Cytoarchitecture of the avian optic tectum: Neuronal substrate for cellular computation

Reviews in the Neurosciences

Volumn 14, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 85-106

  Luksch, Harald ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Cell types; Chick; Midbrain; Pigeon; Projections; Visual system

Indexed keywords

CELL TYPE; CHICKEN; CONFERENCE PAPER; CYTOARCHITECTURE; GOLGI STAIN; MESENCEPHALON; NERVE PROJECTION; NONHUMAN; OPTIC TECTUM; PIGEON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPERIOR COLLICULUS; TELENCEPHALON; THALAMUS NUCLEUS; ANIMAL; BIRD; BRAIN MAPPING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYTOLOGY; EFFERENT NERVE; HISTOLOGY; IMAGE PROCESSING; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; NERVE CELL; RETINA; REVIEW; SENSORY NERVE; SILVER STAINING; THALAMUS;

AFFERENT PATHWAYS; ANIMALS; BIRDS; BRAIN MAPPING; EFFERENT PATHWAYS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; NEURONS; RETINA; SILVER STAINING; SUPERIOR COLLICULUS; THALAMUS;

EID: 0042832667     PISSN: 03341763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/REVNEURO.2003.14.1-2.85     Document Type: Conference Paper

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