Neural connections and receptive field properties in the primary visual cortex

Neuroscientist

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 443-456

  Alonso, Jose Manuel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Cortical circuitry; Intracortical; Lateral geniculate nucleus; Thalamocortical

Indexed keywords

CAT; LATERAL GENICULATE NUCLEUS; MACACA; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA RECEPTIVE FIELD; REVIEW; SYNAPSE; THALAMOCORTICAL TRACT; TOPOGRAPHY; VISUAL CORTEX; VISUAL STIMULATION;

EID: 0036787082     PISSN: 10738584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107385802236967     Document Type: Review

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