Summary
Cortical projection of the visual field on the albino rabbit's cortex has been investigated and compared with that in the pigmented rabbit. A lower magnification of the projection of the temporal visual streak (nasal visual field) in the albino rabbit is attributed to the absence of an area centralis-like organization of the retinal ganglion cells in the temporal visual streak in this animal. Cortical single units in the albino rabbit show a lesser variety in their receptive field organization than those in the pigmented rabbit.
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Choudhury, B.P. Visual cortex in the albino rabbit. Exp Brain Res 66, 565–571 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00270689
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