Principles of Cognitive NeuroscienceThis title informs readers at all levels about the growing canon of cognitive neuroscience, and makes clear the challenges that remain to be solved by the next generation. |
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... retina - and therefore the topography of the retinal image is reestablished in both the thalamus and cortex ( Figure 4.12A ) . Several methods have allowed an anatomical comparison of the retinal image and its cortical representation ...
... retina - and therefore the topography of the retinal image is reestablished in both the thalamus and cortex ( Figure 4.12A ) . Several methods have allowed an anatomical comparison of the retinal image and its cortical representation ...
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... retinal processing , the information arising from both rods . and cones converges onto retinal ganglion cells whose axons leave the retina via the optic nerve ( see Figure 5.1 ) . The major target of the retinal ganglion cells is the ...
... retinal processing , the information arising from both rods . and cones converges onto retinal ganglion cells whose axons leave the retina via the optic nerve ( see Figure 5.1 ) . The major target of the retinal ganglion cells is the ...
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... retinal image is only two - di- mensional . As a result of image projec- tion , the actual size and arrangement of objects in real - world space cannot be specified by the retinal projection , and this information cannot be de- duced by ...
... retinal image is only two - di- mensional . As a result of image projec- tion , the actual size and arrangement of objects in real - world space cannot be specified by the retinal projection , and this information cannot be de- duced by ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION What Is Cognitive Neuroscience? | 1 |
The Human Nervous System | 7 |
Structural Organization of the Human Nervous | 15 |
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Principles of Cognitive Neuroscience Dale Purves,Roberto Cabeza,Scott Huettel,Kevin LaBar,Michael L. Platt,Marty Woldorff No preview available - 2013 |
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