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Comparison of subcortical connections of inferior temporal and posterior parietal cortex in monkeys

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 June 2009

Joan S. Baizer ,
Robert Desimone  and
Leslie G. Ungerleider
Joan S. Baizer
Affiliation:
Laboratory of Neuropsychology, National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda
Robert Desimone
Affiliation:
Laboratory of Neuropsychology, National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda
Leslie G. Ungerleider
Affiliation:
Laboratory of Neuropsychology, National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda
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Abstract

To investigate the subcortical connections of the object vision and spatial vision cortical processing pathways, we injected the inferior temporal and posterior parietal cortex of six Rhesus monkeys with retrograde or anterograde tracers. The temporal injections included area TE on the lateral surface of the hemisphere and adjacent portions of area TEO. The parietal injections covered the posterior bank of the intraparietal sulcus, including areas VIP and LIP. Our results indicate that several structures project to both the temporal and parietal cortex, including the medial and lateral pulvinar, claustrum, and nucleus basalis. However, the cells in both the pulvinar and claustrum that project to the two systems are mainly located in different parts of those structures, as are the terminals which arise from the temporal and parietal cortex. Likewise, the projections from the temporal and parietal cortex to the caudate nucleus and putamen are largely segregated. Finally, we found projections to the pons and superior colliculus from parietal but not temporal cortex, whereas we found the lateral basal and medial basal nuclei of the amygdala to be reciprocally connected with temporal but not parietal cortex. Thus, the results show that, like the cortical connections of the two visual processing systems, the subcortical connections are remarkably segregated.

Keywords

ClaustrumPulvinarAmygdalaCaudatePutamen
Type
Research Articles
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Visual Neuroscience , Volume 10 , Issue 1 , January 1993 , pp. 59 - 72
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1993

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