The functional roles of feedback projections in the visual system

Neuroscience Bulletin

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 401-410

  Shou, Tian De ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Feedback projection; Feedforward projection; Oblique effect; Visual attention; Visual system

Indexed keywords

COGNITION; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FRONTAL CORTEX; HAPLORHINI; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LATERAL GENICULATE NUCLEUS; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE CELL STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; RETINA RECEPTIVE FIELD; RETINOTECTAL PROJECTION; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPIKE; THALAMUS; VISUAL CORTEX; VISUAL STIMULATION; VISUAL SYSTEM;

ANIMALS; FEEDBACK, PHYSIOLOGICAL; GENICULATE BODIES; HUMANS; VISUAL CORTEX; VISUAL PATHWAYS; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 78650196973     PISSN: 16737067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12264-010-0521-3     Document Type: Review

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