title: Eye movements in the cat evoked by electrical stimulation of the outer geniculate body.
abstract: New data were obtained in experiments with unanesthetized animals showing that electrical stimulation of the structures of the outer geniculate body of the cat elicits goal-directed eye movements. Relationships were found between eye-movement amplitude and direction and the position of the eye at the instant of stimulation, as well as the position of the stimulating electrodes in the outer geniculate body. A scheme is proposed for the multilevel interaction of the visual and oculomotor systems during their functioning, and a possible relation is discussed between the described phenomenon and the mechanisms responsible for the foveation of objects during their recognition.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002415:Cats; D004558:Electric Stimulation; D005133:Eye Movements; D005829:Geniculate Bodies / Q000502:physiology*