parvocellular layer

anatomy
Also known as: P layer

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photoreception and visual information processing

  • details of the mammalian eye
    In photoreception: Central processing of visual information

    …layers contain small cells (the parvocellular [P] layers). This division reflects a difference in the types of ganglion cells that supply the M and P layers. The M layers receive their input from so-called Y-cells, which have fast responses, relatively poor resolution, and weak or absent responses to colour. The…

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