Intensity difference thresholds after lesions of the visual Wulst in pigeons.

Studied visual intensity difference thresholds before and after telencephalic lesions in 8 White Carneaux pigeons. Ss with visual Wulst lesions showed initial postoperative threshold elevations that represented losses of 19–49% of their preoperative sensory capacity. This initial loss was correlated with the extent of damage to 3 components of the visual Wulst: nucleus intercalatus hyperstriati accessorii, hyperstriatum intercalatus suprema, and hyperstriatum accessorium. The damage to hyperstriatum dorsale, another component of the visual Wulst, made no contribution to the initial deficit. The sensory capacity of all but 1 S improved as a result of postoperative retraining. (28 ref) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)