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Type of neuron located in the thalamus
In neuroscience, parvocellular cells, also called P-cells, are neurons located within the parvocellular layers of the lateral geniculate nucleus (LGN) of the thalamus. Their name comes from 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. Wikipedia →
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- Read the overview: Parvocellular cellA 5-minute orientation
- Skim a recent paper: An analgesic pathway from parvocellular oxytocin neurons to the periaqueductal gray in ratsInfluential work since 2022
- Read the landmark paper: The magnocellular and parvocellular paraventricular nucleus of rat: Intrinsic organizationCited 193 times
- Go sideways: Lateral geniculate nucleusA closely related topic
- Go sideways: Koniocellular cellA closely related topic
📖 Definitions
Noun A neuron located within the parvocellular layers of the lateral geniculate nucleus of the thalamus.
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🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
The magnocellular and parvocellular paraventricular nucleus of rat: Intrinsic organization
Mixed parvocellular and magnocellular geniculate signals in visual area V4
Diversity of oxytocin neurones: Beyond magno‐ and parvocellular cell types?
Psychophysical signatures associated with magnocellular and parvocellular pathway contrast gain
Patterns of Retinal Ganglion Cell Damage in Neurodegenerative Disorders: Parvocellular vs Magnocellular Degeneration in Optical Coherence Tomography Studies
Magnocellular and parvocellular contributions to backward masking dysfunction in schizophrenia
Noradrenergic regulation of parvocellular neurons in the rat hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus
Analysis of Parvocellular and Magnocellular Visual Pathways in Human Retina
🆕 Influential since 2022
An analgesic pathway from parvocellular oxytocin neurons to the periaqueductal gray in rats
Magnocellular and parvocellular contributions to brain network dysfunction during learning and memory: Implications for schizophrenia
Selective vulnerability of parvocellular oxytocin neurons in social dysfunction
Intrinsic properties and synaptic connectivity of Phox2b-expressing neurons in rat rostral parvocellular reticular formation
Knockdown of endoplasmic reticulum chaperone BiP leads to the death of parvocellular AVP / CRH neurons in mice
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