title: Optogenetics Advances in Primate Visual Pathway.
abstract: In this issue of Neuron, Klein et al. (2016) used cell-type-specific optogenetics and electrical microstimulation to characterize the koniocellular geniculocortical projections in nonhuman primates. Their work offers a powerful platform for refining our understanding of the mechanisms of visual information processing in the lateral geniculate nucleus and primary visual cortex.
authors.affiliation: McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA; Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA. Electronic address: mjaz@mit.edu.
authors.forename: Mehrdad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jazayeri
authors.affiliation: McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
authors.forename: Evan
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Remington
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005829:Geniculate Bodies / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male; D009474:Neurons / Q000502:physiology*; D014793:Visual Cortex / Q000502:physiology*