In article <wheat-0301950954230001 at med-pharm5.bu.edu> wheat at mbcrrc.bu.edu (Charles E. Weaver) writes:
>From: wheat at mbcrrc.bu.edu (Charles E. Weaver)
>Subject: Re: Function of optic chiasma??
>Date: 3 Jan 1995 14:53:30 GMT
>In article <D19I4o.I5s at hkuxb.hku.hk>, h9309857 at hkusub (Anselm Mak) wrote:
>> Can anyone tell me the use of the optic chiasma?? What is the
>> sigificance of transmitting the left visual field to the right calcarine
>> sulcus and vice veras??
>>
Hi,
I'd like to mention that there is a very nice and elegant explanation
(although speculative) provided by Senor Santiago Ramon y Cajal (him, again...
it's annoying to see how many times he has been right). I don't have the book
in the lab right now, so I cannot quote his anwer. Anyway, you could consult
"Histologie du systeme nerveux (de l'homme et des vertebres)", or its recent
english translation. I believe the section I refer to is in Vol.2, where he
describes the visual system.
Hope this help.
