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. 1987;25(1A):97-105.
doi: 10.1016/0028-3932(87)90046-7.

Contributions of the pulvinar to visual spatial attention

S E Petersen, D L Robinson, J D Morris

Contributions of the pulvinar to visual spatial attention

S E Petersen et al. Neuropsychologia. 1987.

Abstract

Neurons in a subdivision of the pulvinar resemble those in parietal cortex: many respond to visual stimuli, some of these have a spatial selection mechanism, and some have signals about the occurrence of eye movements. These properties suggest a role in visual spatial attention. Injection of GABA-related drugs into this part of the pulvinar alters animals' performance on an attentional task. These data support our hypothesis that the pulvinar contributes to visual spatial attention.

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