Some observations on the functional organization of the golden hamster's visual system.
A selective review is provided of recent studies dealing with the functional organization of the golden hamster's visual system. Three main topics are considered: (a) the normal organization of the superior colliculus and visual cortex: (b) functional correlates of neonatal damage to the visual system; and (c) the influence of environmental manipulations upon collicular and cortical physiology.
D000818:Animals; D006224:Cricetinae; D004193:Discrimination Learning / Q000502:physiology; D004292:Dominance, Cerebral / Q000502:physiology; D005074:Evoked Potentials, Visual; D008647:Mesocricetus; D009474:Neurons / Q000502:physiology; D012160:Retina / Q000502:physiology; D012683:Sensory Deprivation / Q000502:physiology; D012931:Social Environment; D013477:Superior Colliculi / Q000502:physiology; D014793:Visual Cortex / Q000502:physiology; D014795:Visual Pathways / Q000502:physiology*; D014796:Visual Perception / Q000502:physiology*