Regional variation in receptive field properties of tectal neurons in pigeons

Brain, Behavior and Evolution

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 221-228

  Gu, Yong ^a   Wang, Yuan ^a   Wang, Shu Rong ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BIOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Optic tectum; Pigeon; Receptive field; Retina; Topography

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; NONHUMAN; OPTIC TECTUM; PIGEON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTIVE FIELD; TOPOGRAPHY; VISUAL STIMULATION;

EID: 0033848317     PISSN: 00068977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000006654     Document Type: Article

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