A simple method for creating wide-field visual stimulus for electrophysiology: Mapping and analyzing receptive fields using a hemispheric display

Journal of Vision

Volumn 10, Issue 14, 2010, Pages 1-16

  Yu, Hsin Hao ^a   Rosa, Marcello G P ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Computational modeling; Electrophysiology; Receptive fields; Spatial vision; Visual cortex

Indexed keywords

EID: 79251575596     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15347362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1167/10.14.1     Document Type: Article

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