Journal
TRENDS IN COGNITIVE SCIENCES
Volume 20, Issue 2, Pages 146-157Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE LONDON
DOI: 10.1016/j.tics.2015.10.003
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Funding
- National Health and Medical Research Senior Research Fellowship [APP1077677, APP1042893]
- Intramural Research Program of the National Institute of Mental Health
- Royal Society International Exchange Grant
- Medical Research Council [G0802171, G0400132] Funding Source: researchfish
- MRC [G0400132, G0802171] Funding Source: UKRI
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The pulvinar is the largest thalamic nucleus in primates and one of the most mysterious. Endeavors to understand its role in vision have focused on its abundant connections with the visual cortex. While its connectivity mapping in the cortex displays a broad topographic organization, its projections are also marked by considerable convergence and divergence. As a result, the pulvinar is often regarded as a central forebrain hub. Moreover, new evidence suggests that its comparatively modest input from structures such as the retina and superior colliculus may critically shape the functional organization of the visual cortex, particularly during early development. Here we review recent studies that cast fresh light on how the many convergent pathways through the pulvinar contribute to visual cognition.
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