Spatial and Temporal Organization of the Binocular Input to Frog Optic Tectum
作者:
Michael S. Raybourn,
期刊:
Brain, Behavior and Evolution
(Karger Available online 1975)
卷期:
Volume 11,
issue 3-4
页码: 161-178
ISSN:0006-8977
年代: 1975
DOI:10.1159/000123631
出版商: S. Karger AG
关键词: Amphibians;Optic tectum;Binocular receptive field organization
数据来源: Karger
摘要:
Single-unit recordings in the frog''s optic tectum have demonstrated the existence of a systematic spatial separation between the direct contralateral and indirect ipsilateral excitatory receptive fields. Marked differences in this spatial organization were found between paralyzed and anesthesized animals.Significant latency differences were found between sustained (class I/II) and transient (class III) contralateral fibers. Corresponding latency differences were also seen in ipsilaterally driven responses. It is suggested that there may be at least two different classes of ipsilateral fibers.The existence of binocular interaction at the level of the afferent terminal arborizations was investigated, utilizing temporally asynchronous dichoptic stimulation. No such phenomena were seen in curarized animals. These findings are discussed in terms of possible velocity and direction sensitivity mechanisms.
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