Representation of visual space in area 7a neurons using the center of mass equation

Journal of Computational Neuroscience

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 365-381

  Siegel, Ralph M ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Angle of gaze; Area 7a; Computational theory; Eye movements; Frontal eye field; Neurons; Parietal cortex; Spatial navigation; Spatial perception; Supplemental eye fields; Vision

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATION THEORY; EYE MOVEMENTS; TUNING;

ANGLE OF GAZE; AREA 7A; CENTERS-OF-MASS; COMPUTATIONAL THEORIES; FRONTAL EYE FIELDS; MASS EQUATION; PARIETAL CORTICES; SPATIAL NAVIGATION; SPATIAL PERCEPTION; SUPPLEMENTAL EYE FIELD;

NEURONS;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CELL ACTIVITY; DEPTH PERCEPTION; EYE MOVEMENT; EYE POSITION; GAZE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PARIETAL LOBE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHESUS MONKEY; VISUAL FIELD;

EID: 0031790574     PISSN: 09295313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008844027878     Document Type: Article

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