Norden J J, Lin C S, Kaas J H
Exp Brain Res. 1978 Jul 14;32(3):321-34. doi: 10.1007/BF00238705.
The efferent subcortical connections of the dorsomedial cortical visual area (DM) in the owl monkey were determined by tracing degenerating axons following lesions or by tracing axonal pathways following injection of radioactively labeled proline. Areas of termination included structures which are known to receive input from many other regions of cortex such as the claustrum, putamen, caudate nucleus, reticular nucleus of the thalamus and pontine nuclei. Other terminations were in subcortical structures which primarily receive input from visual area: these included the pregeniculate nucleus, the medial and central divisions of the inferior pulvinar nucleus, two loci in the superior pulvinar complex, the pretectum and the superior colliculus. Terminations were also seen in the lateral posterior nucleus, a part of the thalamus associated with the somatosensory system. These results further identify Area DM as an integral part of the visual system, suggest functional subdivisions of the pulvinar complex, and implicate the lateral posterior nucleus in the mediation of visual, as well as somatosensory, behavior.
通过追踪损伤后变性的轴突或注射放射性标记的脯氨酸后追踪轴突通路，确定了夜猴背内侧皮质视觉区（DM）的传出皮质下连接。终末区域包括已知从许多其他皮质区域接收输入的结构，如屏状核、壳核、尾状核、丘脑网状核和脑桥核。其他终末位于主要从视觉区接收输入的皮质下结构中：这些包括外侧膝状体前核、下丘臂核的内侧和中央部分、上丘臂复合体中的两个位点、顶盖前区和上丘。终末也见于丘脑外侧后核，它是与体感系统相关的丘脑部分。这些结果进一步确定了DM区是视觉系统的一个组成部分，提示了丘臂复合体的功能细分，并暗示外侧后核在视觉以及体感行为的介导中起作用。
