Olivary pretectal nucleus

Light exerts widespread effects on physiology and behaviour. As well as the widely-appreciated role of light in vision, light… Expand

Melanopsin-expressing intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells (ipRGCs) combine inputs from outer-retinal rod/cone… Expand

Melanopsin-expressing intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells (ipRGCs) innervate the hypothalamic suprachiasmatic… Expand

A rare type of ganglion cell in mammalian retina is directly photosensitive. These novel retinal photoreceptors express the… Expand

GABAergic signaling is central to the function of the thalamus and has been traditionally attributed primarily to the nucleus… Expand

The pretectal nucleus of the optic tract (NOT) plays an essential role in optokinetic nystagmus, the reflexive movements of the… Expand

Four nuclei of the pretectal complex, the olivary pretectal nucleus, the medial pretectal nucleus, the nucleus of the optic tract… Expand

In previous studies we have shown that electrical stimulation of the cortex or anterior pretectal nucleus (APT) inhibits the jaw… Expand

Ascending projections from the medial pontine reticular formation, the mesencephalic reticular formation, and the median raphe… Expand

Extracellular microelectrode recordings from 148 single cells in the pretectum of the hooded rat were classified according to… Expand