Parvocellular cell
| Parvocellular cell | |
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| Details | |
| Location | Lateral geniculate nucleus |
| Identifiers | |
| NeuroLex ID | nifext_43 |
| Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy | |
In
Latin parvus 'small', due to the small size of the cell compared to the larger magnocellular cells. Phylogenetically, parvocellular neurons are more modern than magnocellular ones.[citation needed
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Function
The parvocellular neurons of the
primary visual cortex layer 4C-β. The parvocellular neurons are sensitive to colour,[1]
and are more capable of discriminating fine details than their magnocellular counterparts. Parvocellular cells have greater spatial resolution, but lower temporal resolution, than the magnocellular cells.
See also
References
- PMID 11179404.
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