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Scientists discover cellular structure of poorly understood visual brain region
June 24, 2020 by NewsBot
The brain's ventral lateral geniculate nucleus (vLGN) receives signals from the eye, but it is not associated with classical image-forming. For decades little was known about this brain region's cellular structure and purpose. In a new study, neuroscientists reveal newly identified brain cell subtypes unique to this region that form a striking layered formation.