Cortical organization: Modules, polymaps and mosaics

被引:17
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Swindale, NV [1 ]
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[1] Univ British Columbia, Dept Ophthalmol, Vancouver, BC V5Z 3N9, Canada
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10.1016/S0960-9822(98)70170-8
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Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Recent studies of functional maps in the mammalian visual cortex fail to support the widespread belief that the cortex contains millimetre-sized modules; instead, they reveal a more fluid arrangement in which several separate maps are superimposed, with relatively weak geometric linkages and no common modular subunit. (C) Current Biology Ltd ISSN 0960-9822.
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