title: Reactions of neurons of the mediodorsal nucleus of the thalamus to the stimulation of peripheral nerves.
abstract: The reactions of neurons of the associative mediodorsal nucleus of the thalamus to a solitary stimulation of the radial, sciatic, and splanchnic nerves were studied in conditions of an acute experiment in anesthetized and immobilized cats. There were 91.85, 90.56, and 81.35% reactive neurons, respectively. They were mainly concentrated in the parvocellular division of the nucleus. A high degree of convergence (82.6%) of somatic and visceral signals was found and their interaction was of the reciprocal blocking type.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of the Evolution of the Functions of the Subcortical Structures of the Brain, L. A. Orbeli Institute of Physiology, Academy of Sciences of the ArmSSR Erevan.
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Bagdasaryan
authors.forename: L G
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Vaganyan
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002415:Cats; D004558:Electric Stimulation; D008839:Microelectrodes; D009474:Neurons / Q000502:physiology*; D010525:Peripheral Nerves / Q000502:physiology*; D011826:Radial Nerve / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology; D012584:Sciatic Nerve / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology; D013153:Splanchnic Nerves / Q000502:physiology; D013787:Thalamic Nuclei / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology*