Spatial properties of envelope-responsive cells in area 17 and 18 neurons of the cat

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 1038-1050

  Zhou, Yi Xiong ^a   Baker Jr , Curtis L ^b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; CAT; LUMINANCE; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPATIAL FREQUENCY DISCRIMINATION; VISUAL CORTEX;

EID: 0029931941     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1996.75.3.1038     Document Type: Article

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