The Comparative Anatomy of Neurons: Homologous Neurons in the Medial Geniculate Body of the Opossum and the Cat

ISBN-13: 9783540157267 / Angielski / Miękka / 1986 / 96 str.

D. Kent Morest; Jeffery A. Winer

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6 Acknowledgments 87 7 References 88 Subject Index 95 VIII Abbreviations A cerebral aqueduct anterior deep dorsal nucleus, CGM AD AP anterior pretectal nucleus AR auditory radiation ASD anterior superficial dorsal nucleus, CGM BA brachium, accessory (medial) nucleus, IC BIC brachium of inferior colliculus BSC brachium of superior colliculus cerebellum CB CC caudal cortex, IC CF cuneate fasciculus CG central gray CGL lateral geniculate body medial geniculate body CGM commissure of inferior colliculus CIC CIN central intralaminar nucleus CL lateral part of commissural nucleus, IC CM central medial nucleus CN central nucleus, IC CORD spinal cord CP cerebral peduncle CSC commissure, SC CUN cuneiform area, IC D dorsal nucleus, CGM DA anterior dorsal nucleus, CGM DC dorsal cortex, IC DD deep dorsal nucleus, CGM DI dorsal intercollicular area DM dorsomedial nucleus, IC DMCP decussation of superior cerebellar peduncle DS superficial dorsal nucleus, CGM EYE enucleation FX fornix GN gracile nucleus HIT habenulo-interpeduncular tract inferior colliculus IC III oculomotor nerve IN interpeduncular nucleus L posterior limitans nucleus LC laterocaudal nucleus, IC LI lateral intercollicular area LL lateral lemniscus lateral mesencephalic nucleus LMN LN lateral nucleus, IC LP lateral posterior nucleus LPc caudal part of lateral posterior nucleus LV pars lateralis, ventral nucleus, CGM M medial division, CGM MB mammillary bodies middle cerebellar peduncle MCP MES V mesencephalic nucleus of trigeminal tract MI medial intercollicular area ML medial lemniscus MLF medial longitudinal fasciculus MT mammillothalamic tract MZ marginal zone, CGM OC oculomotor nuclei occipital cortex lesion OCC OT optic tract

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1 Introduction.- 2 Materials and Methods.- 2.1 Optics.- 2.2 Axonal Degeneration.- 3 Observations.- 3.1 The Neuronal Architecture.- 3.2 Topographical Relationships of the Main Subdivisions.- 3.3 Ventral Division.- 3.4 Dorsal Division.- 3.5 Medial Division.- 3.6 Golgi Type II Neurons.- 3.7 The Axonal Architecture.- 3.8 Ascending Connections.- 3.8.1 Ascending Connections in the Opossum.- 3.8.2 Ascending Connections in the Cat.- 4 Discussion.- 4.1 Comparative Anatomy.- 4.2 Classification of Neurons and Axons.- 4.3 Homologous Nuclei and Nuclear Groups.- 4.4 Comparison of the Opossum and the Cat.- 4.5 Functional Organization and Physiological Implications.- 4.6 Ascending Afferent Connections of the Medial Geniculate Body.- 4.6.1 Ventral Division.- 4.6.2 Medial Division.- 4.6.3 Dorsal Division.- 4.7 Other Studies of the Medial Geniculate Body.- 4.8 Intralaminar Nuclei.- 4.9 The Problem of Homology.- 4.9.1 Topological Considerations.- 4.9.2 Developmental Considerations.- 4.9.3 Connectional Considerations.- 4.9.4 Functional Considerations.- 4.9.5 Comparative Neurology and Homology.- 5 Summary.- 6 Acknowledgments.- 7 References.