来自MSN2 个月
The Optic Chiasm and How It Affects Vision
The optic chiasm is an X-shaped structure formed by the crossing of the optic nerves in the brain. The optic nerve connects the brain to the eye. To biologists, the optic chiasm is thought to be a ...
来自MSN1 个月
Nerve regrowth findings could lead to a potential treatment for a common cause of blindness
The optic chiasm senses light and controls daily body rhythms. It is the first place in the brain the optic nerve touches. It took the severed nerve cells about six weeks to regrow to the optic ...
Nature4 年
The Ephs and Ephrins Hardwire the Nervous System
These RGC axons then navigate toward the midline of the brain at the optic chiasm, where some axons cross the midline and some do not. The proper migration of RGC axons thus contains three ...