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J Neurophysiol 38: 1099-1113, 1975;
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Journal of Neurophysiology, Vol 38, Issue 5 1099-1113, Copyright © 1975 by APS

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Cat parastriate cortex: a primary or secondary visual area

F. Tretter, M. Cynader and W. Singer

The purpose of this study was to determine to what extent the cat parastriate cortex processes afferent geniculate activity in a way similar to that in area 17. The area explored was located on the lateral gyrus between the Horsley-Clarke coordinates A1 to 4 and L3 to 4. The receptive-field properties of area 18 cells and their responses to electrical stimulation of afferent and efferent pathways were measured with the same methods as described previously in area 17. Mutual correlations among these items were calculated and compared with the respective data from area 17. The results of this correlative analysis revealed numerous similarities between the two areas with regard to their afferent and efferent connections and their intrinsic organization. Consequently, the structure of the receptive fields and their numerical distribution resembled those in area 17. The same was true for the correlations between receptive-field parameters and afferent and efferent connectivity. The main differences were that area 18 cells had larger receptive fields and responded to considerably higher stimulus velocities. It is suggest-d that these differences are caused by the fact that area 18 receives subcortical afferents of the Y-type, whereas the dominant input to area 17 comes from the X-system. It is concluded that the area investigated in this study is organized in parallel to area 17 and deals with other aspects of visual information than area 17.


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