Contributions of the pulvinar to visual spatial attention

Steven E. Petersen; David Lee Robinson; J. David Morris

doi:10.1016/0028-3932(87)90046-7

Contributions of the pulvinar to visual spatial attention

Steven E. Petersen
, David Lee Robinson
, J. David Morris

Department of Neurology

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Abstract

Neurons in a subdivision of the pulvinar resemble those in parietal cortex: many respond to visual stimuli, some of these have a spatial selection mechanism, and some have signals about the occurrence of eye movements. These properties suggest a role in visual spatial attention. Injection of GABA-related drugs into this part of the pulvinar alters animals' performance on an attentional task. These data support our hypothesis that the pulvinar contributes to visual spatial attention.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	97-105
Number of pages	9
Journal	Neuropsychologia
Volume	25
Issue number	1 PART 1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0028-3932(87)90046-7
State	Published - 1987

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