The dorsal lateral geniculate nucleus and the pulvinar as essential partners for visual cortical functions

In most neuroscience textbooks, the thalamus is presented as a structure that relays sensory signals from visual, auditory, somatosensory, and gustatory receptors to the cerebral cortex. But the function of the thalamic nuclei goes beyond the simple transfer of information. This is especially true f...

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Main Authors: Christian Casanova, Leo M. Chalupa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Neuroscience
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnins.2023.1258393/full