Accurate visual guidance despite severe neglect

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 2214-2223

  Wilkinson, Elizabeth J ^a   Richardson, Jonathan L ^a   Sherk, Helen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Attention; Cat; Locomotion; Superior colliculus; Visual

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAZE; NONHUMAN; PERIMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPERIOR COLLICULUS; TASK PERFORMANCE; UNILATERAL NEGLECT; VISION; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL DEPRIVATION; VISUAL DISORDER; VISUAL FIELD; VISUAL STIMULATION;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CATS; GABA AGONISTS; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MUSCIMOL; ORIENTATION; PERCEPTUAL DISORDERS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SUPERIOR COLLICULUS; VISUAL FIELDS; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 34147197546     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: 14609568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2007.05480.x     Document Type: Article

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