Spatial-frequency tuning and geniculocortical projections in the visual cortex (areas 17 and 18) of the pigmented ferret

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 10, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 2657-2668

  Baker, Gary E ^a   Thompson, I D ^a   Krug, K ^a   Smyth, D ^a   Tolhurst, D J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Physiology ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bandwidth; Cat; Geniculocortical projection; Lateral geniculate; Visual cortex; X cells; Y cells

Indexed keywords

HORSERADISH PEROXIDASE; MICROSPHERE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN NERVE CELL; CELL LABELING; CELL POPULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FERRET; GENICULATE NUCLEUS; NERVE PROJECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUNING CURVE; VISUAL CORTEX; VISUAL INFORMATION; VISUAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; VISUAL STIMULATION;

ANIMALS; AXONAL TRANSPORT; BRAIN MAPPING; FERRETS; FLUORESCENT DYES; GENICULATE BODIES; HORSERADISH PEROXIDASE; MICROSPHERES; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; PHOTIC STIMULATION; VISUAL CORTEX; VISUAL PATHWAYS; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 0031901959     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9568.1998.00276.x     Document Type: Article

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