Widespread distribution of visual responsiveness in frontal, prefrontal, and prelimbic cortical areas of the cat: An electrophysiologic investigation

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 405, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 99-127

  Weyand, T G ^a   Updyke, B V ^a   Gafka, A C ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIV MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Area 6; Frontal eye fields; Motor cortex

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; BRAIN MAPPING; CAT; CYTOARCHITECTURE; LIMBIC CORTEX; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; VISUAL ACUITY;

ANIMALS; BRAIN MAPPING; CATS; FRONTAL LOBE; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; LIMBIC SYSTEM; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; VISUAL FIELDS;

EID: 0033103439     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9861(19990301)405:1<99::AID-CNE8>3.0.CO;2-U     Document Type: Article

References (120)

1. Albus K, Donate-Oliver F, Sanides D. Fries W. 1981. The distribution of pontine projection cells in visual and association cortex of the cat: an experimental study with horseradish peroxidase. J Comp Neurol 201:175-189.
2. Amassian VE. 1954. Studies on the organization of a somesthetic association area including single unit analysis. J Neurophysiol 17:39-58.
3. Avendaño C, Isla AJ, Rausell E. 1992. Area 3a in the cat: II. Projections to the motor cortex and their relations to other corticocortical connections. J Comp Neurol 321:373-386.
4. Babb RS, Waters RS, Asanuma H. 1984. Corticocortical connections to the motor cortex from the posterior parietal lobe (areas 5a, 5b and 7) in the cat demonstrated by the retrograde axonal transport of horseradish peroxidase. Exp Brain Res 54:476-484.
5. Battaglini PP, Squarito S, Galletti C, Maioli MG, Riva Sanseverino E. 1980. Autoradiographic evidence of visual cortical projections to the frontal cortex in the cat. Arch Ital Biol 118:189-195.
6. Beloozerova IN, Sirota MG. 1988. Role of motor cortex in control of locomotion. In: Gurvinkel VS, Ioffe ME, Massien J, Roll JP, editors. Stance and motion: facts and concepts. New York: Plenum, p 163-176.
7. Berson DM, Graybiel AM. 1978. Parallel thalamic zones in the LP-pulvinar complex of the cat identified by their afferent and efferent connections. Brain Res 147:139-148.
8. Biedenbach MA, Devito JL. 1980. Origin of the pyramidal tract determined with horseradish peroxidase. Brain Res 193:1-17.
9. Bishop PO, Kozak W, Vakkur GJ. 1962. Some quantitative aspects of the cat's eye: axis and plane of reference, visual field coordinates and optics. J Physiol 163:466-502.
10. Bjaalie JG, Brodal P. 1983. Distribution in area 17 of neurons projecting to the pontine nuclei: a quantitative study in the cat with retrograde transport of HRP-WGA. J Comp Neurol 221:289-303.
11. Bjaalie JG, Brodai P. 1989. Visual pathways to the cerebellum: segregation in the pontine nuclei of terminal fields from different visual cortical areas in the cat. Neuroscience 1:95-107.
12. Cavada C, Reinoso-Suárez F. 1983. Afferent connections of area 20 in the cat studied by means of the retrograde axonal transport of horseradish peroxidase. Brain Res 270:319-324.
13. Cavada C, Reinoso-Suárez F. 1985. Topographical organization of the cortical afferent connections of the prefrontal cortex in the cat. J Comp Neurol 242:293-324.
14. Cohen JL, Robinson F, May J, Glickstein M. 1981. Corticopontine projections of the lateral suprasylvian cortex: de-emphasis of the central visual field. Brain Res 219:239-248.
15. Craig AD Jr, Wiegand SJ, Price JL. 1982. The thalamo-cortical projection of the nucleus submedius in the cat. J Comp Neurol 206:28-48.
16. Dow BM, Duhner R. 1969. Visual receptive fields and responses to movements in an association area of cat cerebral cortex. J Neurophysiol 32:773-784.
