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THE PROJECTION OF THE RETINA, INCLUDING THE ‘RED AREA’, ON TO THE OPTIC TECTUM OF THE PIGEON
Author(s) -
Clarke P. G. H.,
Whitteridge D.
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
quarterly journal of experimental physiology and cognate medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.925
H-Index - 101
eISSN - 1469-445X
pISSN - 0033-5541
DOI - 10.1113/expphysiol.1976.sp002366
Subject(s) - retina , tectum , magnification , projection (relational algebra) , optic tectum , ganglion , anatomy , biology , neuroscience , optics , midbrain , physics , mathematics , central nervous system , algorithm
The optic tectum of the pigeon has been mapped physiologically, including much of the inferior surface. There are two separate regions of high magnification factor, the projection areas of the fovea and the middle of the red area in the retina, each of which has a correspondingly high density of neurones in the ganglion cell layer.