Visual Cortex (IMAGE)

Salk Institute

Visual Cortex

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Although they only account for a fraction of the synapses in the visual cortex, neurons in the thalamus (shown in red) get their message across loud and clear by simultaneously hitting the "send" button.

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From Anatomography, website maintained by Life Science Databases(LSDB).

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