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Science 20 August 1976:
Vol. 193. no. 4254, pp. 675 - 678
DOI: 10.1126/science.948741
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Science, Vol 193, Issue 4254, 675-678
Copyright © 1976 by American Association for the Advancement of Science

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Neurons selective for orientation and binocular disparity in the visual Wulst of the barn owl (Tyto alba)

JD Pettigrew and M Konishi

The visual response properties of single neurons in the owl's visual Wulst suggest that this forebrain structure is an analog of the mammalian visual cortex. Features in common with the cat and the monkey visual cortex include a precise topographic organization, a high degree of binocular interaction, and selectivity for orientation, direction of movement, and binocular disparity of straight-line contours.


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