[Responses and organization of the receptive fields of neurons of the basal optic nucleus of the frog tegmentum during visual stimulation]

Fiziol Zh SSSR Im I M Sechenova. 1984 Jan;70(1):9-15.
[Article in Russian]

Abstract

Stationary visual stimuli and diffuse light induced mainly excitatory responses of the neurons. Among the neurons responding to visual stimulations many units were the polysensory cells responding also to tactile and sound stimuli. The questions of organization of the tegmental neurons' visual receptive fields, are discussed. Prevalence of large receptive fields has been noted, mainly excitatory those or having an excitatory center and inhibitory periphery.

Publication types

  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Brain Mapping
  • Male
  • Photic Stimulation / methods
  • Rana ridibunda
  • Reaction Time / physiology
  • Tegmentum Mesencephali / physiology*
  • Visual Fields
  • Visual Pathways / physiology
  • Visual Perception / physiology*