17. Dow BM, Dubner R. 1971. Single unit responses to moving visual stimuli in middle suprasylvian gyrus of the cat. J Neurophysiol 34:47-55.
18. Drew T, Jiang W, Kably B. Lavoie S. 1996. Role of the motor cortex in the control of visually triggered gait modifications. Can J Physiol Pharmacol 74:426-442.
19. Dubrovsky B, Garcia-Rill E, Surkes M. 1974. Effects of discrete precruciate cortex lesions on motor behavior. Brain Res 82:328-333.
20. Fabre M, Buser P. 1981. Effect of lesioning the anterior suprasylvian cortex on visuo-motor guidance performance in the cat. Exp Brain Res 41:81-88.
21. Fernald R, Chase R. 1971. An improved method for plotting retinal landmarks and focusing the eyes. Vision Res 11:95-96.
22. Garcia-Rill E, Dubrovsky B. 1971. Organization of visual input in cat motorsensory cortex. Exp Neurol 33:597-606.
23. Garcia-Rill E, Dubrovsky B. 1973. Topographical organization of visual input to precruciate cortex of cat. Brain Res 56:151-163.
24. Garcia-Rill E, Dubrovsky B. 1974. Responses of motor cortex cells to visual stimuli. Brain Res 82:185-194.
25. Ghosh S. 1997a. Identification of motor areas of the cat cerebral cortex based on studies of cortical stimulation and corticospinal connections. J Comp Neurol 380:191-214.
26. Ghosh S. 1997b. Cytoarchitecture of sensorimotor areas in the cat cerebral cortex. J Comp Neurol 388:354-370.
27. Ghosh S. 1997c. Comparison of the cortical connections of areas 4γ and 4δ in the cat cerebral cortex. J Comp Neurol 388:371-396.
28. Ghosh S. 1997d. Ipsilateral cortical connections of area 6 in the cat cerebral cortex. J Comp Neurol 388:397-414.
29. Graham J. 1977. An autoradiographic study of the efferent connections of the superior colliculus of the cat. J Comp Neurol 173:629-654.
30. Graham J, Berman N. 1981. Origins of the pretectal and tectal projections to the central lateral nucleus of the cat. Neurosci Lett 26:209-216.
31. Graybiel AM. 1972. Some ascending connections of the pulvinar and nucleus lateralis posterior of the thalamus in the cat. Brain Res 44:99-125.
32. Groos WP, Ewing LK, Carter CM, Coulter JD. 1978. Organization of corticospinal neurons in the cat. Brain Res 143:393-419.
33. Guitton D, Mandl G. 1978a. Frontal "oculomotor" area in alert cat: I. Eye movements and neck activity evoked by stimulation. Brain Res 149:295-312.
34. Guitton D, Mandl G. 1978b. Frontal "oculomotor" area in alert cat: II. Unit discharges associated with eye movements and neck muscle activity. Brain Res 149:313-327.
35. Guldin WO, Markowitsch HJ. 1984. Cortical and thalamic afferent connections of the insular and adjacent cortex of the cat. J Comp Neurol 229:393-418.
36. Guldin WO, Markowitsch HJ, Lampe R, Irle E. 1986. Cortical projections originating from the cat's insular area and remarks on claustrocortical connections. J Comp Neurol 243:468-487.
37. Harting JK, Huerta MF, Hashikawa T, Weber JT, Van Lieshout DP. 1988. Neuroanatomical studies of the nigrotectal projection in the cat. J Comp Neurol 278:615-631.
38. Harting JK, Updyke BV, Van Lieshout DP. 1992. Corticotectal projection in the cat: anterograde transport studies of twenty-five cortical areas. J Comp Neurol 324:379-414.
