the first optic centres to be reinnervated belong to the lateral thalamo-pretectal group ( 5 weeks at 14 degrees c after section of the optic nerve ) , followed by the anterior optic tectum and lateral geniculate nucleus ( 8 weeks after section ) , the central regions of the tectum , the suprachiasmatic nucleus and the nucleus of the basal optic root ( 10-15 weeks after section ) , and finally the medial thalamo-pretectal nuclei and the caudal regions of the optic tectum ( 16-25 weeks after section ) .
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