The optic tectum of birds: Mapping our way to understanding visual processing

Canadian Journal of Experimental Psychology

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 328-338

  Wylie, Douglas R W ^a   Gutierrez Ibanez, Cristian ^a   Pakan, Janelle M P ^a   Iwaniuk, Andrew N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Entopallium; Isthmal nuclei; Nucleus rotundus; Retinotopic maps; Visual streams

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIRD; BRAIN MAPPING; HISTOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SUPERIOR COLLICULUS; VISION; VISUAL SYSTEM;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; BRAIN MAPPING; SUPERIOR COLLICULI; VISION, OCULAR; VISUAL PATHWAYS;

EID: 74349121628     PISSN: 11961961     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0016826     Document Type: Article

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