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Science 6 August 1976:
Vol. 193. no. 4252, pp. 504 - 505
DOI: 10.1126/science.941025
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Science, Vol 193, Issue 4252, 504-505
Copyright © 1976 by American Association for the Advancement of Science

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Abolition of direction selectivity in the visual cortex of the cat

M Cynader and G Chernenko

Cats were reared in a stroboscopically illuminated environment, which deprived them of expereience with visual movement but allowed them form vision. In these cats, neurons of the visual cortex displayed normal orientation selectivity, but direction selectivity was virtually abolished. The effect remained unaltered by long periods of normal visual exposure.


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