[The distribution of neurons in the caudate nucleus of the cat that respond to sensory stimulation and the organization of the topical projections].

It has been shown in chronic experiments that cells responding to somatic and visual stimuli are unevenly distributed in the caudate nucleus of a cat and areas of high and low activity alternate. Representational maps of somatic and visual space in the caudate nucleus are not single. These data as well as those on the morphological heterogeneity of the caudate nucleus suggest the presence of multiple somato- and retinotopic maps projecting independently on striosome surfaces.