Feature-based attention in visual cortex

Trends in Neurosciences

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 317-322

  Maunsell, John H R ^a   Treue, Stefan ^b  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b GERMAN PRIMATE CENTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTENTION; COLOR VISION; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MONKEY; MOVEMENT PERCEPTION; NERVE CELL; NERVOUS SYSTEM ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VISUAL CORTEX; VISUAL FIELD; VISUAL ORIENTATION; VISUAL STIMULATION;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; ATTENTION; BRAIN MAPPING; HUMANS; NEURONS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; VISUAL CORTEX; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 33745152770     PISSN: 01662236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tins.2006.04.001     Document Type: Review

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