Computation of different optical variables of looming objects in pigeon nucleus rotundus neurons

Nature Neuroscience

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 296-303

  Sun, Hongjin ^a,b   Frost, Barrie J ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BRAIN; CYTOLOGY; ESCAPE BEHAVIOR; NERVE CELL; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PHYSIOLOGY; PIGEONS AND DOVES;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; COLUMBIDAE; ESCAPE REACTION; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; NEURONS; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL;

EID: 33644664842     PISSN: 10976256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/1110     Document Type: Article

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