Visual Centers in the Brain

Morphology and Function of Visual Centers in the Brain.- 13 Anatomy and Synaptology of the Optic Tectum.- 14 The Role of the Superior Colliculus and Pretectum in Vision and Visually Guided Behavior.- 15 Neurophysiology of the Accessory Optic System.- 16 The Parietal Eye (Pineal and Parietal Organs) of Lower Vertebrates.- 17 Neuronal and Synaptic Architecture of the Lateral Geniculate Nucleus.- 18 Neuronal Mechanisms of the Lateral Geniculate Body.- 19 Projection of Optic Pathways to the Visual Cortex.- 20 Synaptology of the Visual Cortex.- 21 Neuronal Physiology of the Visual Cortex.- 22 Recording from Single Cells in the Human Visual Cortex.- 23 Visual Functions of Inferotemporal Cortex.- 24 Ablation of Visual Areas in the Central Nervous System.- 25 Forebrain Commissures and Vision.- 26 Sensory Effects of Electrical Stimulation of the Visual and Paravisual Cortex in Man.- 27 Electrophysiology and Topographical Distribution of Visual Evoked Potentials in Animals.- 28 Visually Evoked Potentials and Visual Perception in Man.- Author Index.

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Morphology and Function of Visual Centers in the Brain.- 13 Anatomy and Synaptology of the Optic Tectum.- 14 The Role of the Superior Colliculus and Pretectum in Vision and Visually Guided Behavior.- 15 Neurophysiology of the Accessory Optic System.- 16 The Parietal Eye (Pineal and Parietal Organs) of Lower Vertebrates.- 17 Neuronal and Synaptic Architecture of the Lateral Geniculate Nucleus.- 18 Neuronal Mechanisms of the Lateral Geniculate Body.- 19 Projection of Optic Pathways to the Visual Cortex.- 20 Synaptology of the Visual Cortex.- 21 Neuronal Physiology of the Visual Cortex.- 22 Recording from Single Cells in the Human Visual Cortex.- 23 Visual Functions of Inferotemporal Cortex.- 24 Ablation of Visual Areas in the Central Nervous System.- 25 Forebrain Commissures and Vision.- 26 Sensory Effects of Electrical Stimulation of the Visual and Paravisual Cortex in Man.- 27 Electrophysiology and Topographical Distribution of Visual Evoked Potentials in Animals.- 28 Visually Evoked Potentials and Visual Perception in Man.- Author Index.

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• Authors: Berlucchi, G Berlucchi, G. Berlucchi, G Brindley, G S Brindley, G. S. Brindley, B et al Brooks, B. Brooks, O. D. Creutzfeldt, E. Dodt, R. W. Doty, H. -J. Freund, 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
• Assisted by: Richard Jung (Editor)
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 22.09.2013
• EAN: 9783642654978
• ISBN: 978-3-642-65497-8
• No. of pages: 774
• Dimensions: 170 mm x 244 mm x 40 mm
• Weight: 1306 g
• Illustrations: VIII, 774 p.
• Series: Handbook of Sensory Physiology / Autrum,H.(Eds):Hdbk Sens.Physiology Vol 7; Handbook of Sensory Physiology / Autrum,H.(Eds):Hdbk Sens.Physiology Vol 7; Handbook of Sensory Physiology; Autrum,H.(Eds):Hdbk Sens.Physiology Vol 7
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Clinical medicine; B, Medicine, HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY, PHYSIOLOGY, Ophthalmology, Sehzentrum