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Visual Centers in the Brain

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Authors:
  1. G. Berlucchi

    1. Istituto di Fisiologia della Università di Pisa, Pisa, Italy

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  2. G. S. Brindley

    1. Institute of Psychiatry, Department of Physiology, University of London, London, Great Britain

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  3. B. Brooks

    1. Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Washington, Seattle, USA

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  4. O. D. Creutzfeldt

    1. Max-Planck-Institut für Biophysikalische Chemie, Neurobiologische Abteilung, Karl-Friedrich-Bonhoeffer-Institut, Göttingen, Germany

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  5. E. Dodt

    1. William G. Kerckhoff-Herzforschungsinstitut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Bad Nauheim, Germany

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  6. R. W. Doty

    1. Center for Brain Research, Strong Memorial Hospital, University of Rochester, Rochester, USA

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  7. H.-J. Freund

    1. Neurologische Klinik mit Abteilung für Neurophysiologie der Universität Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany

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  8. C. G. Gross

    1. Department of Psychology, Princeton University, Princeton, USA

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  9. D. A. Jeffreys

    1. Department of Communication, University of Keele, Keele, Staffordshire, Great Britain

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  10. R. Jung

    1. Neurologische Klinik mit Abteilung für Neurophysiologie der Universität Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany

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  11. U. Kuhnt

    1. Max-Planck-Institut für Biophysikalische Chemie, Neurobiologische Abteilung, Karl-Friedrich-Bonhoeffer-Institut, Göttingen, Germany

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  12. D. M. MacKay

    1. Department of Communication, University of Keele, Keele, Staffordshire, Great Britain

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  13. E. Marg

    1. School of Optometry, University of California, Berkeley, USA

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  14. N. Negrão

    1. Department of Physiology, Medical School, State University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

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  15. G. Rizzolatti

    1. Instituto di Fisiologia Umana dell’Università di Parma, Parma, Italy

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  16. J. M. Sprague

    1. Department of Anatomy and Institute of Neurological Sciences, University of Pennsylvania, School of Medicine, Philadelphia, USA

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  17. G. Székely

    1. Department of Anatomy, University Medical School, Pécs, Hungary

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  18. J. Szentágothai

    1. 1st Department of Anatomy, Semmelweis University Medical School, Budapest, Hungary

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  19. D. Whitteridge

    1. Univesity Laboratory of Physiology, Oxford, Great Britain

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Editors:
  1. Richard Jung
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Part of the book series: Handbook of Sensory Physiology (SENSORY, volume 7 / 3 / 3 B)

Part of the book sub series: Autrum,H.(Eds):Hdbk Sens.Physiology Vol 7 (1536)

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Table of contents (16 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-VIII
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  2. Morphology and Function of Visual Centers in the Brain

    1. Anatomy and Synaptology of the Optic Tectum

      • George Székely
      Pages 1-26

    2. The Role of the Superior Colliculus and Pretectum in Vision and Visually Guided Behavior

      • James M. Sprague, Giovanni Berlucchi, Giacomo Rizzolatti
      Pages 27-101

    3. Neurophysiology of the Accessory Optic System

      • Elwin Marg
      Pages 103-111

    4. The Parietal Eye (Pineal and Parietal Organs) of Lower Vertebrates

      • Eberhard Dodt
      Pages 113-140

    5. Neuronal and Synaptic Architecture of the Lateral Geniculate Nucleus

      • János Szentágothai
      Pages 141-176

    6. Neuronal Mechanisms of the Lateral Geniculate Body

      • Hans-Joachim Freund
      Pages 177-246

    7. Projection of Optic Pathways to the Visual Cortex

      • David Whitteridge
      Pages 247-268

    8. Synaptology of the Visual Cortex

      • János Szentágothai
      Pages 269-324

    9. Neuronal Physiology of the Visual Cortex

      • Barbara Brooks, Richard Jung
      Pages 325-440

    10. Recording from Single Cells in the Human Visual Cortex

      • Elwin Marg
      Pages 441-449

    11. Visual Functions of Inferotemporal Cortex

      • Charles G. Gross
      Pages 451-482

    12. Ablation of Visual Areas in the Central Nervous System

      • Robert W. Doty
      Pages 483-541

    13. Forebrain Commissures and Vision

      • R. W. Doty, N. Negrão
      Pages 543-582

    14. Sensory Effects of Electrical Stimulation of the Visual and Paravisual Cortex in Man

      • Giles S. Brindley
      Pages 583-594

    15. Electrophysiology and Topographical Distribution of Visual Evoked Potentials in Animals

      • Otto D. Creutzfeldt, Ulrich Kuhnt
      Pages 595-646

    16. Visually Evoked Potentials and Visual Perception in Man

      • Donald M. MacKay, D. Aled Jeffreys
      Pages 647-678

  3. Back Matter

    Pages 679-773
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Istituto di Fisiologia della Università di Pisa, Pisa, Italy

    G. Berlucchi

  • Institute of Psychiatry, Department of Physiology, University of London, London, Great Britain

    G. S. Brindley

  • Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Washington, Seattle, USA

    B. Brooks

  • Max-Planck-Institut für Biophysikalische Chemie, Neurobiologische Abteilung, Karl-Friedrich-Bonhoeffer-Institut, Göttingen, Germany

    O. D. Creutzfeldt, U. Kuhnt

  • William G. Kerckhoff-Herzforschungsinstitut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Bad Nauheim, Germany

    E. Dodt

  • Center for Brain Research, Strong Memorial Hospital, University of Rochester, Rochester, USA

    R. W. Doty

  • Neurologische Klinik mit Abteilung für Neurophysiologie der Universität Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany

    H.-J. Freund, R. Jung

  • Department of Psychology, Princeton University, Princeton, USA

    C. G. Gross

  • Department of Communication, University of Keele, Keele, Staffordshire, Great Britain

    D. A. Jeffreys, D. M. MacKay

  • School of Optometry, University of California, Berkeley, USA

    E. Marg

  • Department of Physiology, Medical School, State University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

    N. Negrão

  • Instituto di Fisiologia Umana dell’Università di Parma, Parma, Italy

    G. Rizzolatti

  • Department of Anatomy and Institute of Neurological Sciences, University of Pennsylvania, School of Medicine, Philadelphia, USA

    J. M. Sprague

  • Department of Anatomy, University Medical School, Pécs, Hungary

    G. Székely

  • 1st Department of Anatomy, Semmelweis University Medical School, Budapest, Hungary

    J. Szentágothai

  • Univesity Laboratory of Physiology, Oxford, Great Britain

    D. Whitteridge

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Visual Centers in the Brain

  • Authors: G. Berlucchi, G. S. Brindley, B. Brooks, O. D. Creutzfeldt, E. Dodt, R. W. Doty, H.-J. Freund, C. G. Gross, D. A. Jeffreys, R. Jung, U. Kuhnt, D. M. MacKay, E. Marg, N. Negrão, G. Rizzolatti, J. M. Sprague, G. Székely, J. Szentágothai, … D. Whitteridge

  • Editors: Richard Jung

  • Series Title: Handbook of Sensory Physiology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-65495-4

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag, Berlin · Heidelberg 1973

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-65497-8Published: 15 November 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-65495-4Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0072-9906

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VIII, 774

  • Topics: Ophthalmology, Human Physiology

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