Electrophysiological evidence for an L-shaped interhemispheric connection in the cat

Transcallosal potentials evoked by electrical stimulation with rectangular pulses of 1 ms, 5 c/s and variable intensity were recorded from the cortical surface in cats anesthetized with ketamine hydrochloride. Sites of stimulation and recording were selected by means of a cartesian map of most of th...

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Main Authors: A Cukiert, C. Timo-Iaria
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Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações 1989-12-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X1989000400001&lng=en&tlng=en
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description Transcallosal potentials evoked by electrical stimulation with rectangular pulses of 1 ms, 5 c/s and variable intensity were recorded from the cortical surface in cats anesthetized with ketamine hydrochloride. Sites of stimulation and recording were selected by means of a cartesian map of most of the neocortex. In addition to the well known transcallosal projection pattern it was found that stimulation of a restricted posterior area evokes low voltage potentials over the contralateral symmetric area while high voltage potentials are recorded from a few sites located at the ipsilateral anterior cortex and from the area symmetric as to the latter. This L-shaped transcallosal connection may be involved in complex cortical processes and is compatible with effective results of partial anterior callosotomies in patients with multifocal epilepsy and frontal bisynchronism.
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spelling doaj-art-0aeb7cb011d044b781fe062ddf5701f02025-08-20T03:54:28ZengThieme Revinter PublicaçõesArquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria1678-42271989-12-0147438138410.1590/S0004-282X1989000400001S0004-282X1989000400001Electrophysiological evidence for an L-shaped interhemispheric connection in the catA Cukiert0C. Timo-Iaria1Universidade de São PauloUniversidade de São PauloTranscallosal potentials evoked by electrical stimulation with rectangular pulses of 1 ms, 5 c/s and variable intensity were recorded from the cortical surface in cats anesthetized with ketamine hydrochloride. Sites of stimulation and recording were selected by means of a cartesian map of most of the neocortex. In addition to the well known transcallosal projection pattern it was found that stimulation of a restricted posterior area evokes low voltage potentials over the contralateral symmetric area while high voltage potentials are recorded from a few sites located at the ipsilateral anterior cortex and from the area symmetric as to the latter. This L-shaped transcallosal connection may be involved in complex cortical processes and is compatible with effective results of partial anterior callosotomies in patients with multifocal epilepsy and frontal bisynchronism.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X1989000400001&lng=en&tlng=en
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Electrophysiological evidence for an L-shaped interhemispheric connection in the cat
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title Electrophysiological evidence for an L-shaped interhemispheric connection in the cat
title_full Electrophysiological evidence for an L-shaped interhemispheric connection in the cat
title_fullStr Electrophysiological evidence for an L-shaped interhemispheric connection in the cat
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title_short Electrophysiological evidence for an L-shaped interhemispheric connection in the cat
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