The Pulvinar Thalamic Nucleus of Non-Human Primates: Architectonic and Functional Subdivisions

Deals with all aspects of the different sets of retinotopic map representation in the pulvinar nucleus depending on functional and behavioral requirements of each species
Casts new light on the hypothesis that the primate pulvinar contains an original scaffold which is derived from cytoarchitectural markers and specific protein distribution
Explains how and why different techniques influence the way the pulvinar is subdivided

Inhalt

Chapter 1: introduction.- Chapter 2: Cytoarchitecture and myeloarchitecture of the pulvinar.- Chapter 3: Chemoarchitecture of the pulvinar.- Chapter 4: Visual map representations in the primate pulvinar.- Chapter 5: Connectivity of the pulvinar.- Chapter 6: Reestablishing the chemoarchitectural borders based on electrophysiological and connectivity data.- Chapter 7: Visual topography of the pulvinar projection zones.- Chapter 8: Comparative pulvinar organization across different primate species.- Chapter 9: Response properties of pulvinar neurons studied with single unit electrophysiological recordings.- Chapter 10: Modulation of pulvinar neuronal activity by arousal.- Chapter 11: Gaba inactivation of the pulvinar.- Chapter 12: The role of the pulvinar in spatial visual attention.