Olivary pretectal nucleus

The central pathways subserving the feline pupillary light reflex were examined by defining retinal input to the olivary… (More)

BACKGROUND The olivary pretectal nucleus (OPN) is a small midbrain structure responsible for pupil constriction in response to… (More)

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

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

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

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

Midbrain projections of the pretectal olivary nucleus (PON) were studied in the marmoset, a New World primate. The fluorescent… (More)

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

Ascending projections from the medial pontine reticular formation, the mesencephalic reticular formation, and the median raphe… (More)

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