Spatio-temporal visual properties in the ascending tectofugal system

Central European Journal of Biology

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 21-30

  Rokszin, Alice ^a   Márkus, Zita ^a   Braunitzer, Gábor ^a   Berényi, Antal ^a   Wypych, Marek ^b   Waleszczyk, Wioletta J ^b   Benedek, György ^a   Nagy, Attila ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SZEGED   (Hungary)

^b NENCKI INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Caudate nucleus; Sinewave gratings; Spatial frequency; Superior colliculus; Suprageniculate nucleus; Temporal frequency

Indexed keywords

EID: 75849133446     PISSN: 1895104X     EISSN: 16443632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/s11535-009-0065-6     Document Type: Article

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