Optic Chiasm
"Optic Chiasm" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The X-shaped structure formed by the meeting of the two optic nerves. At the optic chiasm the fibers from the medial part of each retina cross to project to the other side of the brain while the lateral retinal fibers continue on the same side. As a result each half of the brain receives information about the contralateral visual field from both eyes.
| Descriptor ID |
D009897
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A08.186.211.730.317.578 A08.800.800.120.680.600
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| Concept/Terms |
Optic Chiasm- Optic Chiasm
- Chiasm, Optic
- Chiasms, Optic
- Optic Chiasms
- Optic Chiasma
- Chiasma, Optic
- Chiasmas, Optic
- Optic Chiasmas
- Optic Decussation
- Decussation, Optic
- Decussations, Optic
- Optic Decussations
- Chiasma Opticum
- Chiasma Opticums
- Opticum, Chiasma
- Opticums, Chiasma
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1983 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1984 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Optic Chiasm" by people in Profiles.
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Sarikaya M, Wang W, Ogmen H. Neural network model of on-off units in the fly visual system: simulations of dynamic behavior. Biol Cybern. 1998 May; 78(5):399-412.
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Chino YM, Ridder WH, Czora EP. Effects of convergent strabismus on spatio-temporal response properties of neurons in cat area 18. Exp Brain Res. 1988; 72(2):264-78.
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Kaplan E, Chino YM, Shansky MS. Response properties of X and Y LGN neurons in Siamese cats. Exp Brain Res. 1984; 56(2):235-42.
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Chino YM, Shansky MS, Jankowski WL, Banser FA. Effects of rearing kittens with convergent strabismus on development of receptive-field properties in striate cortex neurons. J Neurophysiol. 1983 Jul; 50(1):265-86.