Disproportionate distribution of field potentials across the toad's tectal visual map in response to diffuse light on and off stimulations

Vision Research

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 19-26

  Schwippert, W W ^a   Beneke, T W ^a   Ewert, J P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KASSEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bufo bufo spinosus; Bufo marinus; Disproportionate representations; Field potentials; ON OFF stimulation; Optic tectum; Visual map

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; CONFERENCE PAPER; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; LATENT PERIOD; NONHUMAN; OPTIC TECTUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOAD; VISUAL FIELD; VISUAL STIMULATION;

ANIMAL; BRAIN MAPPING; BUFO BUFO; BUFO MARINUS; NEURAL PATHWAYS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; SUPERIOR COLLICULUS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; VISUAL FIELDS;

EID: 0029655619     PISSN: 00426989     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0042-6989(95)00116-H     Document Type: Article

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