Spatial disparity coding in the superior colliculus of the cat

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 119, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 333-344

  Bacon, B A ^a   Villemagne, J ^a   Bergeron, A ^a   Lepore, F ^a   Guillemot, J P ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Binocular interactions; Cat; Disparity sensitivity; Stereopsis; Superior colliculus

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BINOCULAR VISION; CAT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTIVE FIELD; SPATIAL DISCRIMINATION; SUPERIOR COLLICULUS; VISUAL STIMULATION;

ANIMALS; CATS; DEPTH PERCEPTION; NEURONS; OCULOMOTOR NERVE; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; SUPERIOR COLLICULUS; VISION DISPARITY; VISUAL FIELDS;

EID: 0031933779     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002210050349     Document Type: Article

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