Receptive field properties of visual neurons in the avian nucleus lentiformis mesencephali

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 118, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 279-285

  Fu, Yu Xi ^a   Gao, Hong Feng ^a   Guo, Mei Wa ^a   Wang, Shu Rong ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BIOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Directionality; Nucleus lentiformis mesencephali; Optokinetic nystagmus; Pigeon; Receptive field; Velocity selectivity

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXCITATION; FEMALE; FOWL; GRATING; MALE; MESENCEPHALON; MOVEMENT PERCEPTION; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; OPTOKINETIC NYSTAGMUS; PIGEON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTIVE FIELD; VELOCITY; VISUAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; VISUAL STIMULATION;

ANIMALS; COLUMBIDAE; COMPUTER GRAPHICS; FEMALE; MALE; MESENCEPHALON; NEURONS; NYSTAGMUS, OPTOKINETIC; PHOTIC STIMULATION; VISUAL FIELDS;

EID: 0031983498     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002210050282     Document Type: Article

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