The foveal confluence in human visual cortex

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 29, Issue 28, 2009, Pages 9050-9058

  Schira, Mark M ^a,b   Tyler, Christopher W ^c   Breakspear, Michael ^a,b,d   Spehar, Branka ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c SMITH KETTLEWELL EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN MAPPING; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMAN; MACACA; MALE; NERVE CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA FOVEA; RETINA FOVEA CONFLUENCE; VISUAL CORTEX; VISUAL FIELD; VISUAL STIMULATION;

ADULT; BRAIN MAPPING; FEMALE; FOVEA CENTRALIS; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; OXYGEN; PHOTIC STIMULATION; VISUAL CORTEX; VISUAL FIELDS; VISUAL PATHWAYS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67650745119     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: 15292401     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1760-09.2009     Document Type: Article

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