Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
. 1984;53(2):374-83.
doi: 10.1007/BF00238168.

Response properties of neurons in the visual cortex of the rat

R A Burne, J G Parnavelas, C S Lin

Response properties of neurons in the visual cortex of the rat

R A Burne et al. Exp Brain Res. 1984.

Abstract

Response properties of neurons in the visual cortex, area 17, of Long Evans pigmented rats were investigated quantitatively with computer-controlled stimuli. Ninety percent of the cells recorded (296/327) were responsive to visual stimulation. The majority (95%, 281/296) responded to moving images and were classified as complex (44%), simple (27%), hypercomplex (13%) and non-oriented (16%) according to criteria previously established for cortical cells in the cat and monkey. The remaining 5% of the neurons responded only to stationary stimuli flashed on-off in their receptive field. Results of this study indicate that neurons of the rat visual cortex have properties similar to those of cells in the striate cortex of more 'visual' mammals.

PubMed Disclaimer

References

    1. Brain Res Bull. 1979 May-Jun;4(3):319-25 - PubMed
    1. J Comp Neurol. 1978 Sep 1;181(1):129-71 - PubMed
    1. J Neurophysiol. 1975 Sep;38(5):1080-98 - PubMed
    1. Brain Res. 1977 Sep 9;133(1):1-28 - PubMed
    1. J Comp Neurol. 1975 Apr 1;160(3):269-90 - PubMed

Publication types

Substances

LinkOut - more resources