Arden, G. and Y.‐M. Liu. Some types of response of single cells in the rabbit lateral geniculate body to stimulation of the retina by light and to electrical stimulation of the optic have. Recordings have been made from single cells in the rabbit's lateral geniculate body, using micropipette electrodes. Two extreme types of response to light can be distinguished. One has a low threshold and is more or less prolonged. The other has a higher threshold, and the discharge is shortened to one or two spikes followed, efter a pause by a delayed burst. Cells which respond with a short burst of spikes cannot follow repetitive stimuli, owing to inhibition. Most cells show evidences of inhibition, but the discharge characteristics can be altered by altering the stimulus. Electrical stimulation of the optic nerve at the chiasma results in post‐synaptic firing with latencies which range from 1.6–3.5 msec, or longer.
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