Evidence for recrossing of the pathway from the retina to the ipsilateral nucleus of the optic tract.
Single-unit recordings of the nucleus of the optic tract (NOT) under visual stimulation were performed in 5 opossums. Most of the units were directionally selective. Receptive fields for the contralateral eye lie mainly in the contralateral field while those for the ipsilateral eye were mainly in the ipsilateral field. As the nasal retina does not project ipsilaterally, recrossing must occur in the pathway from the retina to the ipsilateral NOT. Possible sites for this recrossing are discussed.
Volchan
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Departamento de Neurobiologia, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.
Rocha-Miranda
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Franca
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Bernardes
R F
RF
Marrocos
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MA
Assad
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AR
D000818:Animals; D004594:Electrophysiology; D005133:Eye Movements; D009893:Opossums; D009897:Optic Chiasm / Q000502:physiology*; D014794:Visual Fields / Q000502:physiology*; D014795:Visual Pathways / Q000502:physiology*