Brain pathways serving conscious and sub-conscious vision [ 2015 - ]

Research Grant

Researchers: Prof Paul Martin (Principal investigator) ,  A/Pr Ulrike Grunert ,  Dr Samuel Solomon ,  Prof Bogdan Dreher ,  Prof Marcello Rosa

Brief description In humans and other primates the visual system comprises evolutionary new pathways (called magnocellular or M, and parvocellular or P) superimposed on evolutionary old pathways (called koniocellular or K). These parallel pathways carry visual information from the retina, through a brain centre in the thalamus called lateral geniculate nucleus (LGN), to the cerebral neocortex. Our aim is to study the role of the K pathway in visual processing.

Funding Amount $553,555.00

Funding Scheme Project Grants

Notes Standard Project Grant