X- and Y-Cells in the Dorsal Lateral Geniculate Nucleus of the Owl Monkey ( Aotus trivirgatus )
- 30 April 1976
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 192 (4238) , 475-477
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.816006
Abstract
The owl monkey, as do other mammals, has X- and Y-cells in its lateral geniculate nucleus. X-cells were found in the parvocellular laminae; Y-cells were found in the magnocellular laminae.This publication has 12 references indexed in Scilit:
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