Figure-ground organization in visual cortex for natural scenes

eNeuro

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 2016, Pages

  Williford, Jonathan R ^a   Von Der Heydt, Rüdiger ^b  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR NEUROSCIENCE   (Netherlands)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Figure ground; Macaque; Natural scenes; Single units; Visual cortex; Visual perception

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BORDER OWNERSHIP; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN MAPPING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FIGURE GROUND ORGANIZATION; GAZE; MALE; NERVE STIMULATION; NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHESUS MONKEY; SPIKE WAVE; VISION; VISUAL CORTEX; ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL; MICROELECTRODE; NERVE CELL; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; MACACA MULATTA; MALE; MICROELECTRODES; NEURONS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; VISUAL CORTEX; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 85028674298     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23732822     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/ENEURO.0127-16.2016     Document Type: Article

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