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Effects of Electrical Stimulation of the Substantia Nigra on Responses of the Lateral Geniculate Body Neurons to Light
Author(s) -
Kadobayashi Iwao
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
psychiatry and clinical neurosciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.609
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1440-1819
pISSN - 1323-1316
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1819.1976.tb02675.x
Subject(s) - substantia nigra , stimulation , neuroscience , geniculate body , geniculate , chemistry , biology , dopamine , visual cortex , dopaminergic , nucleus
SUMMARY Effects of electrical stimulation of the sub‐stantia nigra on responses of the lateral geniculate neurons to light were studied. Responses of the neurons to flash were enhanced or inhibited by conditioning stimulation of the substantia nigra. Enhancement of firing by nigral stimulation more often occurred in neurons excited primarily by flash, but inhibition was more commonly observed in those which showed a primary neuronal silence after light.