ISSN:
1432-1106
Keywords:
Interocular transfer
;
Rat
;
Commissures
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Summary The effect of sectioning the corpus callosum on interocular transfer of a brightness and a horizontal/vertical discrimination was examined in hooded rats. Lesions of the posterior portion of the callosum usually led to moderate transfer deficits, but considerable individual variation was found. Lesions involving only the anterior part of the callosum had little effect on transfer. This suggests a functional localisation in the corpus callosum of the rat similar to that seen in higher mammals. Section of the posterior and tectal commissures and the thalamic massa intermedia in addition to the callosum had no greater effect on transfer than callosal section alone. It is therefore unlikely that these structures play a crucial role in interocular transfer in the rat.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00237511
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