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the retina projects to ____
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lateral geniculate nucleus
superior colliculus |
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LGN projects to
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lateral portion: enter the internal capsule (retrolenticular portion of the posterior limb) and project to the lingual gyrus of the calcarine cortex
medial portion: course dorsally into the internal capsule (very posterior and retrolenticular limbs) and into the cuneus gyrus of the calcarine cortex |
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pupillary light reflex is mediated through connections of the ____ with other nuclei
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pretectum; a group of nuclei in the midbrain just rostral to the superior colliculus
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This pathway appears to be involved in linking circadian rhythms/hormonal cycles with ambient illumination; also involved in projections to the reticular formation for regulating sleep/wake/attention centers
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One specific (and unique) class of RGCs projects only to the hypothalamus (specifically to the suprachiasmatic nucleus)
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individuals with bilateral destruction of ____ can result in an individual who denies they are blind
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the occipital lobes (which results in blindness)
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with lesion of area 17 presumably, light can still be "perceived" through the ____ pathways
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retina/SC/pulvinar/extrastriate pathway or other
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