Reaching beyond the classical receptive field of V1 neurons: Horizontal or feedback axons?

Journal of Physiology Paris

Volumn 97, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 141-154

  Angelucci, Alessandra ^a   Bullier, Jean ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Corticocortical connections; Extrastriate cortex; Feedback; Primary visual cortex; Surround modulation

Indexed keywords

BRAIN CELL; CELL INTERACTION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; LATERAL GENICULATE NUCLEUS; MACACA; MONKEY; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NONHUMAN; RECEPTIVE FIELD; RETINA GANGLION CELL; REVIEW; SPATIAL SUMMATION; STIMULUS RESPONSE; VISUAL CORTEX; VISUAL FIELD; VISUAL STIMULATION;

EID: 0842346370     PISSN: 09284257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jphysparis.2003.09.001     Document Type: Article

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