Describe the difference between parvocellular and magnocellular neurons and pathways.
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The parvocellular neurons, with small cell bodies and small receptive fields, are mostly in or near the fovea. (Parvocellular means "small celled," from the Latin root parv, meaning "small.") The magnocellular neurons, with larger cell bodies and receptive fields, are distributed evenly throughout the retina. (Magnocellular means "large celled," from the Latin root magn, meaning "large." The same root appears in magnify.)
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