Optogenetics Advances in Primate Visual Pathway

Mehrdad Jazayeri; Evan Remington

doi:10.1016/j.neuron.2016.03.024

Optogenetics Advances in Primate Visual Pathway

Neuron. 2016 Apr 6;90(1):8-10. doi: 10.1016/j.neuron.2016.03.024.

Authors

Mehrdad Jazayeri¹, Evan Remington²

Affiliations

¹ McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA; Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA. Electronic address: mjaz@mit.edu.
² McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.

PMID: 27054614
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2016.03.024

Abstract

In this issue of Neuron, Klein et al. (2016) used cell-type-specific optogenetics and electrical microstimulation to characterize the koniocellular geniculocortical projections in nonhuman primates. Their work offers a powerful platform for refining our understanding of the mechanisms of visual information processing in the lateral geniculate nucleus and primary visual cortex.

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MeSH terms

Animals
Geniculate Bodies / physiology*
Male
Neurons / physiology*
Visual Cortex / physiology*