title: Effects of electrical stimulation of the substantia nigra on responses of the lateral geniculate body neurons to light.
abstract: Effects of electrical stimulation of the substantia nigra on responses of the lateral geniculate neurons to light were studied. Responses of the neurons to flash were enhanced or inhibited by conditioning stimulation of the substantia nigra. Enhancement of firing by nigral stimulation more often occurred in neurons excited primarily by flash, but inhibition was more commonly observed in those which showed a primary neuronal silence after light.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001931:Brain Mapping; D002415:Cats; D004558:Electric Stimulation; D005829:Geniculate Bodies / Q000502:physiology*; D009434:Neural Pathways; D013378:Substantia Nigra / Q000502:physiology*; D014796:Visual Perception / Q000502:physiology*