Lateral Geniculate Spikes and Eye Movements in Sleeping and Awake Cats Following Uni- and Bilateral Labyrinthectomy and Cerebellar Lesion
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-1973
Description
The role of the labyrinthine apparatus and the cerebellum in producing sleep rapid eye movements and lateral geniculate nucleus spikes was assessed by performing staged labyrinthectomies and cerebellar lesions in cats with chronically implanted electrodes. Eye movements during fast-wave sleep and lateral geniculate nucleus spikes in the awake and sleeping cat or after reserpine administration were apparently normal in all respects following these procedures. Changes in sleep patterns were noted in all cats after cerebellar lesions. The labyrinthine apparatus and cerebellum make no necessary contribution to the production of lateral geniculate nucleus spikes or fast-wave sleep rapid eye movements.
Citation Information
Munson, John B.; and Hurd, Russell W.. 1973. Lateral Geniculate Spikes and Eye Movements in Sleeping and Awake Cats Following Uni- and Bilateral Labyrinthectomy and Cerebellar Lesion. Behavioral Biology. Vol.8(1). 39-45. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0091-6773(73)80004-5 PMID: 4348113 ISSN: 0091-6773