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Discrete bilateral electrolytic lesions destroying the posterior division of the caudoputamen (disconnecting the occipito-striate projection) produces moderate losses in retention of a horizontal-vertical discrimination habit in the rat. Similarly placed lesions had a significantly smaller effect on an equally difficult nonvisual discrimination habit. These results, in conjunction with others, suggest that multiple occipitofugal systems are involved in visually guided behavior.
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Thompson, R., Bachman, M.K. The occipito-striate pathway and visual discrimination performance in the white rat. Bull. Psychon. Soc. 14, 433–434 (1979). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03329501
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