Spatial receptive field properties of lateral geniculate cells in the owl monkey (Aotus azarae) at different contrasts: A comparative study

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 992-1006

  Kilavik, B E ^a,d   Silveira, L C L ^b   Kremers, J ^a,c,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARÁ   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^d AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Contrast sensitivity; Koniocellular; Lateral geniculate nucleus; Magnocellular; Parvocellular; Primates

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENDRITIC CELL; DIURNAL ANIMAL; FEMALE; GIANT CELL; LATERAL GENICULATE NUCLEUS; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MARMOSET; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MONKEY; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTIVE FIELD; SPATIAL DISCRIMINATION; STIMULUS RESPONSE; VISUAL SYSTEM;

ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; AOTIDAE; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENICULATE BODIES; MALE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; RETINA; RETINAL GANGLION CELLS; SPACE PERCEPTION; VISUAL CORTEX; VISUAL FIELDS;

EID: 34547984610     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: 14609568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2007.05709.x     Document Type: Article

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