Constraints on cortical and thalamic projections: The no-strong-loops hypothesis

Nature

Volumn 391, Issue 6664, 1998, Pages 245-250

  Crick, Francis ^a   Koch, Christof ^b  

^a SALK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STUDIES   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FEEDBACK SYSTEM; LATERAL GENICULATE BODY; MACACA; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE PROJECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULVINAR; REVIEW; THALAMOCORTICAL TRACT; THALAMUS INTRALAMINAR NUCLEUS; THALAMUS NUCLEUS; VISUAL CORTEX; VISUAL SYSTEM;

ANIMALS; MACACA; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; NEURAL PATHWAYS; THALAMUS; VISUAL CORTEX;

MACACA;

EID: 0032518530     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/34584     Document Type: Review

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