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Visual Map Representations in the Primate Pulvinar

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Abstract

The pulvinar receives direct visual information from the retina and indirect visual information from several cortical and subcortical areas. In this chapter, we discuss the visuotopic organization of the primate pulvinar. Electrophysiological techniques have been systematically employed to study pulvinar visuotopy in the owl, capuchin, and macaque monkeys. A single map of the visual field has been described in the pulvinar of the owl monkey, while two independent maps have been described in the capuchin and macaque pulvinar.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.Laboratory of Cognitive PhysiologyInstitute of Biophysics Carlos Chagas Filho, Federal University of Rio de JaneiroRio de JaneiroBrazil

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