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Neurons in the mammalian suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN), the principal pacemaker of the circadian system, receive direct retinal input. Some SCN neurons respond to retinal illumination or optic nerve stimulation with changes in firing rates. In nocturnal rodents, retinal illumination increases firing rates of a large majority and decreases firing rates of a minority of responsive neurons. In two species...
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