The lateral geniculate nucleus (LGN) of the thalamus is the major subcortical relay of retinal input to the visual cortex. It plays important roles in visual perception and cognition and is closely ...

The Shea lab traced neural pathways connecting the AC to several other parts of the brain, including the medial geniculate (seen here), which is thought to help direct and maintain attention.

Seven unique wavelength responses, two inhibitory and five excitatory, with sensitivity maxima from 435 to 635 millimicrons, have been recorded from light-adapted, non-albino rabbits. Several ...