Visual Cortex in Humans

B. A. Wandell; S. O. Dumoulin; A. A. Brewer

doi:10.1016/B978-008045046-9.00241-2

Visual Cortex in Humans

B. A. Wandell^*, S. O. Dumoulin, A. A. Brewer

^*Corresponding author for this work

Stanford University

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Abstract

Human visual cortex comprises 4-6. billion neurons that are organized into more than a dozen distinct functional areas. These areas include the gray matter in the occipital lobe and extend into the temporal and parietal lobes. The locations of these areas in the intact human cortex can be identified by measuring visual field maps. The neurons within these areas have a variety of different stimulus response properties. We describe how to measure these visual field maps, their locations, and their overall organization. We then consider how information about patterns, objects, colors, and motion is analyzed and represented in these maps.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Encyclopedia of Neuroscience
Publisher	Elsevier
Pages	251-257
Number of pages	7
ISBN (Print)	9780080450469
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-008045046-9.00241-2
Publication status	Published - 1 Dec 2010

Keywords

Brain imaging
Functional magnetic resonance imaging
Human
Map
Retinotopy
Striate cortex
V1
Vision
Visual field

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