Axonal Projections From the Middle Temporal Area in the Common Marmoset

• Main Authors: Hiroshi Abe (Author), Toshiki Tani (Author), Hiromi Mashiko (Author), Naohito Kitamura (Author), Taku Hayami (Author), Satoshi Watanabe (Author), Kazuhisa Sakai (Author), Wataru Suzuki (Author), Hiroaki Mizukami (Author), Akiya Watakabe (Author), Tetsuo Yamamori (Author), Noritaka Ichinohe (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2018-10-01T00:00:00Z.
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Neural activity in the middle temporal (MT) area is modulated by the direction and speed of motion of visual stimuli. The area is buried in a sulcus in the macaque, but exposed to the cortical surface in the marmoset, making the marmoset an ideal animal model for studying MT function. To better unde...