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Science 8 February 1974:
Vol. 183. no. 4124, pp. 543 - 545
DOI: 10.1126/science.183.4124.543
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Excitability Changes in Cat Lateral Geniculate Cells during Saccadic Eye Movements

Hiroharu Noda 1 and W. Ross Adey 1

1 Department of Anatomy and Brain Research Institute, University of California. Los Angeles 90024

The excitability of lateral geniculate cells to orthodromic volleys decreased during saccadic eye movements. This decrease was caused by retinal impulses generated by a quick displacement of the image of the visual field associated with eye movements. This may be a mechanism for saccadic suppression.

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