Dynamics of orientation selectivity in the primary visual cortex and the importance of cortical inhibition

Neuron

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 689-699

  Shapley, Robert ^a   Hawken, Michael ^a   Ringach, Dario L ^b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN CORTEX; CELL INTERACTION; INHIBITION KINETICS; MACACA; NERVE CELL INHIBITION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSORY CORTEX; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; STEADY STATE; THALAMOCORTICAL TRACT; VISUAL CORTEX; VISUAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; VISUAL ORIENTATION; VISUAL STIMULATION;

EID: 0038521278     PISSN: 08966273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0896-6273(03)00332-5     Document Type: Review

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