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patterns and their connection to behaviour. The classic approach is to investigate how …

The most recent high-profile advocate for Americans with disabilities, actor Christopher
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This comprehensively updated and expanded revision of the successful second edition
continues to provide detailed coverage of the ever-growing range of research topics in …

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We studied extra-receptive field contextual modulation in area V1 of awake, behaving
macaque monkeys. Contextual modulation was studied using texture displays in which …

▪ Abstract Binocular disparity provides the visual system with information concerning the
three-dimensional layout of the environment. Recent physiological studies in the primary …

This essay reviews major developments–empirical and theoretical–in the field of binocular
vision during the last 25years. We limit our survey primarily to work on human stereopsis …

Formation of the vertebrate heart requires a complex interplay of several temporally
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There is a striking correlation between terrestrial species' pupil shape and ecological niche
(that is, foraging mode and time of day they are active). Species with vertically elongated …

1. Most studies of cortical neurons have focused on the spatial structure of receptive fields.
For a more complete functional description of these neurons, it is necessary to consider …