title: [The functional role of the retino-tecto-thalamo-cortical system in rats].
abstract: After bilateral lesion of the posterior lateral thalamic nucleus in rats, studies been made of motor-feeding reflexes to light stimuli. Using spatial preference technique, it was shown that lesion of this nucleus (representing a part of the retino-tecto-thalamo-cortical system) disturbs differentiation of spatially uncoupled visual stimuli. These data confirm the idea on telencephalization of ancient retino-tectal part of the visual system in evolution and indicate that this part is involved into the analysis of spatial relationships.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005075:Biological Evolution; D001931:Brain Mapping; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000502:physiology; D051381:Rats; D012160:Retina / Q000502:physiology; D013028:Space Perception / Q000502:physiology*; D003336:Tectum Mesencephali / Q000502:physiology; D013787:Thalamic Nuclei / Q000502:physiology; D014795:Visual Pathways / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000502:physiology
vernacular_title: O funktsional'noĭ roli retino-tekto-talamo-kortikal'noĭ sistemy u krys