Weiss O, Meyer D L
Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine, University of Göttingen, F.R.G.
Neurosci Lett. 1988 Nov 11;93(2-3):209-13. doi: 10.1016/0304-3940(88)90083-3.
Recording electroretinograms (ERGs) of fish prior to olfactory stimulation and after application of odor substances to the nostrils revealed a modulatory effect by chemoreceptive afferents on retinal responsiveness. The b-wave amplitude was increased in animals previously stimulated with dissolved food extracts. It is suggested that this phenomenon is related to well known behavioral effects of chemoreceptive stimulation on visually guided postural control mechanisms. The result for the first time suggests a behaviorally significant function of efferent optic nerve fibers.
在对鱼进行嗅觉刺激之前以及将气味物质施加到鼻孔后记录视网膜电图（ERG），结果显示化学感受传入神经对视网膜反应性具有调节作用。在先前用溶解的食物提取物刺激过的动物中，b波振幅增加。有人认为，这种现象与化学感受刺激对视觉引导的姿势控制机制的众所周知的行为效应有关。该结果首次表明传出视神经纤维具有行为上的重要功能。