39. Harting JK, Van Lieshout DP. 1991. Spatial relationships of axons arising from the substantia nigra spinal trigeminal nucleus, and pedunculopontine tegmental nucleus within the intermediate gray of the cat superior colliculus. J Comp Neurol 305:543-558.
40. Hartwith-Young R, Weber JT. 1986. The projection of frontal cortical oculomotor areas to the superior colliculus in the domestic cat. J Comp Neurol 253:342-357.
41. Hassler R. 1966. Extrapyramidal motor areas of cat's frontal lobe: their function and architectonic differentiation. Int J Neurol 5:301-306.
42. Hassler R, Muhs-Clement K. 1964. Architektonischer aufbau des sensomotorischen and peritalen cortex der katze. J Hirnforsch 6:377-420.
43. Hayes NL, Rustioni A. 1981. Descending projections from brainstem and sensorimotor cortex to spinal enlargements in the cat. Exp Brain Res 41:89-107.
44. Heath CJ, Jones EG. 1971. The anatomical organization of the suprasylvian gyrus of the cat. Ergeb Anat Entwicklungsgesch 45:6-64.
45. Hendry SHC, Jones EG, Graham J. 1979. Thalamic relay nuclei for cerebellar and certain related fiber systems in the cat. J Comp Neurol 185:679-714.
46. Hicks TP, Watanabe S, Miyake A, Shoumura K. 1984. Organization and properties of visually responsive neurones in the suprageniculate nucleus of the cat. J Comp Neurol 55:359-367.
47. Hicks TP, Stark CA, Fletcher WA. 1986. Origins of afferents to visual suprageniculate nucleus of the cat. J Comp Neurol 229:393-418.
48. Hicks TP, Benedek G, Thurlow GA. 1988a. Organization and properties of neurons in a visual area within the insular cortex of the cat. J Neurophysiol 60:397-421.
49. Hicks TP, Benedek G, Thurlow GA. 1988b. Modality specificity of neuronal responses within the cat's insula. J Neurophysiol 60:422-437.
50. Huerta MF, Harting JK. 1984. The mammalian superior colliculus: studies of its morphology and connections. In: Vanegas H, editor. Comparative neurology of the optic tectum. New York: Plenum Publishing Corporation, p 687-773.
51. Hutchins B, Updyke BV. 1989. Retinotopic organization within the lateral posterior complex of the cat. J Comp Neurol 285:350-398.
52. Illing R-B, Graybiel AM. 1985. Convergence of afferents from frontal cortex and substantia nigra onto acetylcholine esterase-rich patches of the cat's superior colliculus. Neuroscience 14:455-482.
53. Illinsky IA, Kultas-Ilinsky K. 1984. An autoradiographic study of topographical relationships between pallidal and cerebral projections to the cat thalamus. Exp Brain Res 54:95-106.
54. Iwata K, Hiroshi I, Ikukawa A, Hanashima N, Sumino R. 1985. Movements of the jaw and orofacial regions evoked by stimulation of two different cortical areas in cats. Brain Res 359:332-337.
55. Joseph JP, Giroud P. 1986. Properties of neurons of the anterior suprasylvian gyrus in the awake cat. Exp Brain Res 62:355-362.
56. Joshua DE, Bishop PO. 1970. Binocular single vision and depth discrimination: receptive field disparities for central and peripheral vision and binocular interaction on peripheral single units in cat striate cortex. Exp Brain Res 10:389-416.
57. Kaufman ES, Rosenquist AC. 1985a. Efferent projections of the thalamic intralaminar nuclei in the cat. Brain Res 335:257-279.
58. Kaufman ES, Rosenquist AC. 1985b. Afferent connections of the thalamic intralaminar nuclei in the cat. Brain Res 335:281-296.
59. Kuchiiwa ST, Kuchiiwa T, Matsue H, Sukekawa K. 1985. Efferent connections of area 20 in the cat: HRP-WGA and autoradiographic studies. Exp Brain Res 60:179-183.
