Solutions for the binding problem

Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung - Section C Journal of Biosciences

Volumn 53, Issue 7-8, 1998, Pages 691-715

  Roelfsema, Pieter R ^a  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR NEUROSCIENCE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cell Assemblies; Motor Cortex; Neuronal Synchrony; Visual Attention; Visual Cortex

Indexed keywords

NERVE CELL; PERCEPTION; VISUAL CORTEX; VISUAL SYSTEM;

EID: 0032123650     PISSN: 09395075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/znc-1998-7-822     Document Type: Conference Paper

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