wiggert,
B., Estevez, M.E., & Cornwall, M.C. (2006). Visual cycle:
dependence of retinol production and removal on photoproduct
decay and cell morphology. J Gen
Physiol 128, 153-169.
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Kolesnikov, A.V., Ala-Laurila, P., Shukolyukov, S.A., Crouch,
R.K., Wiggert, B., Estevez, M.E., Govardovskii, V.I., &
Cornwall, M.C. (2006). Visual cycle and its metabolic support in
gecko photoreceptors. Vision Res
47, 363-374.
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Estevez, M.E., Ala-Laurila, P., Crouch, R.K., & Cornwall,
M.C. (2006). Turning Cones Off: The Role of the 9-Methyl Group
of Retinal in Red Cones. J Gen
Physiol 128, 671-685.
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Pahlberg, J., Lindström, M., Ala-Laurila, P.,
Fyhrquist-Vanni, N., Koskelainen, A., & Donner, K. (2005).
The photoactivation energy of the visual pigment in two
spectrally different populations of Mysis relicta (Crustacea,
Mysida). J Comp Physiol A
Neuroethol Sens Neural Behav Physiol 191, 837-844.
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Ala-Laurila, P., Donner, K., & Koskelainen, A. (2004).
Thermal activation and photoactivation of visual pigments. Biophys
J 86, 3653-3662.
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Ala-Laurila, P., Pahlberg, J., Koskelainen, A., & Donner, K.
(2004). On the relation between the photoactivation energy and
the absorbance spectrum of visual pigments. Vision Res 44,
2153-2158.
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Tsina, E., Chen, C., Koutalos, Y., Ala-Laurila, P., Tsacopoulos,
M., Wiggert, B., Crouch, R.K., & Cornwall, M.C. (2004).
Physiological and microfluorometric studies of reduction and
clearance of retinal in bleached rod photoreceptors. J Gen Physiol
124, 429-443.
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Ala-Laurila, P., Albert, R.-J., Saarinen, P., Koskelainen, A.,
& Donner, K. (2003). The thermal contribution to
photoactivation in A2 visual pigments studied by temperature
effects on spectral properties. Vis
Neurosci 20, 411-419.
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Ala-Laurila, P., Saarinen, P., Albert, R., Koskelainen, A.,
& Donner, K. (2002). Temperature effects on spectral
properties of red and green rods in toad retina. Vis Neurosci 19,
781-792.
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Koskelainen, A., Ala-Laurila, P., Fyhrquist, N., & Donner,
K. (2000): Measurement of thermal contribution to photoreceptor
sensitivity. Nature 403, 220-223.
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Book Chapters
Seppänen, A. & Ala-Laurila, P. (2021). Silmä aivojen osana: älykäs verkkokalvo pyydystää
fotoneita ja ennustaa tulevaa.
Book chapter: Hari, R. & Carlson, S. (Eds.).
Aivoaakkoset. Helsinki: Aalto ARTS Books.
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Kiani, R., Ala-Laurila, P. & Rieke, F. (2020). Seeing With a Few
Photons: Bridging Cellular and Circuit Mechanisms With
Perception. Book chapter: The Senses: A Comprehensive Reference 2nd
Edition, Elsevier, 2020.
https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-809324-5.24218-1.
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