Card 14 / 23: This line of of myelinated axons in layer IV of visual cortex represents the axons of cells in the
A.)
Superior colliculus.
B.)
Lateral geniculate.
C.)
Retina.
D.)
Medial geniculate.
E.)
Oculomotor nucleus.
Answer:
B.) Lateral geniculate.
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95% of the retinal ganglion cells project to the lateral geniculate. In primates this is the dominant visual pathway. There are so many that they can be seen as a white line (Gennari) with the naked eye.
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