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The organization of descending tectofugal pathways underlying orienting in the frog, Rana pipiens: I. Lateralization, parcellation, and an intermediate spatial representation

Masino, T., Grobstein, P.·1989·Experimental Brain Research
DOI 10.1007/bf00247931
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We have studied the visually triggered orienting behavior of frogs following complete unilateral transection of the neuraxis at the junction of the medulla and spinal cord, as well as after smaller lesions at the same level. Complete transection produces the same behavioral deficit as previously reported (Kostyk and Grobstein 1982, 1987a) for a similar lesion at the junction between midbrain and medulla. Lesioned frogs failed to turn toward stimuli at all locations in the ipsilateral visual hemifield, responding instead with forwardly directed movements in which there was a persistance of variations related to stimulus elevation and distance. Responses to stimuli in the contralateral visual hemifield were normal. Similar deficits were seen after smaller lesions restricted to a medial white tract. Partial damage to the tract resulted in turns of reduced amplitude for stimuli throughout the ipsilateral hemifield. Lesions to adjacent tissue were without effect on the behaviors studied. In all animals, we observed a strong correlation between turn amplitude for lateral stimuli and the distance at which the animals switched from snapping to hopping. These observations provide new evidence that a transformation from a retinocentric to a lateralized and parcellated form of spatial representation occurs in going from the retinotectal projection to the descending tectofugal pathway in the caudal midbrain, and that this form of representation remains stable until the spinal cord. A second transformation involved in determining the actual movement to be triggered must occur subsequently. Our findings also suggest that the signals underlying orienting turns may not descend into the spinal cord on tectospinal axons, and suggest that the lateralization of descending signals probably occurs coincidentally with a synaptic relay in the midbrain tegmentum.

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Authors
Masino, T., & Grobstein, P.
Affiliations
University of Chicago (US)
Venue
Experimental Brain Research
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published
1989-04
Volume
75
Issue
2
Pages
227-244
ISSN
  • 0014-4819 (ISSN-L)
  • 1432-1106
DOI
10.1007/bf00247931
OpenAlex
W2318167931
Cited by
92
References
65
Citations by year
2025: 1 · 2024: 2 · 2021: 1 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 1
FWCI
10.16
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
Locations
  • Experimental Brain Research (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health (1r15ns024968-01)
  • National Institute of General Medical Sciences (1 T32 GM 07839, T32GM007839)
  • National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (1 R15 NS 24968)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Visual perception and processing mechanisms
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Motor Control and Adaptation
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Neurology › Vestibular and auditory disorders
Keywords
orienting, Rana pipiens, retinotectal projection, midbrain lesions, spatial representation, visual hemifield, turning behavior, midbrain tegmentum, spinal cord, frogs
MeSH terms
Animals, Mesencephalon, Orientation, Psychomotor Performance, Rana pipiens, Spinal Cord, Superior Colliculi

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