%0 Journal Article
%T Optical Imaging of Retinotopic Maps in a Small Songbird, the Zebra Finch
%A Nina Keary
%A Joe Voss
%A Konrad Lehmann
%A Hans-Joachim Bischof
%A Siegrid L£¿wel
%J PLOS ONE
%D 2012
%I Public Library of Science (PLoS)
%R 10.1371/journal.pone.0011912
%X The primary visual cortex of mammals is characterised by a retinotopic representation of the visual field. It has therefore been speculated that the visual wulst, the avian homologue of the visual cortex, also contains such a retinotopic map. We examined this for the first time by optical imaging of intrinsic signals in zebra finches, a small songbird with laterally placed eyes. In addition to the visual wulst, we visualised the retinotopic map of the optic tectum which is homologue to the superior colliculus in mammals.
%U http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0011912