Contrast affects speed tuning, space-time slant, and receptive-field organization of simple cells in macaque V1

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 849-857

  Livingstone, Margaret S ^a   Conway, Bevil R ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MACACA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTIVE FIELD; SPATIAL MEMORY; STIMULUS RESPONSE; VELOCITY;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; MACACA; MOTION PERCEPTION; NEURONS; ORIENTATION; REACTION TIME; SPACE PERCEPTION; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TIME FACTORS; VISUAL CORTEX; VISUAL FIELDS; VISUAL PATHWAYS;

EID: 33846450318     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00762.2006     Document Type: Article

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