| Literature DB >> 13615318 |
J M POSTERNAK, T C FLEMING, E V EVARTS.
Abstract
Optic nerve section or destruction of the lateral geniculate nucleus increased the amplitude and elevated the recovery cycle of the cortical response to lateral geniculate radiation stimulation in cats. The lesions may have acted by eliminating tonic inhibitory or occlusive volleys originating in the retina, or both.Entities:
Keywords: CEREBRAL CORTEX/physiology; DIENCEPHALON/physiology; NERVES, OPTIC/physiology; THALAMUS/physiology
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Year: 1959 PMID: 13615318 DOI: 10.1126/science.129.3340.39
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Science ISSN: 0036-8075 Impact factor: 47.728