[Role of the visual cortex in organizing eye movements induced by local electric stimulation of the lateral geniculate body of the cat]. / Rol' zritel'noi kory v organizatsii dvizhenii glaz, vyzvannykh lokal'noi élektricheskoi stimuliatsiei naruzhnogo kolenchatogo tela koshki.

Eye movements evoked by local electrical stimulation of the dorsal nucleus of the lateral geniculate body were analyzed in cats with extirpated visual cortex and in intact cats. The experiments were performed in alert cats. There were no differences between the obtained spatial characteristics of eye movements evoked by electrical stimulation in experimental and intact cats. These results suggest that visual cortical areas are not the main and necessary links in the chain for signal transmission (evoked by electrical stimulation of lateral geniculate body) from subcortical parts of the direct visual pathway to acting links of the oculomotor system. The possible pathways for transmission of information from the dorsal nucleus of the lateral geniculate body to structures of the oculomotor system are discussed.

[Types of eye movement patterns induced by electric stimulation of the lateral geniculate body of the cat]. / Tipy kart dvizhenii glaz, vyzyvaemykh élektricheskoi stimuliatsiei naruzhnogo kolenchatogo tela, u koshki.

Three types of eye movement patterns evoked by electrical stimulation of the lateral geniculate nucleus were distinguished in cats. The first type is characterized by parallel eye movements. The second type is formed by goal-direction eye movements, while the third one--by centering saccades. Obtained results are compared with data received by electrical stimulation of superior colliculus and their possible physiological significance is discussed.