Anatomy and physiology of intracellularly labelled omnipause neurons in the cat and squirrel monkey

• DOI: 10.1007/bf00248565
• Publication Date: 2004-09-26T17:17:16Z
• Authors: A. Strassman; C. Evinger; R.A. McCrea; R.G. Baker; S.M. Highstein
• Keywords: Medulla Oblongata; 03 medical and health sciences; 0302 clinical medicine; Eye Movements; Pons; Reticular Formation; Neural Pathways; Cats; Saccades; Animals; Saimiri

Saccadic omnipause neurons (OPNs) were intracellularly labelled with horseradish peroxidase (HRP) in alert cats and squirrel monkeys. The somas of OPNs were located on or near the midline in the caudal pons and their axons projected to regions of the pontomedullary reticular formation that contain the excitatory and inhibitory burst neurons.