Attention! V1 Neurons Lining Up for Inspection
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In this issue of Neuron, Roelfsema and Spekreijse report that macaque V1 neuron responses are correlated with target choice in a task requiring monkeys to attentively trace a line to plan a saccade. These results provide evidence that V1 is actively involved in the interpretation of visual stimuli.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Neuron
دوره 31 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2001