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Optic chiasm
| Name: | Optic chiasm |
| Description: | A location within the visual system of binocular animals where axons of retinal ganglion cells cross contralaterally or remain ipsilatterally towards termination zones in the lateral geniculate nucleus.[1] |
| Is part of: | Diencephalon, optic nerve |
| Has role: | visual system |
| Abbreviation: | ox |
| Super-category: | Regional part of brain |
| Id: | birnlex_1416 |
| Defining criteria: | connectivity, topography |
| Organism: | Human |
| Link to OWL / RDF: | Download this content as OWL/RDF |
| Neuronames ID ( what's this?): | 442 |
| Defining Criteria: | connectivity, topography |
| Connectivity defining Criteria: | optic nerve, optic tract |
| Topography defining Criteria: | Located inferior to the thalamus. |
| Brain regions that send axons into this region: | Retina ganglion cell layer |
| Brain regions that receive axons from this region: | lateral geniculate body [1] |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Chenaux G & Henkemeyer M (2011) Forward signaling by EphB1/EphB2 interacting with ephrin-B ligands at the optic chiasm is required to form the ipsilateral projection. Eur J Neurosci 34: 1620-33 PubMed
- This visualization was created by the Scalable Brain Atlas group and is based on the Rhesus Monkey - Paxinos et al. 2000
Notes
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Facts about Optic chiasmRDF feed
| Abbrev | ox + |
| AfferentProjections | Retina ganglion cell layer + |
| ConnDefiningCriteria | optic nerve, optic tract |
| Created | 3 March 2007 + |
| CurationStatus | uncurated + |
| DefiningCriteria | connectivity, topography + |
| Definition | A location within the visual system of binocular animals where axons of retinal ganglion cells cross contralaterally or remain ipsilatterally towards termination zones in the lateral geniculate nucleus. |
| EfferentProjections | Lateral geniculate body + |
| Has default formThis property is a special property in this wiki. | PONS brain region + |
| Has role | Visual system + |
| Id | birnlex_1416 + |
| Is part of | Diencephalon +, and Optic nerve + |
| Label | Optic chiasm + |
| ModifiedDate | 20 March 2012 + |
| NeuronamesLink | http://braininfo.rprc.washington.edu/Scripts/hiercentraldirectory.aspx?ID=442 + |
| Page has default formThis property is a special property in this wiki. | PONS brain region + |
| Species | Human + |
| SuperCategory | Regional part of brain + |
| TomoDefiningCriteria | Located inferior to the thalamus. |
| Umlscui | C0029126 + |