Shared and distinct retinal input to the mouse superior colliculus and dorsal lateral geniculate nucleus

• Published in: Journal of neurophysiology Vol. 116; no. 2; pp. 602 - 610
• Main Authors: Ellis, Erika M, Gauvain, Gregory, Sivyer, Benjamin, Murphy, Gabe J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Physiological Society 01.08.2016
• Subjects: Action Potentials - physiology; Animals; Animals, Newborn; Female; Geniculate Bodies - cytology; Green Fluorescent Proteins - genetics; Green Fluorescent Proteins - metabolism; Light; Luminescent Proteins - genetics; Luminescent Proteins - metabolism; Male; Mice; Mice, Inbred C57BL; Mice, Transgenic; Microscopy, Confocal; Patch-Clamp Techniques; Rapid Reports; Retina - cytology; Retinal Ganglion Cells - physiology; Superior Colliculi - cytology; Vesicular Glutamate Transport Protein 2 - genetics; Vesicular Glutamate Transport Protein 2 - metabolism; Visual Pathways - physiology; retina; superior colliculus; retinorecipient; thalamus

The mammalian retina conveys the vast majority of information about visual stimuli to two brain regions: the dorsal lateral geniculate nucleus (dLGN) and the superior colliculus (SC). The degree to which retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) send similar or distinct information to the two areas remains uncl...