Direction columns in the visual cortex

【摘要】 <正> The organization of orientation columns in the visual cortex has been known very well. However, the functional architecture of direction selectivity is far from clear, though a few previous studies suggested that it also tended to be organized in columnar fashion. Recently, results from single unit recording, optical recording, and mathematical modeling have shed light on this issue. The posteromedial lateral suprasylvian visual area (PMLS) of the cat, which may be analo-更多还原