60. Kultas-Illinsky K, Illinsky IA, Massopust LC, Young PA, Smith KR. 1978. Nigrothalamic pathway in the cat demonstrated by autoradiography and electron microscopy. Exp Brain Res 33:481-492.
61. Leichnetz GR, Gonzalo-Ruiz A, DeSalles AAF, Hayes RL. 1987. The frontal eye field and prefrontal cortex project to the paramedian pontine reticular formation in the cat. Brain Res 416:195-199.
62. Macchi G, Bentivoglio M, Molinari M, Minciacchi D. 1984. The thalamocaudate versus thalamo-cortical projections as studied in the cat with fluorescent retrograde double labeling. Exp Brain Res 54:225-239.
63. Martin JH, Ghez C. 1985. Task-related coding of stimulus and response in cat motor cortex. Exp Brain Res 57:427-442.
64. Matsuyama K, Drew T. 1997. Organization of the projections from the pericruciate cortex to the pontomedullary brainstem of the cat: a study using the anterograde tracer Phaseolus vulgaris-leucoagglutinin. J Comp Neurol 389:617-641.
65. McHaffie JG, Norita M, Dunning DD, Stein BE. 1993. Corticotectal relationships: direct and "indirect" corticotectal pathways. In: Hicks TP, Molotchnikoff S, Ono T, editors. Progress in brain research. Vol. 95. New York: Elsevier, p 139-150.
66. Miyashita E, Tamai Y. 1989. Subcortical connections of frontal "oculomotor" areas in the cat. Brain Res 502:75-87.
67. Moon-Eddy S, Graybiel AM. 1983. The afferent and efferent connections of the feline nucleus tegmenti pedunculopontinus, pars compacta. J Comp Neurol 217:187-215.
68. Morán MA, Reinoso-Suárez F. 1988. Topographical organization of the thalamic afferent connections to the motor cortex in the cat. J Comp Neurol 270:64-85.
69. Musil SY, Olson CR. 1988a. Organization of cortical and subcortical projections to anterior cingulate cortex in the cat. J Comp Neurol 272:203-218.
70. Musil, SY, Olson CR. 1988b. Organization of cortical and subcortical projections to medial prefrontal cortex in the cat. J Comp Neurol 272:219-241.
71. Nakai M, Tamai Y, Miyashita E. 1987. Corticocortical connections of frontal oculomotor areas in the cat. Brain Res 414:91-98.
72. Nakano K, Kohno M, Hasegawa Y, Tokushige A. 1985. Cortical and brain stem afferents to the ventral thalamic nuclei of the cat demonstrated by retrograde axonal transport of horseradish peroxidase. J Comp Neurol 231:102-120.
73. Nauta HJW. 1979. Projections of the pallidal complex: an autoradiographic study in the cat. Neuroscience 4:1853-1873.
74. Nieoullon A, Rispal-Padel L. 1976. Somatotopic localization in cat motor cortex. Brain Res 105:405-422.
75. Niimi K, Matsuoka H, Aisaka T, Okada Y. 1981. Thalamic afferents to the prefrontal cortex in the cat traced with horseradish peroxidase. J Hirnforsch 22:221-241.
76. Niimi K, Matsuoka H, Yamazaki Y, Katayama T. 1983. Thalamic afferents to the anterior and middle suprasylvian gyri in the cat traced with horseradish peroxidase. J Hirnforsch 24:173-187.
77. Norita M, Mucke L, Benedek G, Albowitz B, Yatoh K, Creutzfeldt OD. 1986. Connections of the anterior ectosylvian visual area (AEV). Exp Brain Res 62:225-240.
78. Norita M, McHaffie JG, Shimuzu H, Stein BE. 1991. The corticostriatal and corticotectal projections of the feline lateral suprasylvian cortex demonstrated with anterograde biocytin and retrograde fluorescent techniques. Neurosci Res 10:149-155.
