Sources of subcortical projections to the superior colliculus in the ferret

Brain Research
Z D JiangA J King

Abstract

We have identified brainstem and other subcortical afferents to the superior colliculus (SC) in the ferret, by examining the pattern of retrograde labelling that resulted from unilateral injections of red and green fluorescent latex microspheres or of wheat germ agglutinin conjugated to horseradish peroxidase into different regions of this midbrain nucleus. Labelled neurons were found in many structures, including somatosensory, visual and auditory nuclei. These subcortical inputs are almost all bilateral, although most are primarily ipsilateral. Despite some differences in organization, the subcortical projections to the ferret SC broadly resemble those described in other species. Following injections of red and green microspheres in either the rostral and caudal or the medial and lateral regions of the SC, double-labelled cells usually accounted for less than 10% of the total number of retrogradely labelled cells, indicating that most of the subcortical neurons project to discrete regions of the SC. Many of these afferents show some topographic organization, which is much more evident along the rostrocaudal axis of the SC than in the medial-lateral dimension. The intercollicular projection is restricted mainly to the rostral ...Continue Reading

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