Models of ganglion cell topography in the retina of macaque monkeys and their application to sensory cortical scaling

Neuroscience

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 617-625

  Azzopardi, P ^a   Cowey, A ^a  

^a Dept of Experimental Psychology ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

cortical magnification factor; ganglion cell; retina; retinotopic map; sensory scaling; visual cortex

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MONKEY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA GANGLION CELL; SENSORY SYSTEM; STRIATE CORTEX; TOPOGRAPHY;

EID: 0029866202     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0306-4522(95)00588-9     Document Type: Article

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