The distribution of pontine projection cells in visual and association cortex of the cat: An experimental study with horseradish peroxidase

The projections from the visual and association areas of the cat's neocortex to the pons were investigated with horseradish peroxidase as retrograde tracer. Small injections were made into the pars basalis of the pons, along its entire rostrocaudal extent. The cortical areas considered were areas 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, and the lateral suprasylvian areas (LSA); the posterior (PMSA), and the anterior middle suprasylvian association area (AMSA), the anterior lateral association area (ALA) and the anterior suprasylvian association area (ASA). A pontine projection was found for all the areas investigated; however, areas differ in the relative strength of their projection, in their intraareal distribution of projection cells, and in the location of their projection zones within the pons.

[1]  E. Garcia-Rill,et al.  Topographical organization of visual input to precruciate cortex of cat. , 1973, Brain Research.

[2]  D. Guitton,et al.  Frontal ‘oculomotor’ area in alert cat. II. Unit discharges associated with eye movements and neck muscle activity , 1978, Brain Research.

[3]  D. Whitteridge,et al.  The representation of the visual field on the cerebral cortex in monkeys , 1961, The Journal of physiology.

[4]  R F THOMPSON,et al.  Organization of auditory, somatic sensory, and visual projection to association fields of cerebral cortex in the cat. , 1963, Journal of neurophysiology.

[5]  P. Brodal.  The corticopontine projection from the visual cortex in the cat. I. The total projection and the projection from area 17. , 1972, Brain research.

[6]  K. Sasaki,et al.  Projections from the parietal cortex to the brain stem nuclei in the cat, with special reference to the parietal cerebro‐cerebellar system , 1973, The Journal of comparative neurology.

[7]  A. Gibson,et al.  Visual cells in the pontine nuclei of the cat. , 1976, The Journal of physiology.

[8]  K. Albus,et al.  Second and third visual areas of the cat: interindividual variability in retinotopic arrangement and cortical location , 1980, The Journal of physiology.

[9]  G. Allen,et al.  Cerebrocerebellar communication systems. , 1974, Physiological reviews.

[10]  T. Teyler,et al.  Unit activity in posterior association cortex of cat. , 1975, Journal of neurophysiology.

[11]  S. Zeki.  Functional specialisation in the visual cortex of the rhesus monkey , 1978, Nature.

[12]  B. Dow,et al.  Single-unit responses to moving visual stimuli in middle suprasylvian gyrus of the cat. , 1971, Journal of neurophysiology.

[13]  L. Palmer,et al.  The retinotopic organization of area 17 (striate cortex) in the cat , 1978, The Journal of comparative neurology.

[14]  W. E. Watson,et al.  Some quantitative observations upon the responses of neuroglial cells which follow axotomy of adjacent neurones , 1972, The Journal of physiology.

[15]  L. Palmer,et al.  Retinotopic organization of areas 18 and 19 in the cat , 1979, The Journal of comparative neurology.

[16]  J. D. Coulter,et al.  Organization of corticospinal neurons in the cat , 1978, Brain Research.

[17]  L. Palmer,et al.  The retinotopic organization of lateral suprasylvian visual areas in the cat , 1978, The Journal of comparative neurology.

[18]  P. Brodal.  The corticopontine projection from the visual cortex in the cat. II. The projection from areas 18 and 19. , 1972, Brain research.

[19]  L. T. Rutledge,et al.  RECORDING AND ANALYSIS OF CONVERGING INPUT UPON NEURONS IN CAT ASSOCIATION CORTEX. , 1964, Journal of neurophysiology.

[20]  P. Clarke.  The organization of visual processing in the pigeon cerebellum , 1974, The Journal of physiology.

[21]  A. Sousa-Pinto.  The cortical projection onto the paramedian reticular and perihypoglossal nuclei (nucleus praepositus hypoglossi, nucleus intercalatus and nucleus of Roller) of the medulla oblongata of the cat. An experimeal-anatomical study. , 1970, Brain research.

[22]  M. Glickstein,et al.  Visual Input to the Pontine Nuclei , 1972, Science.

[23]  R Dubner,et al.  Visual receptive fields and responses to movement in an association area of cat cerebral cortex. , 1969, Journal of neurophysiology.

[24]  H. Kuypers,et al.  Pericruciate cortical neurons projecting to brain stem reticular formation, dorsal column nuclei and spinal cord in the cat , 1975, Neuroscience Letters.

[25]  J. D. Coulter,et al.  Origin of primary sensorimotor cortical projections to lumbar spinal cord of cat and monkey , 1976, Brain Research.

[26]  S. Landgren,et al.  Projections of the eye and the neck region on the anterior suprasylvian cerebral cortex of the cat. , 1968, Acta physiologica Scandinavica.

[27]  P. Brodal,et al.  The cerebral cortical projection to the lateral reticular nucleus in the cat, with special reference to the sensorimotor cortical areas. , 1967, Brain research.

[28]  P. Brodal,et al.  The corticopontine projection in the rhesus monkey. Origin and principles of organization. , 1978, Brain : a journal of neurology.

[29]  G. Mower,et al.  Corticopontine cells in area 18 of the cat. , 1978, Journal of neurophysiology.

[30]  H. Vanegas,et al.  Early stages of uptake and transport of horseradish‐peroxidase by cortical structures, and its use for the study of local neurons and their processes , 1978, The Journal of comparative neurology.

[31]  K. Albus,et al.  Responses of pontine nuclei cells to electrical stimulation of the lateral and suprasylvian gyrus in the cat , 1980, Brain Research.

[32]  G. Mandl,et al.  Frontal ‘oculomotor’ area in alert cat. I. Eye movements and neck activity evoked by stimulation , 1978, Brain Research.

[33]  A. Brodal,et al.  The tectopontine projection in the cat: An experimental anatomical study with comments on pathways for teleceptive impulses to the cerebellum , 1973, The Journal of comparative neurology.

[34]  J. Kaas,et al.  Representation of the visual field on the medial wall of occipital-parietal cortex in the owl monkey. , 1976, Science.

[35]  R OTSUKA,et al.  [On the structure and segmentation of the cortical center of vision in the cat]. , 1962, Archiv fur Psychiatrie und Nervenkrankheiten, vereinigt mit Zeitschrift fur die gesamte Neurologie und Psychiatrie.

[36]  A. Rustioni,et al.  Cortical cells projecting to the dorsal column nuclei of cats. An anatomical study with the horseradish peroxidase technique , 1976, The Journal of comparative neurology.

[37]  P. Brodal.  The corticopontine projection in the cat. The projection from the auditory cortex. , 1972, Archives italiennes de biologie.

[38]  M. Schlag-Rey,et al.  Induction of oculomotor responses by electrical stimulation of the prefrontal cortex in the cat. , 1970, Brain research.

[39]  K. Albus,et al.  The corticopontine projection from the visual cortex of the cat: An autoradiographic investigation , 1978, The Journal of comparative neurology.

[40]  K. Kawamura,et al.  Cells of origin of corticopontine and corticotectal fibers in the medial and lateral banks of the middle suprasylvian sulcus in the cat. An experimental study with the horseradish peroxidase method , 1978, Neuroscience Letters.