Visual maps in the adult primate cerebral cortex: some implications for brain development and evolution

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

M.g.p. Rosa¹ 

[1] ,Monash University Department of Physiology Victoria,Australia

关键词: Primate;    Vision;    Receptive fields;    Cortical areas;    Development;    Specification;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0100-879X2002001200008

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

In this paper, the topology of cortical visuotopic maps in adult primates is reviewed, with emphasis on recent studies. The observed visuotopic organisation can be summarised with reference to two basic rules. First, adjacent radial columns in the cortex represent partially overlapping regions of the visual field, irrespective of whether these columns are part of the same or different cortical areas. This primary rule is seldom, if ever, violated. Second, adjacent regions of the visual field tend to be represented in adjacent radial columns of a same area. This rule is not as rigid as the first, as many cortical areas form discontinuous, second-order representations of the visual field. A developmental model based on these physiological observations, and on comparative studies of cortical organisation, is then proposed, in order to explain how a combination of molecular specification steps and activity-driven processes can generate the variety of visuotopic organisations observed in adult cortex.

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