A. Hernandezgonzalez et al., THE LATERAL GENICULATE-NUCLEUS PROJECTS TO THE INFERIOR TEMPORAL CORTEX IN THE MACAQUE MONKEY, NeuroReport, 5(18), 1994, pp. 2693-2696
THE dorsal lateral geniculate nucleus of the thalamus (dLGN) projects
to several extrastriate areas of the macaque brain. The extent of the
dLGN projection to the visual temporal cortex was investigated using r
etrogradely transported dyes. A population of dLGN neurones was labell
ed after injections in the inferior temporal cortex (ITC) including th
e lower bank of the superior temporal sulcus and the inferior temporal
convexity. The labelled neurones were located in the lateral half of
the posterior one-third of the dLGN and predominated in the interlamin
ar zones or close to the borders of the parvocellular layers. This dir
ect projection from the dLGN to the ITC may mediate some of the visual
abilities known to be retained by destriated animals.