Parvocellular
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Parvocellular can refer to:
- Parvocellular cell, located in the lateral geniculate nucleusLateral geniculate nucleusThe lateral geniculate nucleus is the primary relay center for visual information received from the retina of the eye. The LGN is found inside the thalamus of the brain....
- Parvocellular pathway of the visual systemVisual systemThe visual system is the part of the central nervous system which enables organisms to process visual detail, as well as enabling several non-image forming photoresponse functions. It interprets information from visible light to build a representation of the surrounding world...
- Parvocellular neurosecretory cellParvocellular neurosecretory cellParvocellular neurosecretory cells are small neurons within paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus. The axons of the parvocellular neurosecretory cells of the PVN project to the median eminence, at the base of the brain, where their neurosecretory nerve terminals release peptides into blood...
- Parvocellular red nucleusParvocellular red nucleusThe parvocellular red nucleus is located in the rostral midbrain and is involved in motor coordination. Together with the magnocellular red nucleus, it makes up the red nucleus....
- Parvocellular reticular nucleusParvocellular reticular nucleusThe parvocellular reticular nucleus is part of the brain located dorsolateral to the nucleus reticularis pontis caudalis.The dorsal portion of the reticular nucleus has been shown to innervate the mesencephalic trigeminal nucleus and its surrounding area....