Scientists discover cellular structure of poorly understood visual brain region
Thursday, June 25, 2020 - 10:50
in Biology & Nature
The brain's ventral lateral geniculate nucleus (vLGN) receives signals from the eye, but it is not associated with classical image-forming. For decades little was known about this brain region's cellular structure and purpose. In a new study, neuroscientists reveal newly identified brain cell subtypes unique to this region that form a striking layered formation.