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Neuronal Operations in the Visual Cortex

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Authors:
  1. Guy A. Orban

    1. Laboratorium voor Neuro- en Psychofysiologie, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Faculteit der Geneeskunde, Leuven, Belgium

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Part of the book series: Studies of Brain Function (BRAIN FUNCTION, volume 11)

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Table of contents (16 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XV
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  2. Introduction

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    Pages 1-4

  3. The Visual System of Cat and Monkey Compared

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    Pages 5-33

  4. The Visual Cortical Areas of the Cat

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    Pages 34-62

  5. Afferent Projections to Areas 17, 18, 19 of the Cat: Evidence for Parallel Input

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    Pages 63-86

  6. Receptive Field Organization in Areas 17, 18 and 19 of the Cat

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    Pages 87-124

  7. Parameter Specificity of Visual Cortical Cells and Coding of Visual Parameters

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    Pages 125-134

  8. Influence of Luminance and Contrast on Cat Visual Cortical Neurons

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    Pages 135-148

  9. Coding of Spatial Parameters by Cat Visual Cortical Neurons: Influence of Stimulus Orientation, Length, Width, and Spatial Frequency

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    Pages 149-183

  10. Coding of Spatio-Temporal Parameters by Cat Visual Cortical Neurons: Influence of Stimulus Velocity, Direction and Amplitude of Movement

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    Pages 184-217

  11. Binocular Interactions in Cat Visual Cortical Cells and Coding of Parameters Involved in Static and Dynamic Depth Perception

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    Pages 218-243

  12. The Output of the Cat Visual Cortex

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    Pages 244-255

  13. Correlation Between Geniculate Afferents and Visual Cortical Response Properties in the Cat

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    Pages 256-271

  14. Intracortical Mechanisms Underlying Properties of Cat Visual Cortical Cells

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    Pages 272-299

  15. Non-Visual Influences on Cat Visual Cortex

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    Pages 300-307

  16. Response Properties of Monkey Striate Neurons

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    Pages 308-330

  17. Conclusion: Signification of Visual Cortical Function in Perception

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    Pages 331-341

  18. Back Matter

    Pages 343-370
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About this book

The invitation by the editors of the series "studies of brain function" to contribute a monograph on the visual cortex gives me the opportunity to present in a concentrated manner much of the work I have done on the visual cortical areas of cat and monkey. However, the field of visual cortical physi­ ology is so active and so diverse that the presentation of only my own work would have given a very incomplete view of visual cortical functioning. Therefore this monograph also reviews most of the studies carried out on the subject in the last two decades. Where possible I have tried not only to describe the cortical machinery but also its possible functional purpose regarding vision. In doing this I have expressed my personal views rather than just reviewing the experimental facts. Much of the work presented in this monograph has been supported by the National Research Council of Belgium and the Research Council of the Catholic University of Leuven. I express my gratitude to them. I have en­ joyed collaborating in these studies with P. O. Bishop, H. Kato, H. Kennedy, K. P. Hoffmann, H. Maes, J. Duysens, E. Vandenbussche, and H. van der Glas. I am much indebted to all those who have commented on earlier versions of this monograph: J. Allman, H. Barlow, J. BuBier, M. Callens, J. Duysens, O. J. Griisser, P. Heggelund, H. Kennedy, L. C. Orban and L. Palmer.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Laboratorium voor Neuro- en Psychofysiologie, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Faculteit der Geneeskunde, Leuven, Belgium

    Guy A. Orban

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Neuronal Operations in the Visual Cortex

  • Authors: Guy A. Orban

  • Series Title: Studies of Brain Function

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-46469-0

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1984

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-46471-3Published: 14 March 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-46469-0Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0172-5742

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVI, 370

  • Topics: Neurosciences, Neurology

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