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SUMMARY:"The koniocellular visual pathway" - Dr Samuel Solomon\, Reader in
  Visual Neuroscience\, Institute of Behavioural Neuroscience\, Department 
 of Experimental Psychology\, University College London
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CONTACT:John Mollon
DESCRIPTION:We generally assume that two thalamic visual pathways - the pa
 rvocellular and magnocellular - relay monocular and orientation insensitiv
 e retinal signals to visual cortex. Here I describe work with Paul Martin 
 where we have explored the functional properties of a neglected but evolut
 ionarily ancient thalamic pathway - the koniocellular pathway. We find tha
 t this pathway includes neurons that are binocular\, neurons that are tigh
 tly tuned for contour orientation\, and neurons that integrate visual with
  non-sensory brain signals. 
LOCATION:Kenneth Craik Room\, Craik-Marshall Building\, Downing Site
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