Publication Date:
1984-06-15
Description:
Figures in which human observers perceive "illusory contours" were found to evoke responses in cells of area 18 in the visual cortex of alert monkeys. The cells responded as if the contours were formed by real lines or edges. Modifications that weakened the perception of contours also reduced the neuronal responses. In contrast, cells in area 17 were apparently unable to "see" these contours.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉von der Heydt, R -- Peterhans, E -- Baumgartner, G -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 1984 Jun 15;224(4654):1260-2.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/6539501" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
Keywords:
Animals
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Cognition/physiology
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Form Perception/*physiology
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Humans
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Illusions/*physiology
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Macaca mulatta
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Neurons/physiology
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Optical Illusions/*physiology
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Visual Cortex/*physiology
Print ISSN:
0036-8075
Electronic ISSN:
1095-9203
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Computer Science
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Medicine
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Natural Sciences in General
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Physics
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