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Neuronal Mechanisms of the Lateral Geniculate Body

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Visual Centers in the Brain

Part of the book series: Handbook of Sensory Physiology ((1536,volume 7 / 3 / 3 B))

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Like other sensory thalamic relay nuclei, the dorsal nucleus of the lateral geniculate body (LGB) differentiates and increases in size parallel to the development of the appropriate cortical projection areas. In addition to the correlation with the position of the animal on the evolutionary scale, the structural organization of the LGB shows considerable species differences corresponding to the enormous range of visual behaviour in mammals. Unfortunately there are only a few data available from the viewpoint of comparative physiology, since our knowledge on the physiology of the LGB is almost exclusively based on studies of the main laboratory animals.

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