Representation of binocular surfaces by cortical neurons

Current Opinion in Neurobiology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 425-430

  Bridge, Holly ^a   Cumming, Bruce G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BINOCULAR VISION; BRAIN CELL; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN REGION; DEPTH PERCEPTION; HUMAN; MOLECULAR MODEL; NERVE CELL STIMULATION; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTIVE FIELD; REVIEW; SPATIAL FREQUENCY DISCRIMINATION; SPATIAL ORIENTATION; STRIATE CORTEX; TEMPORAL CORTEX;

ANIMALS; CEREBRAL CORTEX; DEPTH PERCEPTION; FORM PERCEPTION; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; NEURONS; ORIENTATION; VISION DISPARITY; VISION, BINOCULAR;

EID: 55249121829     PISSN: 09594388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.conb.2008.09.003     Document Type: Review

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