Nature Communications (Sep 2018)

Functional modulation of primary visual cortex by the superior colliculus in the mouse

  • Mehran Ahmadlou,
  • Larry S. Zweifel,
  • J. Alexander Heimel

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-06389-6
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 13

Abstract

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The role of the superior colliculus (SC) in modulating V1 cortical activity is not clear. Here, the authors demonstrate the functional role of SC in modulating V1 responses through an excitatory pathway via the dorsal lateral geniculate nucleus.