COMPARATIVE NEUROPHYSIOLOGY OF THE VISUAL SYSTEM.

Abstract

The following themes were investigated: Reticular influences on the lateral geniculate body; Peripheral inhibition of flashing in fireflies; Influence of background illumination on the electrical responses of the cat's retina to flashes of light; Dark adaptation and equivalent background responses in the cat's retina; The electroretinogram of the pigeon; Visual receptive fields of callosal units; Interactions between callosal and geniculo-cortical inputs to the visual cortex.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 14, 1967
Accession Number
AD0659763

Entities

People

  • Giuseppe Moruzzi

Organizations

  • University of Pisa

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Anatomy
  • Biological Sciences
  • Brain
  • Central Nervous System
  • Cerebral Cortex
  • Cerebrum
  • Illumination
  • Inhibition
  • Nervous System
  • Neurology
  • Neurophysiology
  • Neurosciences
  • Visual Cortex

Readers

  • Neuroscience
  • Vision Science/Vision Psychology/Cognitive Neuroscience.