The layout of iso-orientation domains in area 18 of cat visual cortex: optical imaging reveals a pinwheel-like organization
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Summary
It is proposed that in cat visual cortex pinwheel-like patterns of orientation preference form an irregular mosaic of modular units with an average density of 1.2 pinwheels per square millimeter.
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- article
- Published
- 1993-10-01
- Cited by
- 300
- References
- 60
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- Open access
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Keywords
Visual cortex, Orientation (vector space), Orientation column, Optical imaging, Physics
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