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Visual pathway. Visual pathway. Lateral Geniculate Nucleus. Image courtesy of Dr. Paul Wellman. Lateral Geniculate Nucleus. Image courtesy of Dr. Paul Wellman. LGN (Lateral Geniculate Nucleus). Lateral Geniculate Nucleus (LGN). Input & output to and from LGN.
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Lateral Geniculate Nucleus Image courtesy of Dr. Paul Wellman
Lateral Geniculate Nucleus Image courtesy of Dr. Paul Wellman
LGN (Lateral Geniculate Nucleus) Lateral Geniculate Nucleus (LGN)
LGN has 2 types of main layers: • Parvocellular layers • Magnocellular layers
V1 (Striate Cortex) Image courtesy of Dr. Paul Wellman
V1 LGN
Shifting the location of a needle slightly Inserting a needle, shifting its location slightly and examining the response of the neurons
Ocular dominance columns Visual information from different eyes is stored in separate columns in an alternate manner