Neuronal mechanisms of color categorization in areas V1, V2 and V4 of macaque monkey visual cortex

Behavioural Brain Research

Volumn 76, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 51-70

  Yoshioka, Takashi ^a   Dow, Bruce M ^b   Vautin, Robert G ^c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Basic color term; Categorical color perception; Color; Luminance; Macaque monkey; V1; V2; V4; Visual cortex

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; COLOR VISION; CONTROLLED STUDY; MACACA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHYSICS; VISUAL CORTEX;

EID: 0029991238     PISSN: 01664328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0166-4328(95)00183-2     Document Type: Article

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