79. Olson CR, Jeffers I. 1987. Organization of cortical and subcortical projections to area 6m of the cat. J Comp Neurol 266:73-94.
80. Olson CR, Lawler K. 1987. Cortical and subcortical afferent connections of a posterior division of feline area 7 (area 7p). J Comp Neurol 259:13-30.
81. Olson CR, Musil SY. 1992. Topographic organization of cortical and subcortical projections to posterior cingulate cortex in the cat: evidence for somatic, ocular, and complex subrogions. J Comp Neurol 324:237-260.
82. Palmer LA, Rosenquist AC, Tusa RJ. 1978. The retinotopic organization of lateral suprasylvian visual areas in the cat. J Comp Neurol 177:237-256.
83. Pappas CL, Strick PL. 1979. Double representation of the distal forelimb in cat motor cortex. Brain Res 167:412-416.
84. Pappas CL, Strick PL. 1981a. Physiological demonstration of multiple representation in the forelimb region of the cat motor cortex. J Comp Neurol 200:481-490.
85. Pappas CL, Strick PL. 1981b. Anatomical demonstration of multiple representation in the forelimb region of cat motor cortex. J Comp Neurol 200:491-500.
86. Pigarev IN. 1984a. Two types of eye movements during electric stimulation of the rostral and caudal portions of the medial frontal oculomotor zone in the cat. Neirofiziologiia 16:761-766.
87. Pigarev IN. 1984b. New visual area on the inferior wall of the cruciate sulcus of the cat brain. Neirofiziologiia 16:766-773.
88. Raczkowski D, Rosenquist AC. 1983. Connections of the multiple visual cortical areas with the lateral posterior-pulvinar complex in the cat. J Neurosci 3:1912-1942.
89. Reinoso-Suárez F. 1961. Topographishcer Hirnatlas der Katze. Darmstadt: E. Merck A.G.
90. Rho M-J, Cabana T, Drew T. 1997. Organization of the projections from the pericruciate cortex to the pontomedullary reticular formation of the cat: a quantitative retrograde tracing study. J Comp Neurol 388:228-249.
91. Roda JM, Reinoso-Suárez F. 1983. Topographical organization of the thalamic projections to the cortex of the anterior ectosylvian sulcus in the cat. Exp Brain Res 49:131-139.
92. Rodrigo-Angulo ML, Reinoso-Suárez F. 1982. Topographical organization of the brainstem afferents to the LP-pulvinar thalamic complex in the cat. Neuroscience 7:1495-1502.
93. Room P, Russchen FT, Groenewegen HJ, Lohman AHM. 1985. Efferent connections of the prelimbic area 32 and the infralimbic area 25 cortices: an anterograde tracing study in the cat. J Comp Neurol 242:40-55.
94. Royce GJ. 1982. Laminar origin of cortical neurons which project upon the caudate nucleus: a horseradish peroxidase investigation in the cat. J Comp Neurol 205:8-29.
95. Royce GJ, Mourey RJ. 1985. Efferent connections of the centromedian and parafascicular thalamic nuclei: an autoradiographic investigation in the cat. J Comp Neurol 235:277-300.
96. Royce GJ, Bromley S, Gracco G. 1991. Subcortical projections to the centromedian and parafascicular thalamic nuclei in the cat. J Comp Neurol 306:129-155.
97. Schlag J, Lehtinen I, Schlag-Rey M. 1974. Neuronal activity before and during eye movements in thalamic internal medullary lamina of the cat. J Neurophysiol 37:982-994.
98. Schlag J, Schlag-Rey M. 1970. Induction of oculomotor responses by electrical stimulation of the prefrontal cortex in the cat. Brain Res 22:1-13.
99. Schlag J, Schlag-Rey M, Peck CK, Joseph J-P. 1980. Visual responses of thalamic neurons depending on the direction of gaze and the position of targets in space. Exp Brain Res 40:170-184.
