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EXTRARETINAL PHOTORECEPTION IN BIRDS
Author(s) -
Menaker Michael,
Underwood Herbert
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
photochemistry and photobiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.818
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1751-1097
pISSN - 0031-8655
DOI - 10.1111/j.1751-1097.1976.tb07251.x
Subject(s) - sensory system , neuroscience , biology , perception , variety (cybernetics) , communication , cognitive science , anatomy , psychology , computer science , artificial intelligence
— It is clearly established that in birds, as in the other lower vertebrates, brain photoreception is a critically important perceptual mode. In this review, the variety of extraretinally‐mediated responses has been described, and the physiological properties and anatomical location of extraretinal photoreceptors have been briefly discussed. In order to deepen our understanding of its place in the sensory armamentarium, several unresolved problems have been pointed out.