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Termination of thalamic intralaminar nuclei afferents in visual cortex of squirrel monkey

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 June 2009

Lex C. Towns,
Johannes Tigges and
Margarete Tigges
Lex C. Towns
Affiliation:
Department of Anatomy, Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine, Kirksville
Johannes Tigges
Affiliation:
Yerkes Regional Primate Research Center, and Departments of Anatomy and Ophthalmology, Emory University, Atlanta
Margarete Tigges
Affiliation:
Yerkes Regional Primate Research Center, and Departments of Anatomy and Ophthalmology, Emory University, Atlanta
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Abstract

The projection of the thalamic intralaminar nuclei (ILN) upon the visual cortex in the squirrel monkey was studied using anterograde, autoradiographic techniques. In area 17, the ILN afferents terminate in the inner and outer portions of lamina V, whereas in areas 18 and 19 the fibers terminate more diffusely along the laminae V–VI boundary. Widespread labeling of layer I is seen throughout the occipital cortex.

Keywords

Intralaminar nucleiVisual cortexAutoradiographyMonkey

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Research Article
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Visual Neuroscience , Volume 5 , Issue 2 , August 1990, pp. 151 - 154
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1990

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