Discrimination learning of grating orientation in visually deprived cats and the role of the superior colliculi

Behavioral Neuroscience

Volumn 110, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 621-625

  Zabłocka, Teresa ^a   Zernicki, Bogusław ^a  

^a NENCKI INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; LEARNING; MENTAL TASK; NONHUMAN; SUPERIOR COLLICULUS; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUAL ADAPTATION; VISUAL DISCRIMINATION;

ANIMALS; BRAIN MAPPING; CATS; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; SENSORY DEPRIVATION; SUPERIOR COLLICULUS; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 0029882773     PISSN: 07357044     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0735-7044.110.3.621     Document Type: Article

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