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The distribution of corticotectal projection neurons correlates with the interblob compartment in macaque striate cortex

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 June 2009

Barry Lia  and
Jaime F. Olavarria
Barry Lia
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Washington, Seattle
Jaime F. Olavarria
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Washington, Seattle
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Abstract

While much attention has been given to the correlation between cytochrome-oxidase (CO) compartments and patterns of cortico-cortical projections originating from supragranular layers in the striate cortex, little is known in this regard about patterns of cortico-subcortical projections originating from infragranular cortex. We studied the tangential distribution of the striate cortex neurons projecting to the superior colliculus and used two approaches to analyze the relationship of this distribution to the arrangement of CO “blobs.” First, chi-square analysis indicated that significantly fewer labeled neurons were found within the CO blob compartment than the number expected for a random distribution. Second, spatial cross-correlation analysis – which circumvents the inherent subjectivity of delineating blob boundaries – revealed an area around blob centers in which there was a decreased probability of encountering labeled cells. The size of this area compared well with that of our outlines of CO blobs. We conclude that corticotectal projection neurons in the striate cortex are distributed preferentially within the interblob compartment of the infragranular striate cortex. These results demonstrate that the spatial distribution of cortico-subcortical projection neurons within infragranular cortex can correlate with the CO architecture of the primary visual cortex.

Keywords

Superior colliculusCytochrome-oxidase architectureParallel pathwaysSubcorticalInfragranular
Type
Research Articles
Information
Visual Neuroscience , Volume 13 , Issue 3 , May 1996 , pp. 461 - 466
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1996

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