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[Responses of cat pulvinar neurons to stationary visual stimuli]. 1979

A A Ekimian, and G E Grigorian, and B A Arutiunian-Kozak

The activity of 130 neurons in pulvinar was investigated using static visual stimuli (light spots of different dimensions flashing in the center of receptive fields, and diffuse flashing light). 50 neurons of 130 did not respond to light stimuli but only to the movement of black stimuli. The majority of investigated neurons revealed "on--off" types of reactions to the flashing light spot, 14 neurons gave "on" responses, and 28 -- "off" responses. The receptive fields of pulvinar neurons had mainly homogenous structure without center and antagonistic surrounding, although some of them appeared to have concentric type of receptive fields. Some neurons revealed responses similar to those of neurons in the Clare--Bishop area. The responses of such neurons were the regular bursts of discharges during the time of stimulation which suggests the compound structure of receptive field with elements of different latency.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D001931	Brain Mapping	Imaging techniques used to colocalize sites of brain functions or physiological activity with brain structures.	Brain Electrical Activity Mapping,Functional Cerebral Localization,Topographic Brain Mapping,Brain Mapping, Topographic,Functional Cerebral Localizations,Mapping, Brain,Mapping, Topographic Brain
D002415	Cats	The domestic cat, Felis catus, of the carnivore family FELIDAE, comprising over 30 different breeds. The domestic cat is descended primarily from the wild cat of Africa and extreme southwestern Asia. Though probably present in towns in Palestine as long ago as 7000 years, actual domestication occurred in Egypt about 4000 years ago. (From Walker's Mammals of the World, 6th ed, p801)	Felis catus,Felis domesticus,Domestic Cats,Felis domestica,Felis sylvestris catus,Cat,Cat, Domestic,Cats, Domestic,Domestic Cat
D004594	Electrophysiology	The study of the generation and behavior of electrical charges in living organisms particularly the nervous system and the effects of electricity on living organisms.
D000818	Animals	Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA.	Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D013787	Thalamic Nuclei	Several groups of nuclei in the thalamus that serve as the major relay centers for sensory impulses in the brain.	Nuclei, Thalamic
D014794	Visual Fields	The total area or space visible in a person's peripheral vision with the eye looking straightforward.	Field, Visual,Fields, Visual,Visual Field
D014796	Visual Perception	The selecting and organizing of visual stimuli based on the individual's past experience.	Visual Processing,Perception, Visual,Processing, Visual