Ipsilateral visual field represented in the cat's visual cortex.

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Serval ID
serval:BIB_51F41EC25E42
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Collection
Publications
Institution
Title
Ipsilateral visual field represented in the cat's visual cortex.
Journal
Neuroscience
Author(s)
Whitteridge D., Clarke P.G.H.
ISSN
0306-4522[print], 0306-4522[linking]
Publication state
Published
Issued date
1982
Volume
7
Number
8
Pages
1855-1860
Language
english
Abstract
Responses to visual stimulation were recorded in cells from the border region between cortical areas 17 and 18 in anaesthetized cats. There was found to be a band of ipsilateral representation, the cells of which had rather large receptive fields centered up to 8-12 degrees into the ipsilateral hemifield. The edges of the receptive fields extended 2-3 degrees still further ipsilaterally. The cortical region involved is very small, however, stretching 0.2-1.0 mm mediolaterally, and possibly restricted largely to layers II and III. Hence, in cats, as in sheep and hamsters, there is a band about 20 degrees wide of visual field along the naso-temporal division that is represented in the visual cortices of both hemispheres.
Keywords
Animals, Brain Mapping, Cats, Visual Cortex/physiology, Visual Fields
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Web of science
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20/01/2008 18:48
Last modification date
20/08/2019 15:07
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