Distribution and Morphology of Cortical Terminals in the Cat Thalamus from the Anterior Ectosylvian Sulcus

Scientific Reports
F Huppé-GourguesC Casanova

Abstract

Two main types of cortical terminals have been identified in the cat thalamus. Large (type II) have been proposed to drive the response properties of thalamic cells while smaller (type I) are believed to modulate those properties. Among the cat's visual cortical areas, the anterior ectosylvian visual area (AEV) is considered as one of the highest areas in the hierarchical organization of the visual system. Whereas the connections from the AEV to the thalamus have been recognized, their nature (type I or II) is presently not known. In this study, we assessed and compared the relative contribution of type I and type II inputs to thalamic nuclei originating from the AEV. The anterograde tracer BDA was injected in the AEV of five animals. Results show that (1) both type I and II terminals from AEV are present in the Lateral Posterior- Pulvinar complex, the lateral median suprageniculate complex and the medial and dorsal geniculate nuclei (2) type I terminals significantly outnumber the type II terminals in almost all nuclei studied. Our results indicate that neurons in the AEV are more likely to modulate response properties in the thalamus rather than to determine basic organization of receptive fields of thalamic cells.

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