title: Effect of claustrum activation on the spontaneous unitary activity of frontal eye field neurons in the cat.
abstract: The influence of claustrum stimulation on spontaneous unitary activity of the ipsilateral frontal oculomotor area was analyzed in anesthetized cats. Sixty-five neurons were isolated, 37 of which (57%) were identified as projecting to the superior colliculus; on 12 of these last units (32%), electrical activation of the dorsal claustrum provoked an excitatory effect, which appeared after a latency of 5-15 ms and lasted 10-25 ms. These data could suggest the involvement of the claustrum in the visuomotor coordination function.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Human Physiology, University of Palermo, Italy.
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Salerno
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cortimiglia
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Crescimanno
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Amato
mesh_terms: D000200:Action Potentials; D000818:Animals; D001479:Basal Ganglia / Q000502:physiology*; D002415:Cats; D005074:Evoked Potentials, Visual; D009434:Neural Pathways / Q000502:physiology; D013477:Superior Colliculi / Q000502:physiology; D014793:Visual Cortex / Q000502:physiology*