The Second Visual System of the Tree Shrew

This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. This review provides a historical account of the discovery of secondary visual pathways (from retina to the superior colliculus to the dorsal thalamus and extrastriate cortex), and Vivien Casagrande's pioneering studies of this system using the tree shrew as a model. The organization and connectivity of 2nd visual system components are detailed. Potential functions of the 2nd visual system also are discussed in the context of this work and in the context of the behavioral studies that initially inspired the 2nd visual system concept.
Source: The Journal of Comparative Neurology - Category: Neurology Authors: Tags: Review Source Type: research