RELATIVE SIZES OF CORTICAL VISUAL AREAS IN MARMOSETS - FUNCTIONAL AND PHYLOGENETIC IMPLICATIONS

被引:20
作者
PESSOA, VF [1 ]
ABRAHAO, JCH [1 ]
PACHECO, RA [1 ]
PEREIRA, LCM [1 ]
MAGALHAESCASTRO, B [1 ]
SARAIVA, PES [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV BRASILIA,INST BIOL,DEPT CIENCIAS BIOL,NEUROBIOL LAB,BR-70910 BRASILIA,DF,BRAZIL
关键词
VISUAL CORTEX; MARMOSET; COMPARATIVE NEUROANATOMY; PRIMATE EVOLUTION; MYELOARCHITECTONY;
D O I
10.1007/BF02259123
中图分类号
Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号
071006 ;
摘要
Visual areas V1, V2 and MT (V5) were identified through myeloarchitectonic criteria and their sizes estimated in a flattened map of caudal cerebral cortex in the marmoset Callithrix penicillata. The ratio MT/V1 in this species is similar to values reported for other species of primates, but the ratio V2/V1 in Callithrix penicillata is smaller than that in macaques and larger than that in Aotus. The possible implications of these results are discussed.
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