100. Segal RL, Beckstead RM, Kersey K, Edwards SB. 1983. The prefrontal corticotectal projection in the cat. Exp Brain Res 51:423-432.
101. Spear PD. Bauman TP. 1975. Receptive-field characteristics of single neurons in the lateral suprasylvian visual area of the cat. J Neurophysiol 38:1403-1420.
102. Strick PL. 1973. Light microscopic analysis of the cortical projection of the thalamic ventrolateral nucleus in the cat. Brain Res 55:1-24.
103. Sugimoto T, Mizuno N, Itoh K. 1981. An autoradiographic study on the terminal distribution of cerebellothalamic fibers in the cat. Brain Res 215:29-47.
104. Symonds L, Rosenquist AC. 1984. Corticocortical connections among visual areas in the cat. J Comp Neurol 229:1-38.
105. Symonds LL, Rosenquist AC, Edwards SB, Palmer LA. 1981. Projections of the pulvinar-lateral posterior complex to visual cortical areas in the cat. Neuroscience 6:1995-2020.
106. Takada M, Itoh K, Yasui Y, Sugimoto T, Mizuno N. 1985. Topographical projections from the posterior thalamic regions to the striatum in the cat, with reference to possible tecto-thalamic-striatal connections. Exp Brain Res 60:385-396.
107. Thompson RF, Johnson RH, Hoopes J. 1963. Organization of auditory, somatic sensory and visual projections to association fields of cerebral cortex in the cat. J Neurophysiol 26:343-363.
108. Updyke BV. 1981. Projections from visual areas of the middle suprasylvian sulcus onto the lateral posterior complex and adjacent thalamic nuclei in cat. J Comp Neurol 201:477-506.
109. Updyke BV. 1983. A reevaluation of the functional organization and cytoarchitecture of the feline lateral posterior complex, with observations of adjoining cell groups. J Comp Neurol 219:143-181.
110. Updyke BV. 1986a. Retinotopic organization within the cat's posterior suprasylvian sulcus and gyrus. J Comp Neurol 246:265-280.
111. Updyke BV. 1986b. Cortical and thalamic extrastriate visual afferents to cat striatum: putative visuomotor circuits. Soc Neurosci Abstr 12:1540.
112. Updyke BV. 1993. Organization of visual corticostriatal projections in the cat, with observations on visual projections to claustrura and amygdala. J Comp Neurol 327:159-193.
113. Vedovato M. 1978. Identification of afferent connections to cortical area 6aβ of the cat by means of retrograde HRP transport. Neurosci Lett 9:303-310.
114. Vicario DS, Martin JH, Ghez C. 1983. Specialized subrogions in the cat motor cortex: a single unit analysis in the behaving animal. Exp Brain Res 51:351-367.
115. Weyand TG, Gafka AC. 1998a. Activity of neurons in area 6 of the cat during fixation and eye movements. Vis Neurosci 15:123-140.
116. Weyand TG, Gafka AC. 1998b. Corticostriatal and corticotectal neurons in area 6 of the cat during fixation and eye movements. Vis Neurosci 15:141-151.
117. Yin TCT, Greenwood M. 1992a. Visual response properties of neurons in the middle and lateral suprasylvian cortices of the behaving cat. Exp Brain Res 88:1-14.
118. Yin TCT, Greenwood M. 1992b. Visuomotor interactions in responses of neurons in the middle and lateral suprasylvian cortices of the behaving cat. Exp Brain Res 88:15-32.
119. Yumiya H, Ghez C. 1984. Specialized subregions in the cat motor cortex: anatomical demonstration of differential projections to rostral and caudal sectors. Exp Brain Res 53:259-276.
120. Zhang Y. 1993. An anatomical study of cortical visual and cerebellar connections of the ventral anterior nucleus in the cat: investigation of a possible thalamic relay for cerebellar input to cortical visual areas. Masters of Science Thesis. Louisiana State University Medical Center.