Saccade-related responses of centrifugal neurons projecting to the chicken retina
Abstract
Centrifugal projections to several sensory systems modulate the afferent activity during active behaviors. To see whether such modulation occurred in the visual system, we recorded the activity of isthmo-optic neurons in awake chickens during eye movements. We find that the discharge of all isthmo-optic neurons tends to stop during saccades, although every neuron does not pause for every saccade. The pause begins at approximately the same time as the saccade, and pause duration is correlated with saccade duration. Pausing during saccades occurs in both dark and light suggesting that it is motoric rather that visual in origin. In addition, we find that the spontaneous activity of isthmo-optic neurons increases in darkness. We discuss the significance of the saccadic modulation of isthmo-optic activity in terms of possible functions of the centrifugal projection in modulation of ganglion cell activity.
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Saccadic suppression mechanisms have been identified in pigeons, chickens, locusts, monkeys and cats.
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- Authors
- Marin, G., Letelier, J. C., & Wallman, J.
- Affiliations
- City College of New York (US)
- Venue
- Experimental Brain Research
- Published
- 1990-10
- Volume
- 82
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 263-70
- ISSN
- 0014-4819 (ISSN-L)
- 1432-1106
- OpenAlex
- W2021629915
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- 26
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- 46
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- FWCI
- 0.71
- Type
- journal article
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- en
- Open access
- closed
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- www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
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- Funders
- National Institutes of Health (1r15ey006214-01)
- National Eye Institute (1 R15 EY006214-01)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Visual perception and processing mechanisms
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Motor Control and Adaptation
- Keywords
- saccades, eye movements, saccade duration, spontaneous neuronal activity, darkness, retinal ganglion cells, chicken retina
- MeSH terms
- Animals, Chickens, Decerebrate State, Evoked Potentials, Visual, Mesencephalon, Microelectrodes, Movement, Neurons, Photic Stimulation, Retina, Saccades
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