Dynamics of motion signaling by neurons in macaque area MT

Nature Neuroscience

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 220-228

  Smith, Matthew A ^a,b   Majaj, Najib J ^a   Movshon, J Anthony ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; DYNAMICS; MACACA; MOVEMENT PERCEPTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TIME; VISUAL CORTEX; VISUAL CORTEX MT AREA; VISUAL DISCRIMINATION; VISUAL STIMULATION;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; BRAIN MAPPING; MACACA FASCICULARIS; MOTION; MOTION PERCEPTION; NEURONS; NONLINEAR DYNAMICS; ORIENTATION; PHOTIC STIMULATION; REACTION TIME; TIME FACTORS; VISUAL CORTEX; VISUAL PATHWAYS;

EID: 13244253948     PISSN: 10976256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nn1382     Document Type: Article

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