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Masland, Richard H. – Scientific American, 1986
Examines research related to the retina's coding of visual input with emphasis on the organization of two kinds of ganglion cell receptive fields. Reviews current techniques for examining the shapes and arrangement in the retina of entire populations of nerve cells. (ML)
Descriptors: Anatomy, Biology, Eyes, Neurology
Peer reviewedLivingstone, Margaret; Hubel, David – Science, 1988
Summarizes the anatomical, physiological, and psychological evidence related to the primate visual system. States that comparison of perceptual abilities with the electrophysiological properties of neurons may help deduce functions of visual areas. (RT)
Descriptors: Anatomy, Biological Sciences, Biology, Color
