Feature detection of visual neurons in the nucleus of the basal optic root in pigeons

Brain Research Bulletin

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 165-169

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

^a INSTITUTE OF BIOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Feature detection; Nucleus of the basal optic root; Optokinetic nystagmus; Pigeon; Receptive field

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; LUMINANCE; MALE; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; OLIVARY NUCLEUS; OPTOKINETIC NYSTAGMUS; PIGEON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTIVE FIELD; VISUAL STIMULATION;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; COLUMBIDAE; FEMALE; MALE; NEURONS; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PHOTIC STIMULATION; VISUAL PATHWAYS;

EID: 0033984755     PISSN: 03619230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0361-9230(99)00220-8     Document Type: Article

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