Receptive field characteristics of neurons in the nucleus of the basal optic root in pigeons

Neuroscience

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 33-40

  Zhang, T ^a   Fu, Y X ^a   Hu, J ^a   Wang, S R ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BIOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Directionality; Nucleus of the basal optic root; Optokinetic nystagmus; Pigeon; Receptive field; Velocity preference

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; MESENCEPHALON; NONHUMAN; OPTOKINETIC NYSTAGMUS; PIGEON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA; VELOCITY; VISUAL FIELD; VISUAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; VISUAL STIMULATION;

ANIMALS; BASAL GANGLIA; BRAIN MAPPING; COLUMBIDAE; EVOKED POTENTIALS, VISUAL; FEMALE; IONTOPHORESIS; MALE; NEURONS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; STEREOTAXIC TECHNIQUES; VISUAL FIELDS;

EID: 0032937643     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4522(98)00620-4     Document Type: Article

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