Vision's first steps: Anatomy, physiology, and perception in the retina, lateral geniculate nucleus, and early visual cortical areas

Visual Prosthetics: Physiology, Bioengineering, Rehabilitation

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 23-57

  Troncoso, Xoana G ^a   MacKnik, Stephen L ^b   Martinez Conde, Susana ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b BARROW NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4419-0754-7_2     Document Type: Chapter

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