Affiliation:
1. Pavlov Institute of Physiology RAS
Abstract
Review is devoted to the structure and function of the main visual thalamic nucleus – dorsal part of the lateral geniculate nucleus, and its formation during prenatal and postnatal ontogenesis. The structure and ontogeny of the related structures (retinal ganglion cells and visual cortex, and their projections) are also reviewed. Particular attention is paid to the morphological and functional differences between X, Y, and W parallel channels, and to the development of different layers of the dorsal the lateral geniculate nucleus.
Publisher
The Russian Academy of Sciences