Convergence of parvocellular and magnocellular information channels in the primary visual cortex of the macaque

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 945-956

  Vidyasagar, T R ^a,b,c,d   Kulikowski, J J ^b,e   Lipnicki, D M ^a   Dreher, B ^a,b,f  

^a The Australian National University   (Australia)

^b Australian National University   (Australia)

^c AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Colour; Dorsal lateral geniculate nucleus; Luminance; Parallel channels; Primate; Striate cortex

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; COLOR; COLOR VISION; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LUMINANCE; MACACA; MALE; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIMATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY NERVE; VISUAL CORTEX;

AFFERENT PATHWAYS; ANIMALS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; GENICULATE BODIES; MACACA FASCICULARIS; MACACA NEMESTRINA; MALE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; VISUAL CORTEX;

EID: 18744385797     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9568.2002.02137.x     Document Type: Article

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