Disparity-based coding of three-dimensional surface orientation by macaque middle temporal neurons

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 23, Issue 18, 2003, Pages 7117-7128

  Nguyenkim, Jerry D ^a   DeAngelis, Gregory C ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Binocular disparity; Extrastriate; Slant; Stereopsis; Surface; Tilt; Visual cortex

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; MALE; MOTION; NONHUMAN; ORIENTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTIVE FIELD; STEREORADIOGRAPHY; TEMPORAL LOBE; VELOCITY; VISUAL FIELD; VISUAL STIMULATION; VISUAL SYSTEM;

EID: 0042490667     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.23-18-07117.2003     Document Type: Article

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