Visual perception and imagery: A new molecular hypothesis

BioSystems

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 178-184

  Bokkon I ^a  

^a SEMMELWEIS UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Epigenetic information; Radicals as signals; Regulated biophoton emission; Retinotopically organized cytochrome oxidase (CO) rich visual areas; Visual perception and visual imagery

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE;

BIOLUMINESCENCE; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; NERVOUS SYSTEM; PERCEPTION; REDOX CONDITIONS; VISUAL CUE; VISUALIZATION;

ARTICLE; IMAGERY; LONG TERM MEMORY; SENSORY NERVE CELL; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL FIELD; VISUAL MEMORY; VISUAL STIMULATION;

EID: 63749114259     PISSN: 03032647     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biosystems.2009.01.005     Document Type: Article

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